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I remembered I had saved a Sony Store offer in my Amex cards recently, so checked the Sony Online store and it has the PSVR 2 Pre-Order live, went ahead and purchased it with a $100 discount bringing it down to $779.95 delivered thanks to Amex Offers.

Not eligible for cashrewards or shopback though.

Estimated shipping date is 23 February 2023.

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  • lookingforTV on 15/11/2022 - 16:54
    +10

    If there are several breaking ground games like HL:Alyx, I would consider. But, the current line up looks average at best.

    • britta on 15/11/2022 - 16:59
      +5

      also no back compat

      • GandalfTheCheap on 15/11/2022 - 18:00
        +5

        Wait seriously?

        Can it not play PSVR1 games…?

        • Bonding0909 on 15/11/2022 - 18:58
          +2

          I think this was announced fairly early on, but is also somewhat obvious if you think about it. Astrobot for example depends on the light bar on the DS4 controller, and PSVR2 has no light bars or outside-in cameras to track it.

          PSVR1 also suffered from a distinct lack of joysticks on the controllers, so no games using hand controls would support them.

      • sh4hp on 15/11/2022 - 18:16

        What? Dang. And I was looking forward to playing the Ironman VR with it!

        • piston3461 on 15/11/2022 - 20:51
          +10

          Don’t worry, Sony will remaster it and charge full price

          • GandalfTheCheap on 15/11/2022 - 21:21

            @piston3461: If it was Nintendo they'd lock it in the vault for a few years, not even letting people give them money for their old game, and THEN re-release it for full price.

  • Serpeant on 15/11/2022 - 17:03
    +4

    Would it be better to get the Oculus since that can be used on the PC and the PC has better software support?

    For example, how many PS5 titles support this?

    • FeZZa21 on 15/11/2022 - 17:04
      +4

      47 confirmed so far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PNgnqZGrto

      each to their own though as these headsets dont work cross-platform

      • FeZZa21 on 16/11/2022 - 15:46

        apparently count is now up to 60 confirmed titles

        • RI4V4N on 16/11/2022 - 15:55
          -1

          Enjoy paying 50 dollars for your 4 year old psvr1 game.

    • Hurg on 15/11/2022 - 17:07
      +7

      If you have access to a decent PC rig, get an Oculus imo. So much more content available with the option to go wireless.

      • Serpeant on 15/11/2022 - 17:09

        It's GPU dependant isnt it? 3070 enough for Oculus?

        • FabMan on 15/11/2022 - 17:25
          +1

          Yes, nicely for that.

        • Hurg on 15/11/2022 - 21:28

          Yep, I run it off a 6700xt which is a bit less powerful (plus I think AMD sucks for vr), 3070 will be fine. Hell, my son plays it on a 970gtx and just turns most things down.

          Having said that, it's absolutely worth investing in a dedicated router just for casting to vr. I use an ASUS RT-AX55 but there's plenty of options to pick from.

          • agc93 on 16/11/2022 - 13:11

            @Hurg: Unrelated to the deal itself, but how do you find the 6700XT generally for VR stuff? Been looking to upgrade my GPU for a bit and was waiting for a 6800XT, but with all the deal around I was thinking of getting the 6700XT mostly for VR.

            • Hurg on 17/11/2022 - 08:34

              @agc93: I think it's been fine. I don't notice any frame loss or quality, though I've only played it a little bit (mainly HL:A and Dirt 2.0). Someone below mentioned getting something more powerful for msfs, but I don't know about that… I thought sims relied more on cpu?

              The only performance issues I noticed was running it wirelessly across home wifi, as it was affected by other traffic. After upgrading to a dedicated router it wasn't a problem.

        • OzzyOzbourne on 15/11/2022 - 22:58

          Tbh, gtx1070 was fine, especially with Virtual desktop spacewarp. Mostly upgraded to Rtx3080 for msfs

        • RI4V4N on 16/11/2022 - 06:59

          A 1070 is.

        • MrFunSocks on 17/11/2022 - 11:41

          The Oculus itself has a mobile processor in it, so a 3070 which is more powerful than a PS5 is going to be ridiculously good. I've got one and it's fantastic with my Quest 2.

  • johnwinkle on 15/11/2022 - 17:07
    +1

    900 bucks to play among us vr

    • seamonkey on 15/11/2022 - 20:04
      +1

      we haven't met, but maybe you're worth it. OF link?

