CES 2022 was feeling a bit muted when it got here to digital actuality (VR) bulletins. That was till Sony held its press occasion which rapidly drew loads of curiosity due to its point out of PlayStation VR2. Alongside the official identify reveal in addition to the specs, one videogame was additionally talked about, Horizon Name of the Mountain.
The announcement lastly confirms a hearsay that surfaced final yr when the Xbox Period podcast urged that Firesprite Video games is “engaged on a Horizon VR recreation.” That was very a lot on level, as Firesprite and Guerilla are each engaged on the venture, a wholly new journey set inside the Horizon universe. Horizon Name of the Mountain is being made particularly for PlayStation VR2, with Guerilla’s Studio Director and Studio Artwork & Animation Director Jan-Bart van Beek saying in a weblog publish that: “this distinctive expertise has been designed to push {hardware} expertise, innovation, and gameplay.”
To associate with the affirmation the groups launched the primary teasing footage of Horizon Name of the Mountain, showcasing a lush forest and one of many big mechanical animals the Horizon franchise is understood for. Whereas no gameplay has been proven simply but, van Beek has stated the narrative: “shall be informed by way of the eyes of a wholly new character.” There shall be different new characters in fact, however for followers of Horizon, some acquainted faces are set to return.
Not a lot else is understood in the meanwhile with Guerilla presently centered on the upcoming launch of Horizon Forbidden West which is due out on 18th February.
Many of the pleasure although is firmly centered on PlayStation VR2, the long-awaited successor to the 2016 headset that’s managed to carry up fairly effectively alongside trendy VR developments. However PlayStation VR2 not solely has large footwear to fill it additionally must excel in a much more aggressive market, one which’s dominated by Meta Quest 2.
Whereas the Quest 2 is standalone, PlayStation VR2 shall be tethered to the PlayStation 5, which might work in its favour in the case of visuals however not in the case of flexibility as a result of cable. However, PlayStation VR2 will sport in-built haptics, eye monitoring, and people nifty trying Sense controllers.