PlayStation 5 Pro is launching on November 7th, priced at $700, and while Sony is boasting a list of over 50 games getting day-one enhancements, so far only one PSVR 2 title has been confirmed to get a launch day bump: Kayak VR: Mirage from Better Than Life.

The ultimate expectation is PS5 Pro will allow all PSVR 2 titles to run at higher frame rates and possibly without reprojection, which supplements lower frame rates with ‘synthetic frames’ to reach a higher perceived refresh rate.

Hopes rest on the console’s new GPU that Sony says has a 67% more Compute Units than the current PS5 console and 28% faster memory, but also the new Playstation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) AI-driven upscaling feature.

PSSR isn’t coming to VR games at launch though; a patch made specifically available to PSVR 2 game developers is expected “in the future,” Sony’s lead PlayStation system architect Mark Cerny told CNET back in September.

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While Kayak VR: Mirage does have the coveted ‘PS5 Pro Enhanced’ badge, making it the only VR native to do so, it’s undoubtably relying on the console’s overall increased horsepower, and not PSSR as such.

For now, there are technically three other PSVR 2-supported titles listed in Sony’s launch day list—No Man’s Sky from Hello Games, and Capcom’s Resident Evil Village and Resident Evil 4—although neither studio has made any claims as to whether their respective VR modes will see any enhancements.

A number of third-party VR games have also pledged eventual PS5 Pro enhancements, including cyubeVR from Stonebrick Studios, and unreleased titles Arken Age from VitruviusVR and Subside from A2D Software.

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Scott Hayden
Well before the first modern XR products hit the market, Scott recognized the potential of the technology and set out to understand and document its growth. He has been professionally reporting on the space for nearly a decade as Editor at Road to VR, authoring more than 4,000 articles on the topic. Scott brings that seasoned insight to his reporting from major industry events across the globe.
  • g-man

    Remember kids, don't buy anything based on promises.

  • NotMikeD

    Wait and see. If there's one thing I've learned in this PS5 generation it's that no one should ever open their wallet to Sony based on what's "possible" or that they "might do for VR."

  • ApocalypseShadow

    Even though Sony has pretty much abandoned pushing PS VR 2 sales, more enhanced games will show up guaranteed from them and 3rd parties like GT7, RE ,No Man's Sky, etc. Mark Cerny has been on point each time with console development and game improvements that developers can take advantage of.

    Problem is that because of Sony's lackadaisical approach to current VR after PSVR, I chose to get my VR needs elsewhere. Stand alone still lacks power for more advanced games. Still doesn't have big AAA companies jumping in to make games for it unless Facebook funds them or some developers got lucky early on. But at least there's activity from new games and apps. PS VR 2 could be doing so much more. Even beyond games. But Sony doesn't seem to care at all. Even for 3D movies. That's a no buy in my book unless changes happen. But I'm perfectly fine skipping the hardware if that's the case until it hits bargain bin.

  • ViRGiN

    PSVR2 is a perfect example that it's hard to compete with Valve Deckard.