Sony has just given us a glimpse of its next-gen VR controller via a new blog post from Hideaki Nishino, Senior Vice President, Platform Planning & Management. It lacks the "orb" design of the old-gen one and adopts a design more akin to other VR controllers, while still packing an original look. The company says that "it’s well-balanced and comfortable to hold in each of your hands".

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These new controllers are also said to enable players to "feel and interact with games in a much more visceral way" and borrows some features from the PS5's DualSense controller to do so. As per the announcement, you can find some of the key features below:

● Adaptive triggers: Each VR controller (Left and Right) includes an adaptive trigger button that adds palpable tension when pressed, similar to what’s found in the DualSense controller. If you’ve played a PS5 game, you’ll be familiar with the tension in the L2 or R2 buttons when you press them, such as when you’re drawing your bow to fire an arrow. When you take that kind of mechanic and apply it to VR, the experience is amplified to the next level.

● Haptic feedback: The new controller will have haptic feedback optimized for its form factor, making every sensation in the game world more impactful, textured and nuanced. When you’re traversing through rocky desert or trading blows in melee combat, you’ll feel the difference, magnifying the extraordinary visual and audio experience that’s so central to VR.

● Finger touch detection: The controller can detect your fingers without any pressing in the areas where you place your thumb, index, or middle fingers. This enables you to make more natural gestures with your hands during gameplay.

● Tracking: The VR controller is tracked by the new VR headset through a tracking ring across the bottom of the controller.

● Action buttons / analog sticks: The Left controller contains one analog stick, the triangle and square buttons, a “grip” button (L1), trigger button (L2) and Create button. The Right controller contains one analog stick, the cross and circle buttons, a “grip” button (R1), trigger button (R2) and Options button. The “grip” button can be used to pick up in-game objects, as one example.

What do you think of these new VR controllers?

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[Shermanthegerman]

I mean, it looks cool, and the adaptive triggers in VR will probably be fantastic, but it looks like it'll function as any other VR controller. Valve's knuckles still probably have the upper hand here.

 

[WiiMiiSwitch]

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Sony has just given us a glimpse of its next-gen VR controller via a new blog post from Hideaki Nishino, Senior Vice President, Platform Planning & Management. It lacks the "orb" design of the old-gen one and adopts a design more akin to other VR controllers, while still packing an original look. The company says that "it’s well-balanced and comfortable to hold in each of your hands".

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These new controllers are also said to enable players to "feel and interact with games in a much more visceral way" and borrows some features from the PS5's DualSense controller to do so. As per the announcement, you can find some of the key features below:

● Adaptive triggers: Each VR controller (Left and Right) includes an adaptive trigger button that adds palpable tension when pressed, similar to what’s found in the DualSense controller. If you’ve played a PS5 game, you’ll be familiar with the tension in the L2 or R2 buttons when you press them, such as when you’re drawing your bow to fire an arrow. When you take that kind of mechanic and apply it to VR, the experience is amplified to the next level.

● Haptic feedback: The new controller will have haptic feedback optimized for its form factor, making every sensation in the game world more impactful, textured and nuanced. When you’re traversing through rocky desert or trading blows in melee combat, you’ll feel the difference, magnifying the extraordinary visual and audio experience that’s so central to VR.

● Finger touch detection: The controller can detect your fingers without any pressing in the areas where you place your thumb, index, or middle fingers. This enables you to make more natural gestures with your hands during gameplay.

● Tracking: The VR controller is tracked by the new VR headset through a tracking ring across the bottom of the controller.

● Action buttons / analog sticks: The Left controller contains one analog stick, the triangle and square buttons, a “grip” button (L1), trigger button (L2) and Create button. The Right controller contains one analog stick, the cross and circle buttons, a “grip” button (R1), trigger button (R2) and Options button. The “grip” button can be used to pick up in-game objects, as one example.

What do you think of these new VR controllers?

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Looks like absolute, total shit

 

[tfocosta]

I have mixed feelings about the design.

 

[pedro702]

looks very weird imo, and i bet they will be pricey as hell too.

 

[Valwinz]

cant wait ti play nothing on them since the device can be use on a console with no good VR games

 

[Louse]

design is bad and has excess and useless plastic, but feature-set is cool and good

lets hope the games support the stuff

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

Well at least it has partial finger tracking, that's good I guess. Design looks meh, but then TBH so do other VR controllers so eh whatever.

 

[BlastedGuy9905]

design is bad and has excess and useless plastic, but feature-set is cool and good

lets hope the games support the stuff

The "useless plastic" houses a tracking ring. It's common in all VR controllers. Otherwise, they can't be tracked.

 

[Louse]

The "useless plastic" houses a tracking ring. It's common in all VR controllers. Otherwise, they can't be tracked.

my bad. expected some blinky lights or smth cuz i'm a wmr pleb

 

[shaunj66]

Look like a massive step up from the old PSVR controllers and inline with the industry standard for VR. The idea of haptic and resistive feedback in VR is a game changer.

To those that think the elaborate design is superfluous, it's not. The plastic houses a huge array of infra red LEDs that let the inside out tracking on the headset keep position of the controllers in a 360 space at all times.

I'm still a bit gutted that the PSVR2 will be tethered but at least it will allow for graphics that can surpass anything found on the Quest.

Now let's wait and see if they managed to increase FOV on the headset!

 

[Bladexdsl]

VR are they still trying to peddle that FAD?

 

[BlastedGuy9905]

VR are they still trying to peddle that FAD?

VR is growing massively lately. You go around each VR-related post boasting about how much you don't care. You see the irony here?

 

[RedBlueGreen]

Why do these just look PS Move Navigation controllers in a gyroscope?

 

[altorn]

wrapping it around the hands makes them look even bulkier, and also take up more space when you set them down.

 

[Foxi4]

Look like a massive step up from the old PSVR controllers and inline with the industry standard for VR. The idea of haptic and resistive feedback in VR is a game changer.

To those that think the elaborate design is superfluous, it's not. The plastic houses a huge array of infra red LEDs that let the inside out tracking on the headset keep position of the controllers in a 360 space at all times.

I'm still a bit gutted that the PSVR2 will be tethered but at least it will allow for graphics that can surpass anything found on the Quest.

Now let's wait and see if they managed to increase FOV on the headset!

Isn't the only wireless VR headset around four figures to set up? The Vive wireless adapter alone is $360, and you still need a Vive Pro to make use of it. I'm not really counting the Quest and Quest 2 into the mix since all the processing is done on the set and they're rather low-power as a result, different kettle of fish. I suspect Sony wants this thing affordable, that's the strategy that made the previous PSVR the best-selling headset in its generation. Now, having wireless as an optional adapter like the Vive... now we're talking!

 

[KiiWii]

Looks like a cross between the Quest 2 ones and that stress toy dodecahedron or whatever

 

[mattyxarope]

The "useless plastic" houses a tracking ring. It's common in all VR controllers. Otherwise, they can't be tracked.

Correct.

I'm predicting that with this design, though, we will be seeing a LOT of kids cracking that ring of plastic.

 

[Jonna]

VR is growing massively lately. You go around each VR-related post boasting about how much you don't care. You see the irony here?

Ouch lmao

 

[mrgone]

the design choice was made probably like this:
it is imperative that it cannot be put into a gun caseing!