    • gentlekoala5906 on 15/11/2022 - 20:09
      +1

      Sus

  • lachlantula on 15/11/2022 - 17:08
    +13

    this is honestly a really fair price for what you're getting compared to the competition. 🤷‍♀️

    • Mooncakes on 15/11/2022 - 18:48
      +1

      I see people say this but when did this competition release a new headset recently? I swear most of them are from like 2019 and don't count the Quest 2 Pro because that isn't a consumer level headset, it's made for business grade customers IE the high as price. I ain't saying this isn't a good deal compared to others but I keep seeing this comment without any context.

      • Bonding0909 on 15/11/2022 - 19:00

        Index finally "released" in Australia this year if you count that.

      • lachlantula on 15/11/2022 - 19:30
        +6

        the competition (ie oculus, valve) haven't released new headsets recently, sure, but what does that matter? at this point in time compared to the competition we have this is a well priced headset.

  • kazuyamishima on 15/11/2022 - 17:12
    -6

    Would ozbargainers still complained if for example, instead of Sony, MS or Nintendo were releasing a VR unit for this price??

    • FabMan on 15/11/2022 - 17:28
      +3

      Yes. Some people complained about the insanely good value Oculus Quest 2 when that was at the lower price.

    • OzBoganYeah on 15/11/2022 - 17:38
      +3

      What is that even supposed to mean? People are complaining about the high price

    • MrFunSocks on 16/11/2022 - 10:33

      Yes, they'd complain even more since more people prefer Sony over Microsoft and Nintendo.

  • supernova23 on 15/11/2022 - 17:13
    +2

    Certainly doesn’t feel affordable. But then we happily spend thousands of dollars on TVs, so I guess that might be a better comparison than the PS5 console.

    • formulated on 15/11/2022 - 22:36

      Considering the PSVR2 has a 4K display, the possibility of using it as a TV replacement is very real - simulating a huge cinema screen for blu-rays and streaming content.

      • MrFunSocks on 16/11/2022 - 10:35

        Do Sony have netflix/plex/etc apps on PSVR? Genuinely don't know. I've tested watching 3D movies like Avatar on one of the cinema type apps on my Quest 2 and it was pretty amazing even at the lower resolution and only with a pretty poor quality 1080p rip.

        • formulated on 17/11/2022 - 10:40
          +1

          There has been Netflix, Youtube and 3D blu-ray support in the past. As well as using the PSVR as a virtual cinema screen with just about any content.

  • Valowick on 15/11/2022 - 17:22
    +3

    Cheap as chips bruv. Honestly odds are these things are gonna get more and more expensive every six months from now on with the way the economy is going. If you did want one, now is the time.

    • Top G on 15/11/2022 - 17:44
      +3

      "inflation"

      • Valowick on 15/11/2022 - 18:49

        I don’t think inflation is the full explanation though. I’d say economic uncertainty and supply chain shocks (zero virus and trade war crap) are bigger deals overall. Especially the transition away from China that’s happening at record pace.

      • harshbdmmaster718 on 15/11/2022 - 18:50

        It's actually Shrinkflation. They will raise the price and take away things that were included earlier. Like cables/controllers etc.

  • The Value on 15/11/2022 - 17:25

    EB Games will give you $280 off for your PS4 Pro trade in. More if you are member.

    • Spiderdragon on 15/11/2022 - 17:26
      +3

      or trade in your PS5 :P

    • [Deactivated] on 15/11/2022 - 23:51

      Cant you get more on the used market?

      • The Value on 16/11/2022 - 00:19

        If you're an Rewards member, you'll get an extra 20%. That's $336 and the convenience of not having to deal with Scumtree and Fraudbook.

        eBay is pretty average after fees.

  • Viospeed on 15/11/2022 - 17:30

    I really want to play Half Life Alyx. Can this be used on PC?

    • Bogan Timmy on 15/11/2022 - 17:37
      +3

      No, but it is said that Sony has the rights to have Half Life Alyx on PSVR2, perhaps keep watching for the announcement.

      • Sven Viking on 15/11/2022 - 19:42
        +1

        I think there’s a good chance of it happening, but as far as I’ve seen the rumours seem to have originated from a single obscure site the with no history of credibility, unfortunately.

      • MrFunSocks on 16/11/2022 - 10:37

        There have been no credible leaks of Half Life Alyx going to PSVR2. If it was going to it would likely have been a launch title IMO. It doesn't make sense for Valve to make it on a competing VR platform.

