Sony dashes fans hopes and confirms PSVR 2 won't be backwards compatible

Although the PSVR didn’t have a huge library of games compared to PC VR, it did have a number of great experiences that many people were hoping would be backwards compatible with the PSVR 2 to bolster the launch lineup. It appears that won’t be the case, unfortunately, according to Senior Vice President of Platform Experiences, Hideaki Nishino.

About halfway into the latest episode of the Official PlayStation Podcast, host Sid Shuman interviewed Nishino about the PSVR 2. During the interview, Nishino discussed various matters related to the PSVR 2, but most notably, he revealed that the PSVR 2 won’t be backwards compatible with PSVR games.

When Shuman asked about compatibility, Nishino explained that the new headset would not be compatible with PSVR games because it’s, “designed to deliver a truly next-generation VR experience.”

Nishino went on to say:

PSVR 2 has much more advanced features like all new controllers with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, as I said, and inside-out tracking, eye tracking in the headset, 3D audio all coming together, 4K HDR of course. So this means developing games for PSVR 2 requires a whole different approach than the original PSVR.

Although it’s not a big shock that the PSVR 2 won’t be compatible with PSVR games, it’s still unfortunate to hear. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that the developers can’t port their games over to the PSVR 2. In fact, the recently released Moss 2 was originally created for PSVR 2 and it was eventually ported over to the Meta Quest 2. But the question is, will any of those developers be willing to spend the time and effort to make their old games playable on the PSVR 2?