Without PS VR2 support and this is what the creative director says about it

“Astro Bot” walks away from the PlayStation VR2 virtual reality headset. Creative director Nicolas Doucet gave the reason in an interview.

While the blockbusters of major AAA franchises are on PlayStation this year Shine through absence“Astro Bot” fills some of this gap. It was the title Announced in the last state of play And he belongs To the highlights of the show.

There were also disappointed faces. because “Astrobot” It would have been a good opportunity to strengthen the PlayStation VR2 virtual reality headset, after “Astro Bot Rescue Mission” was one of the pioneering games for the previous headset. However, the upcoming game does not offer such support.

Why Astro Bot doesn't support PS VR2

But why was there no support? Turn it around He said the checkout yard As part of Summer Game Fest with Creative Director Nicolas Doucet. The simple reason is that the new “Astro Bot” concept was never designed for virtual reality.

The developers have focused 100 percent on this game since the beginning “Astro Games Room”that recently Received a new update, completed. At the same time, they hoped it would be a platformer that could stand on its own two feet.

Accordingly, the goal was to develop a full PS5 game after its predecessor, which was released for free for the PS5 and was intended to highlight the features of the DualSense controller with technical demos and mini-games.

“So no, [PSVR2] “That was not a consideration,” Doucet said. “When we talk about VR and non-VR, if you want to make a VR version of a game like Astro, it has to be fully developed for that medium. And if it's not a VR version, it has to be fully developed for the other medium.

Astro should hit the big stage and stay away from mini-games and technical demos

Therefore, it was not possible to create a PS5 game that was also compatible with PlayStation VR2. In contrast to other genres such as first-person shooters, the design philosophy for both approaches is “very, very different.”

“So the decision was to expand the Astro Playroom universe and bring Astro to the big stage. That was our goal from the beginning,” Doucet said. This should make it clear: No VR option is expected later.

In one Chat with VGC Doucet went into more detail and highlighted the differences compared to its predecessor: “Astro's game room was very fragmented. Even though it was presented as a package, if you really break it down it actually consists of a lot of mini-games and technical demos. For example We do a little bit of platforming, a little bit of touching, and then you go into the plane and it turns into a 2D camera, and then it's back to platforming.

From the beginning, the goal of the new game was to create a complete platformer and not make players feel like they were jumping from one mini-game to the next. However, these items are also included.

Instead of the Astro Bot on the headset, there will soon be a PC adapter

It'll be worrying for PS VR2 owners, since the lack of a VR game of this type also shows that Sony itself can't expect great software support. The PlayStation Vita suffered a similar fate at the time.

PC Support suggests this as well. Thanks to the adapter, gamers will soon be able to pair their VR headset, which was previously linked to the PS5, with a PC.

You can read our post about this below:

And in the end: Malik PlayStation VR 2who also have a premium-level PS Plus membership PS VR2 games were added to the library for the first time in June. And next week Another title follows in the subscription.

“Astro Bot” will be released on September 6, 2024 exclusively for PS5. Which versions of the Team Asobi title can be pre-ordered and what rewards are available? You can find out in this article. There's also one on the PlayStation Blog Preview the report with animated scenes.

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