  • Warehouse on 15/11/2022 - 17:30
    +1

    I have the amex offer but just ordered on amazon instead as im not sure if i want to commit to it yet until we see some more of a line up

  • Panama on 15/11/2022 - 17:31

    If this was backwards compatible with vr1 games it’d be an easy sell. Until it gets some killer apps its a tough one.

  • XVX on 15/11/2022 - 17:31
    -4

    Another RRP post is pretty unnecessary considering that we already have one with more info that probably shouldn't even be up

    • FeZZa21 on 15/11/2022 - 17:33
      +2

      this is from the sony store for those with the amex $100 discount offer

      • XVX on 15/11/2022 - 17:40
        -2

        So it is RRP unless you have an Amex card and also were targeted for a certain discount deal? Doesn't really seem worthy of a post with such slim targeting conditions.

        • thousandsuns on 15/11/2022 - 17:47
          +3

          100% agree. This is not a deal. The Sony offer is generic and applies to all items in the store. Based on that you could consider every single item to be a deal. Unsure why you're getting negged 🤦‍♂️

          • FeZZa21 on 15/11/2022 - 17:50
            +2

            @thousandsuns: but it's the psvr2 dude, not just any sony item on the store 😉

      • scozbargain on 15/11/2022 - 23:22

        I dont think the Amex offer give cashback for online store. Check your amex offer..

        • Randolph Duke on 16/11/2022 - 09:27

          It does.

          Save the offer to your eligible Card and spend $500 or more, in one or more transactions, online or in-store at participating SONY stores by 11/12/2022 to receive one $100 credit.

  • Hornpub on 15/11/2022 - 17:33
    +2

    Cords, yeiks

  • Aerith-Waifu on 15/11/2022 - 17:33
    +2

    i remember when i had the V1 there is like 3 big giaint cable on it, this thing has only 1 it appears? but how heavy is that 1 cable though?

    • FeZZa21 on 15/11/2022 - 17:35
      +11

      as heavy as a typical usb-c cable lol so not very, the v1 was a beast and felt like being connected to an alien umbilical cord in 1974

  • OzBoganYeah on 15/11/2022 - 17:40

    Even with the offer, it's still expensive. Perhaps wait til boxing day sales, might be cheaper if you're able to wait

    • FeZZa21 on 15/11/2022 - 17:45
      +11

      don't see it being cheaper 2 months before release, maybe boxing day 2023 will have a better chance

  • Thunder-Wombat on 15/11/2022 - 17:46
    +1

    Surely shopback would work

    • FeZZa21 on 15/11/2022 - 17:53

      good point and T&C for shopback doesn't appear to exclude PS items

    • isdnman on 15/11/2022 - 18:34
      +3

      As per shopback T&C
      - Any Playstation products and accessories are not applicable for cashback as of 17th Sept 2020

      • Thunder-Wombat on 15/11/2022 - 18:35

        Just saw that in the notes, unfortunate

      • FeZZa21 on 15/11/2022 - 18:39

        thanks for confirming

  • Potedude on 15/11/2022 - 18:04
    +1

    So tempting…

  • conza on 15/11/2022 - 18:17
    -4

    mmm mmm mmm $1700 for a sub-par VR experience, sign me up!

    Add the price of the console.

    • Bogan Timmy on 15/11/2022 - 18:21
      +1

      What gets you a better experience for 1700?

      • conza on 15/11/2022 - 18:22
        -7

        Oh that's such a nicely loaded question.

        A gaming PC w/ a nice monitor would probably be a better experience imo.

        • pizzaguy on 15/11/2022 - 18:36
          +7

          Or renting a chopper for a couple of hours.

          As irrelevant.

          • conza on 15/11/2022 - 18:45
            +1

            @pizzaguy: There, enjoy your budget VR setup.
            https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/CgLPNc

            • GandalfTheCheap on 15/11/2022 - 23:38

              @conza: This is cheaper and actually better than the PS5 + PSVR in some ways: all the advantages of PC (much cheaper games with gamepass/discounts, can do stuff other than games, can customise, etc) plus the Quest 2 is fully wireless (if you have the right router etc) which most users consider a game-changer.

              But I don't know if a RX 6600 is as powerful as a PS5?

              And the PSVR2 is superior to Quest 2 in some ways too (better optics etc apparently).

