When Sony released the PlayStation VR 2 headset last year, it was designed to only work with the PlayStation 5, the company’s video game console. The company says it will also work with PCs by the end of the year. In a blog post on Thursday, the gaming giant said it is “currently testing” PSVR 2 players’ ability to access the game on PC.
“We hope to have this support available in 2024, so stay tuned for more updates,” the post reads.
Just days before Sony expands access to PSVR 2, the company told investors that its 4-year-old PS5 video game console is entering the “final stages of its life cycle,” suggesting that the company’s investment may be more focused on Future technologies, rather than further building on existing equipment. VR and mixed reality headsets are becoming increasingly popular, with Apple recently launching the Vision Pro following the success of Meta’s Quest headset.
A Sony spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether the $550 PSVR 2 would be compatible with rival VR platforms such as Valve’s Steam store or the VR platform operated by Quest 3 maker Meta.
The post also announced new PSVR 2 games, including time-travel shooter Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate, which will be coming to Sony consoles, the Steam store, and Meta’s Quest headset on June 27.
Sony isn’t the only company looking to expand its gaming business beyond console hardware. Over the past week, Microsoft announced plans to start selling some of its games, such as Rare’s Sea of Thieves online pirate game and award-winning music rhythm game Hi-Fi Rush, to rival consoles including Sony’s PS5.
Sony, for its part, has also begun releasing some of its most popular games on PC, including a remaster of 2013’s hit survival horror game The Last of Us Part 1 and 2018 action game Marvel’s Spider-Man.