![]() ![]() The iVRy Driver creator speculates that Sony has likely encrypted the signals to prevent use across any non-PlayStation device. How to connect PSVR to PC | Image courtesy Mediator Software That is without Sony making any effort to prevent non PS4 users from using it. Tracking and controllers (using the original hardware) is still very much a work in progress, over 5 years from release. It then took a couple more years before it was usable as a PC VR headset. took a lot of reverse engineering, and at least a year from release before anyone figured that out. The original PSVR is (electronically) equivalent to a monitor and so it it is relatively simple to get a video signal up on it. You would be wasting your money, as there is no guarantee you could ever use it on a PC, and quite a good chance that you won’t be able to. ![]() One such go-to staple for PSVR-to-PC conversion is iVRy Driver for SteamVR, an ongoing project created by indie studio Mediator Software.īut what about PSVR 2? In a Reddit thread discussing the topic, Mediator Software says you should save your cash if you want to buy a PSVR 2 specifically for PC VR gaming: That was the starting point back in late 2016 for many to begin cobbling together unofficial support for PC VR games. Plug in an original PSVR into a computer, and the PC thinks it’s an additional monitor. PSVR 2 won’t work as a PC VR headset, and according to the developer behind unofficial conversion software iVRy Driver, you shouldn’t buy one with the anticipation that it ever will. But if you think you’ll be able to plug in that seemingly standard cable to a VR-ready PC to play Half-Life: Alyx like you might with standalones such as Quest 2, Vive XR Elite or Pico 4, you’ll be sorely disappointed. No more ungainly break-out boxes to contend with thankfully PSVR 2 connects to PlayStation 5 via a single USB-C cable. ![]()
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