              • Bogan Timmy on 16/11/2022 - 03:47

                @GandalfTheCheap: The quest 2 is not even close to the psvr2. Wireless visuals are highly compressed and loses significant fidelity.

                PCVR has been dead for quality games for a long time too and will continue to be.

                • MrFunSocks on 16/11/2022 - 10:40
                  +1

                  @Bogan Timmy: Quest 2 can be played wired to a PC if you want to so that's irrelevant. It gives you the option to do it wirelessly which is absolutely amazing. I will never buy a VR headset that's wired. I sit right next to my PC and use my Quest 2 to play the games on it and I still do it wirelessly. The visuals aren't "highly compressed and loses significant fidelity" lol.

                  • Bogan Timmy on 16/11/2022 - 10:55
                    +2

                    @MrFunSocks: It is not comparable.

                    Quest 2 when using a usb cable is not native video, it's still highly compressed video, it's not comparable to a native video cable e.g. displayport or hdmi, in the case of PSVR2 it uses displayport over USB C.

                    And yes, the visuals are highly compressed and does lose significant fidelity. Using Airlink or virtual desktop on quest 2 for wireless will see you at a maximum of 150Mbps or 200Mbps (although doubt your router could sustain these without introducing significant latency), and when wired by default you'll still be quite low near those numbers although if you really want to you can bump it up to 350-500Mbps, this is still a far cry from native video which will at these resolution and refresh rates run 30Gbps+, again it is HIGHLY compressed.

                    • MrFunSocks on 16/11/2022 - 11:07
                      +1

                      @Bogan Timmy: It doesn't make any difference to the actual quality. I've got a Quest 2 and a Ryzen 7 5800/3070 PC and it's fantastic on my Quest 2 wirelessly.

                      • Bogan Timmy on 16/11/2022 - 11:14
                        +2

                        @MrFunSocks: It does make a difference to the quality, if you think that taking a 30Gbps+ signal down to 150-200Mbps (less than 1% of bandwidth) does not lose quality, why don't display makers use this magic solution instead of native video?

                        I also have a Quest 2 and a 3080Ti, I also have many headsets.

                        Wireless has it's place and for certain things it's great, however, you cannot reproduce the same visual quality at high resolution and refresh rate over the wireless solution so far, maybe one day in the future, but not now and not soon. It's fine if you yourself think of it as a must have, that's perfectly fine, it's your preference, my preference is that i'd like to have an option with higher visual fidelity and free from compression artefacts.

                        I'm all for a future accessory to allow people to use it wirelessly at the cost of fidelity & latency (just like Quest 2), but I sure don't want it to be the only way and I'm glad that it's not the case.

                        • MrFunSocks on 16/11/2022 - 11:43

                          @Bogan Timmy: What are you doing on a headset that is 30Gbps+?

                          • Bogan Timmy on 16/11/2022 - 12:18
                            +1

                            @MrFunSocks: It's how video works.

                            e.g. 4K/120 (10 bit) requires almost 36Gbps

                            For simplicity sake you could liken the PSVR2 to 4K for bandwidth numbers, although technically it's a bit different.

                            It isn't about what you do like what game you play or anything like that, it's simply required for native video.

                            The example for Quest 2, it has a per eye resolution of 1832x1920, so for simplicity sake we'll call it's video resolution 3664 (1832x2) x 1920 and I'm quite sure it's an 8bit panel, so at 120hz that requires 25Gbps+ of bandwidth, again using airlink/virtual desktop you are at less than 1% of bandwidth (highly compressed).

                            And these are old specs now for native video (displayport & HDMI), displayport 2.0 delivers almost 80Gbps and HDMI 2.1 delivers 48Gbps.

                            • MrFunSocks on 16/11/2022 - 16:46
                              +1

                              @Bogan Timmy: It doesn't need to do "native video" for it to look fine though. People use Quest 2's to play their PC VR games every day, and it may as well be "native video" for how good it looks even on wireless.

                              • Bogan Timmy on 16/11/2022 - 17:02

                                @MrFunSocks: Back on this again, lol it's easy to tell it's compressed but hey I guess I'll listen to the guy who didn't even know how it worked rather than my own eyes and the technical workings.

                                I can tell a big difference, if you can't, great, good for you. I don't even think you'd know that you aren't running the Quest 2 at it's native resolution lol. Compression also messes up some textures completely.

                                What's the point in creating another Quest 2? it already exists, if people want that, go buy a Quest 2, simple.

