PlayStation VR Celebrates 5th Anniversary

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PlayStation VR is celebrating its fifth anniversary. As a special thank you for this latest milestone, PlayStation fans are getting freebies this November. In particular, PlayStation Plus members get three PS VR bonus games for free.

In a post, Isabelle Tomatis of PS VR shared that since the initial launch, there has been a wide range of unique experiences that highlighted what they wanted to achieve with this platform. She added that it has been truly amazing to see how VR has established itself as a possible platform when it comes to gaming.

The PS VR was released in 2016 and since then, at least 500 games have been released. Here are some of the top games:

  • Most-Played PlayStation VR Games (Globally)
    • Rec Room
    • Beat Saber
    • PlayStation VR Worlds
    • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
    • Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
  • Most-Played PlayStation VR Games (By Region)
    • Europe
      • Rec Room
      • PlayStation VR Worlds
      • Beat Saber
      • The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim VR
      • Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
    • North America
      • Rec Room
      • Beat Saber
      • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
      • Job Simulator
      • Firewall: Zero Hour
    • Japan
      • Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
      • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
      • PlayStation VR Worlds
      • Beat Saber
      • Gran Turismo Sport

Tomatis went on to say that players can look forward to more PS VR games coming in the future. These include the likes of Moss: Book II, Wanderer, After the Fall, Humanity, Puzzling Places, and Zenith: The Last City.

Memory Lane

In addition to the announcement about the anniversary, Tomatis also shared comments from some of the developers, especially when they first got their hands on the PS VR.

Masachika Kawata of Capcom shared that he was always interested in the technology and that his first experience with PS VR was the prototype for Kitchen. He added that he liked how the scare factor was increased because of it. Meanwhile, for Chandana Ekanayake of Outerloop Games, it was the demo for The London Heist that completely sold him on the potential of the hardware.

Stu Tilley of Firesprite revealed that he had great memories of PS VR, especially when playing Thumper. He went on to say that it was becoming the Dark Knight in Batman: Arkham VR that made him realize the PS VR would be a game-changer.

What about you? What was your best memory of the PS VR?

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