With the arrival of the new generation, surely there are certain doubts that probe your head, and one of them is what you can do with your current peripherals and accessories. Especially those that cost you a lot, such as the virtual reality glasses from PlayStation . Well calm, because everything is solved.
PS5 backward compatibility
PlayStation 5 offer some backward compatibility with certain PS4 accessories , and among these you will thankfully find Sony’s virtual reality glasses. The stereoscopic viewfinder will work on the new console, however, due to the type of connector included in the camera that is responsible for recording movement, we will need a special adapter that allows it to connect with the PS5.
This adapter will not go on sale, at least not for now, but luckily, Sony is going to deliver a unit to all those PS VR owners who request it. It is a user service program that will guarantee that you can continue using your virtual reality glasses on the new console, and for this it will send you a simple USB adapter to avoid problems.
And no, before you wonder, the new PS5 camera is not compatible with PS VR, so it will not help you control the movements of the viewfinder. For that, you will need to continue using your old PS4 camera, and hence we necessarily need this adapter, since it has a proprietary port that has disappeared in PS5.
How can I order my adapter?
If you have a PS VR and want to continue playing with them on PS5, you will have to request this adapter. To do this, you will only have to take a look at the official website of the service that we leave you below, and complete the information that is requested so that they can proceed with the shipment of the accessory.
You will only need to share the serial number of your visor, which can be found on the label that is attached to the control unit of the same. You know, the little black box that all the cables go in.
Once you have requested your adapter, the package should arrive in mid-November if you live in Europe or Latin America.
With the adapter in your possession, you can finally connect the PS4 camera to your brand new PS5, and thus be able to continue playing the games you have in your possession. But will there be any problem playing them?
If you are going to play with PS VR, let it be with PS4 games
This is where the compatibility confusion comes in a bit. As Sony explained to UploadVR, if you are going to play a game that offers virtual reality support, that game will have to be the original version of PS4, and not the most modern version of PS5. For example, in the case of Hitman 3 , the game will arrive in 2021 in versions for PS4 and PS5, and will offer virtual reality compatibility, however, if you want to play with virtual glasses, you will have to use the disc of the PS4 version, and not the PS5 version.
The explanation is simpler than you might think, although at first it seems absurd. The problem is that the PS VR is a product of the previous generation, and due to its demands, it will require running a game of the same generation to work.