Sony continue to leave no doubts as to their commitment to the virtual reality space they’re about to enter in 2016, with another slew of titles developed for their PlayStation VR platform. Here they are the latest trailers for them, all lined up for you.
The PlayStation experience has officially kicked off, with a launch keynote featuring the PlayStation VR platform prominently. Alongside more traditional gaming titles, there were multiple developed-for-VR games revealed that demonstrate Sony is either very carefully curating a library of PSVR titles that emphasise their reputation for seeking out original IP, or they’re wildy snapping up anything they can to bolster the PSVR launch list.
It feels very much like the former to us, judging by the following trailers, newly released at PlayStation Experience today. Here they are all neatly rounded up for you.
The Modern Zombie Taxi Co. – Vitei Backroom
A golf title where you take the form of the titular 100ft Robots to lay waste to entire buildings in this Gundam-styled PlayStation VR title from developers No Goblin. Seems this one is laced with a keen sense of humour and more than a dose of friendly jabs at the genre. It looks fun, but we’re keen to find out the control scheme used here.
Job Simulator – Owlchemy Labs
Golem – Highwire Games
Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin – Double Fine
Eagle Flight – Ubisoft
Eagle Flight started as a Ubisoft tech demo, among a number of other VR concept experiences that the studio showed off earlier this year. Previously the tech demo was built thematically as part of the Assassin’s Creed universe, but from the teaser trailer it looks like the game will inhabit a world of its own.
In the tech demo, the game has players inhabiting the bodies of eagles, flying through about a massive city. The player’s head is used to control the direction of the bird while a controller is used for speeding up and slowing down. The early version we saw featured surprisingly compelling capture the flag gameplay where players would snatch the flag and try to race to capture it before being intercepted by another player. Players can fly down into the streets of the city, under bridges, and through gaps in an effort to lose their opponents in some rather exhilarating chases.
The PlayStation Experience has just got under way in San Francisco, running all weekend. We’ll keep you up to date on any VR news that comes our way.