                                • MrFunSocks on 17/11/2022 - 11:44

                                  @Bogan Timmy: I know how it works, I'm saying that there's no noticeable difference.

                                  What's the point in creating another Quest 2? it already exists, if people want that, go buy a Quest 2, simple.

                                  What on earth was this supposed to mean?

                                  • Bogan Timmy on 17/11/2022 - 12:19
                                    -1

                                    @MrFunSocks: You didn't know how it works until I told you, and there is a reason why it's called lossy compression and not lossless lol

                                    But anyhow you do you buddy ;)

                              • lostn on 25/11/2022 - 17:31

                                @MrFunSocks:

                                People use Quest 2's to play their PC VR games every day, and it may as well be "native video" for how good it looks even on wireless.

                                it would look even better if it was uncompressed.

      • FeZZa21 on 15/11/2022 - 18:22
        +1

        I think he means for close to double that price he can get a better experience with a PC 🤷‍♂️

      • MrFunSocks on 16/11/2022 - 10:39
        +1

        A gaming PC with a 3070 and a Quest 2. Should be able to get that for under $1700 with change to spare.

    • McFodder on 15/11/2022 - 18:22
      +1

      Sub par in what way? The headset stacks up against pretty much anything else on the market, and something to run it better than the PS5 will would set you back more than $1700 by itself.

      • kator on 16/11/2022 - 13:01
        +1

        ^ this.

        I have a Quest 2. Only use it standalone as even with a $1700 gaming laptop (I know it is worse than a PC)
        i never managed to get the settings right. Never played half life alyx as it was extremely jittery. spent 4-5 hours and could not set the games up properly. Virtual Desktop and Airlink did not work properly and all sort of other issues.

        A year ago I bought a PS5 just because the PSVR2 rumors. Finally, there will be no messing with settings.

        I think the plug and play nature is the point when we compare it to PCVR.

        • MrFunSocks on 17/11/2022 - 11:45
          +1

          It must be your network/router. Mine has worked perfectly from day 1.

  • Elias11 on 15/11/2022 - 18:21
    +5

    Everyone complaining about the cable…
    1) Cable allows higher bandwidth
    2) get a 3M cable hook and put it on your ceiling, then cable down to the VR set…

    • FeZZa21 on 15/11/2022 - 18:24
      +1

      it's just an ultraspeed usb-c cable though, don't see it being a problem and the few reviewers who tried it never found it a problem to even mention it.

      • Elias11 on 15/11/2022 - 18:25
        +2

        Exactly! Not sure why everyone is complaining about it when they haven't even tried it!

        • McFodder on 15/11/2022 - 18:28
          +1

          Especially when with inside out tracking this gen you don't have to be looking at the camera - I reckon I'll be mostly playing off to the side of the entertainment unit with the PS5 behind me

        • pufffdragon on 15/11/2022 - 21:08
          +6

          The only people complaining about the cable are quest users and more quest users.

          • GandalfTheCheap on 16/11/2022 - 07:46
            +1

            @pufffdragon: The people complaining are those who have tried VR with and without the cable on the Quest 2, and so have actually experienced the difference.

            Once you realise how insignificant the visual quality difference is between proper wireless VR and wired, and how game-changing untethered VR is, you lose interest in any headset that has wires, because it seems pointless.

            Index, Quest 2, etc, already provide a strong feeling of presence. You know, in the back of your mind, that you're not really in space or City 17 or wherever, but it sure feels like you are. That immersion is the whole point of graphical improvements like higher res, better contrast, foveated rendering, wider FOV, etc.

            So modern VR is already less about subtle visual improvements, and more about less immersion-breaking restrictions like wires and heavy bulky headsets.

            So PSVR finally catching up to PCVR headsets in visuals (and exceeding it, hopefully) is great, but seems a bit pointless if going back to wired.

        • MrFunSocks on 16/11/2022 - 10:49
          +1

          I don't need to try it to know it's not something I want to deal with. I have a Quest 2 and I can do as many 360s as I want without having to worry about getting wrapped up in a cable or tripping over a cable or pulling a game console off the shelf.

        • OzzyOzbourne on 16/11/2022 - 11:02
          +2

          Perhaps the people not complaining about the cable haven't tried with and without a cable.

          I've tried both and can safely say that I will never use vr with a cable. The amount of freedom and flexibility that wireless gives is an absolute game changer.

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