Astro Bot’s upcoming PS5 sequel was “never designed” for VR, and a future PSVR 2 update seems unlikely.
Revealed in May’s State of Play presentation, it’s no secret that many PlayStation VR2 owners were disappointed that the upcoming Astro Bot sequel would be flatscreen only after 2018’s VR-only Astro Bot Rescue Mission, which hasn’t been ported to PSVR 2. Nicolas Doucet, the creative director of Push Square addressed this issue in a recent interview. He said that the sequel “was never designed” for PSVR 2 and was only intended to be a bigger version of 2020’s Astro’s Playroom – which is also flatscreen only. Instead, Team Asobi always intended to simply make a bigger version of 2020’s
– which was also flatscreen only.Digital TrendsElaborating further, Doucet states that a VR game “has to be fully designed for that medium.” He says that certain first-person games “can afford hybrids,” but the design philosophy is very different. In a separate interview, Doucet also told
that a post-launch VR mode update is unlikely.best PSVR gamesWhile Doucet’s reasons are understandable, it’s hardly encouraging that PSVR 2 support was never considered after Astro Bot Rescue Mission – a frankly excellent platformer we previously ranked #1 on our Skydance’s Behemoth list. Though State of Play offered gameplay trailers for two major third-party titles – Alien: Rogue Incursion and
, it remains unknown if any first-party PSVR 2 games are in development.$100 discountThat said, it’s not been all doom and gloom for PSVR 2 fans lately. Sony has been pushing its VR headset in recent weeks by adding a multiple PSVR 2 games temporary to the PlayStation Plus subscription catalogue, which includes Kayak VR: Mirage starting June 18th. In August, the headset will also receive a new PC VR adapter.