Welcome To PSVR City

Welcome to PSVR City

I had to...

Wow what did we all just experience? The PSVR Hype train made it's destination and it's been a rush ever since. Did you go to any midnight openings? Depending if you bought from Amazon you had to wait for yours to be delivered, but for those that preordered from Best Buy who had midnight openings or GameStop who was opening as soon as 9:00 pm depending on your time zone, we were able to hook up the PSVR. 

I will say that is some of the nicest packaging I have experienced. I mean the only way it could have been more awesome is if lights were shining and music were playing.

And I am sure some of you after getting everything out and hooked up said..."Oh let there be cables" and yes there are a lot of cables, but I am fine with that. But even if you may not be, you have to admit, the detail on the cables with the PlayStation symbols was pretty sweet and makes connecting everything that much more easier.

Complaints and Arguments

Well some of you got everything hooked up and were playing and all is going good and then it happened...the drifting.

For those that have not experienced it, the drifting occurs when you turn your head left and for some reason the PS camera is not bringing you back to the center of view and your in the PSVR world you happen to be visiting, may have you look like your facing to the left and or right and can be quite annoying. I know it happened to me the first night experiencing Rush Of Blood. Others may have experienced it with lights or distance, so let's talk about that. I tried to play during the day on the 13th and we have blinds, so no direct sunlight was coming in, but even with sunshine it's still going to light the room. When I experienced the drifting, I was reading and saw it could be lights and reflective objects could be the cause. Well no reflective objects, but decided to put sheets on any window just to make it even darker, same thing happened. Then I got to thinking...what about all those PSVR demos at Best Buy and GameStop's? There are lights above and it's much brighter than the room I am using it in and people are still playing. Then I noticed the tvs they were using and where the camera was placed. The camera was placed on top of the tv, but the tv was only as tall as normal eye level, for those that had the camera below the tv, the camera was tilted. But noticed the height of the tables they were being used and how the camera was tilted in that case.

Well still having problems and because I have a 30 day return window and yes even bought the 2 year warranty (just in case), I was able to switch out the headset, camera and processing box (I bought the launch bundle, so the move controllers were good). I am not sure which of the three it may have been, but my camera is on top of the tv tilted at an angle. I decided to move the chair up, even though I tried this as well. I decided to do the calibration 2 x (again) under settings on the PS4 and do everything on the PSVR and also the camera to make sure the calibration was correct and all is amazing now. As others have stated they have tried exchanging and some have worked and some of have not, but now I am able to play in the same lit room with no sheets covering anything and even was able to play Job Simulator with the ceiling fan light directly above me and awesome. Something else to try is maybe turning off the tv just to be on the safe side as you do not need the tv to play PSVR.

But you might feel a little ill?

Depending on what you are playing you may feel a little nausea or motion sickness. Keep in mind your brain in being tricked in a way to make you feel what is going on. I mean going up and down those hills on Rush Of Blood, I feel like I am honestly on a roller coaster. But what can you do to help this situation. Well if you honestly start to feel sick, stop playing. You may have to build up to it. Something else you can try is what is called Sea Bands. You can get them anywhere, Target, CVS, Walgreens...ect. These bands can be worn multiple times and may help relieve that nausea. But check out some home remedies out there and even some YouTube videos to see if that helps. Remember this is new, so again you may have to build up to it.

PS4 PRO...

Well in less than a month the PS4 PRO will be out and should help with the PSVR. The question is will you be getting? You don't have to get, but on what I know how this will help with PSVR, I am getting it. Yes it's a lot of money after getting PSVR, but I plan on trading in my current PS4 so that will help with the cost and will just put my 2tb hard drive in the PRO. 

Is PSVR worth it? 

Yes! Yes! Yes!

A new way to play like never before. Playing the London Heist...wow...Batman...wow...Job Simulator...wow. Everything I have tried was an amazing time. There are plenty of reviews and sites out there going over everything and I don't want to be just doing what everyone else does. I am just a normal person doing this blog for the fun of it and not getting paid for it. We all know how light the headset is and it just works. Just remember if for some reason it seems a little off center, just hit and hold the options button for a few seconds. So with that being said I need to review some of the games. But in doing so I promise a spoil free good time and again it may not be like your normal every day review. So until next time, PSVR City seems like a awesome place to live.