The official PS VR2 PC app has just landed on Steam

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Sony PS VR2 app available on Steam. — (Photo source: Sony)

The official app for Sony’s PS VR2 headset has just landed on Steam. The PlayStation VR2 app will launch on August 6, a day before the official adapter required to run everything is released.

The PlayStation VR2 app page on Steam (spotted by TechRadar) says of the app: “Enjoy VR games and apps on Steam with PlayStation VR2! Install the PS VR2 app to use PS VR2 on your PC, set up your PS VR devices, and keep your PS VR2 headset and PS VR2 Sense controller firmware up to date.”

It also notes the requirement for the PlayStation VR2 PC Adapter, which will be sold separately on August 7 for $60/€60/£50. It’s essentially a breakout device that turns a single USB Type-C cable from your VR headset into DisplayPort, power, and USB.

Your computer must meet certain minimum requirements to run PS VR2. These are:

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Minimum computer requirements
Operating system	Windows 10 64-bit / Windows 11 64-bit
Editor	Intel Core i5 7600 / AMD Ryzen 3 3100 (Zen 2 or later required)
Aries	8GB
Graphics Card	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 (Turing or later required) / AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
DisplayPort	DP1.4
USB	Direct connection only
Bluetooth	BT 4.0 (some BT adapters may not work)

By 2024 standards, everything is pretty easy. The GPU requirements are particularly low, significantly lower than the power of the PS5. However, to make PS VR2 work, you’ll need some pretty new architectures on your PC. That’s Turing, RDNA, or newer on the GPU side; or Zen 2 or newer if you’re using an AMD processor. This all likely stems from what the PS VR2 was originally designed for: a Zen 2/RDNA 2-powered PS5.

It should be noted that some features available in PS VR2 will remain exclusive to PS5. These include HDR, headset feedback, adaptive triggers, and haptic feedback. However, you will benefit from PS VR2’s high-resolution graphics and foveal rendering.