Can you use PSVR2 on your PC?

Wondering if you can use PS VR2 on your PC? Though not straightforward, this burning question is in every PS VR2 owner’s mind, and we have a definitive answer.

The PS VR2 is PlayStation‘s latest advanced headset. But, if you want to use it on PC, it’s not plug-and-play. While using Valve’s SteamVR integration to enable PC VR on PS VR2 seems enticing, currently, no simple path to PC compatibility currently exists.

Sony locks down its slick VR hardware exclusively to PS5 consoles out of the box. But with the PS VR2’s specs, PC gamers understandably want access, too.

Enthusiasts are growing curious about harnessing the PS VR2’s might for PC-based VR games. But, looking for an easy way to hook up the headset to your PC might cause you some headaches

How to connect a PlayStation VR2 to PC

To physically connect a PSVR2 to your PC, all you need to do is to plug it into a fully-featured USB-C port on your desktop PC. However, for those looking to actually get it to work on a PC, you might have your work cut out for you.

Does PlayStation VR2 work on PC?

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Sadly, although Windows can recognize that there’s something attached to the USB-C port, getting it to output a signal is a different thing entirely. With our RTX 3080-equipped gaming PC, we could do nothing but see it pop up as a device in Windows. However, The Verge reports that plugging it into an AMD GPU’s USB-C port will manage to get the headset to output a 1080p signal to the headset as a second screen.

The PSVR 2 Sense controllers, once hooked up via USB appear as HID-compliant game controllers, but you are unable to use them for anything quite yet.

Additionally, we saw no change when trying to use the headset with any SteamVR titles.

The PSVR2 doesn’t work on PC right now

The PSVR2 will not work on your PC, even though the devices are recognized. Sadly, it’s also unlikely that we’ll ever see official drivers. It’s likely that Sony will want to keep PSVR2 support on the PlayStation platform as they could still stand to earn on software sales. It’s likely that community-created drivers will eventually be developed, but the community would face an uphill challenge in getting it to work for a device as complex as the PlayStation VR2.

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