SONY PlayStation VR2 For PS 5 – CFI-ZVR1 JX(JPN Plug)

A New Kind of Comfort

One of the most significant hurdles to VR adoption is making a giant piece of tech that can sit on your face without being uncomfortable. Conventional wisdom is that the best way to do that would be to make them smaller—in an Iron Man-esque fantasy world, a simple pair of glasses would be ideal—but Sony has taken a different route. And for the better.

The headset itself is fairly bulky but not heavy, per se. The lens module can slide forward or back along a track, and the headband is sturdy enough to sit on your head and distribute its weight. On the rear, there’s a large dial that can be used to tighten the headband to your comfort. Compared to the Meta Quest 2—even using its upgraded strap that really should be standard—the PSVR 2 is much more comfortable.

Despite its added bulk, I found the PSVR 2 to be much easier to wear for extended periods of time than, say, the Meta Quest 2. While it left an obvious red mark on my forehead, it wasn’t as painful. This is in part because it doesn’t press quite as much on the sinuses, but also because the headset distributed weight more evenly around my head. I still wouldn’t want to wear it for several hours, but I was able to play for an hour or two without major discomfort. In this case, bigger was definitely better.

The lenses inside the headset can be adjusted using a dial on the outside that will move them closer or further apart. This is crucial because if the lenses are misaligned, everything can get very blurry and difficult to focus on. For a lot of people, this is likely part of the reason they get headaches or motion sickness while using a headset. So, it’s welcome to see the control so conveniently placed.

Finally, there are a pair of earbuds that plug into the rear of the headset. While technically you can use any wired headphones you’d like, these included ones are designed to attach to the headset and can be placed in little divots on the side when not in use. The earbuds are … fine. The audio quality is nothing to write home about, but it’s much easier to get immersed in a game when the sound isn’t coming from your TV across the room.

Speaking of, another nifty feature of the PSVR 2 is that it automatically streams what the VR user is seeing to the TV. Other systems often have a complex or finicky system to pull this off, which is really boring for anyone else just watching one person wave their arms around in the living room.