The PlayStation VR2 is very close to going on sale. Sony is not only releasing it to sell new hardware, but has also implemented several improvements that VR enthusiasts will certainly appreciate. Developers are already thinking about how to take advantage of these new features and one of them is Supermassive Games, who will try to show that these technological advances can mean a lot in the horror genre.
As you well know, the PlayStation VR2 will include several features that are not present in the original PlayStation VR. One of the most attractive are the improvements to the visual section that are possible thanks to the fact that the system can track the eye movement and this allows the processing power to focus on the areas that the player is looking at.
Well, tracking the movement of the eyes will not only bring improvements in this, but can also have an impact on the gameplay.
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The Dark Pictures will try to take terror to a new level with the help of PS VR2
As an excellent example we will talk about The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR. The new title that will serve as a spin-off of the Supermassive Games horror series, The Dark Pictures Anthologywill debut on the same day as PlayStation VR2 and will be one of the best titles to launch the system with.
In an interview with EDGE (via Push Square), the development team revealed an innovative way in which it will take advantage of the VR headset’s eye tracking. In the interview it was detailed that the game will use the moments in which the player closes his eyes to alter the gameplay and thus contribute to the sensation of terror.
Precisely, Supermassive Games gave an example of a room full of mannequins with harlequin masks in unnatural poses. As if this weren’t disturbing enough, the player will not want to blink, as when they do, they will find that the mannequins have changed their pose.
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The operation of the eye is incredible and the technology used to understand it and take advantage of it for virtual reality as well. Interestingly, it is called a saccade or saccade when a person makes a sudden or very rapid eye movement. In this period, which is fractions of a second, the eye moves so fast that the retina is destabilized and the information received is confused; that is, there is visual noise. To try to cancel it or at least reduce it, the brain reconstructs an estimated scene from the images seen moments before, but in exchange it suppresses the vision.
Details like the above could be key to advancing virtual reality through gameplay and, although it may seem far away, it sounds fascinating. Precisely horror games could be the ones that help popularize virtual reality with the help of new eye tracking features and, of course, the creativity of developers.
2023 could be a good year for lovers of horror games
If you are a fan of the horror genre in video games and this type of experience that plays with the sanity of the user, there is no doubt that 2023 will be a good year. We say this because there will be other games that offer very promising experiences of the same style.
We remind you that the remake of dead space will feature a dynamic horror system that was not present in the original game and that will not only make players wonder and keep them on edge at all times, but even generate episodes of psychosis.
What do you think of this feature of the new game of The Dark Pictures Anthology? Tell us in the comments.
The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR It will go on sale on February 22, 2023 exclusively for the PlayStation VR2. You can find more news related to this series if you visit this page.
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