Stunning PS VR2 design unveiled as experts predict release date for PlayStation’s new headset

SONY recently unveiled its sleek design for the new PlayStation Virtual Reality 2 headset.

The tech giant's Senior Vice President of Platform Experience, Hideaki Nishino released the news in a blog post on .

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"Today, I am especially pleased to reveal the stunning new design of our next-generation VR headset, PlayStation VR2, together with an updated and final design image of our PlayStation VR2 Sense controller," the blog post read.

The new PS VR2 headset will feature some similarities in design to that of its predecessor – which at the time of its release in October of 2016, was considered the best headset on the market, per .

"We already had a lot of positive feedback on the ergonomics of the first PS VR headset by carefully balancing the headset weight and having a simple headband that can be adjustable, so we kept the same concept for the PS VR2 headset," Nishino said.

However, the next-generation headset will specifically feature a rounder 'orb' look – a design it will share with its respective Sense controllers – that is meant to represent the "360-degree view that players feel when they enter the virtual reality world," according to Nishino.

The Sony executive noted that the goal was to create a product that would not only be an aesthetic part of someone's living room decor but would also keep them so immersed in the gaming world that they would forget they were using a headset at all.

The blog post further revealed some details of the new VR device's features, including a lens adjustment dial that users can use to optimize their view.

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One of the most exciting features, according to Yujin Morisawa, who led the headset design of PS VR2, is the newly integrated venting system.

"When I started to work on the design for the PlayStation VR2 headset, one of the areas I wanted to focus on first was the idea of creating a vent in the headset to let air out, similar to the vents on the PS5 console," Morisawa said.

"I worked on many design concepts to achieve this, and in the final design, you can see there is a little space in between the top and front surface of the scope that contains the integrated ventilation. I am really proud of how this turned out," he added.

The next-generation headset is also expected to be slimmer, more lightweight, and feature 4K HDR visuals.

So when is this highly-anticipated headset due to drop?

Experts who spoke to last year have predicted the PS VR2 might drop by the end of 2022.

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