Sony says it will offer some form of PCVR support on PSVR2 this year, though it's unclear when or even how the company will let users play games like PSVR.
IVRY, another development team that also aims to provide streaming tools for PSVR2, has announced that it will bring the long-awaited SteamVR driver to PSVR2 sometime next month, allowing Sony players to stream PCVR content.
Exactly a year after the launch of the project, Mediator Software announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the Ivry SteamVR driver for PSVR2 has overcome the final hurdle and will be released via Steam next month.
One of the many considerations for using IVRY on the PSVR2 is the need for DP-AUX hardware, which will initially be provided exclusively to subscribers to the project's Patreon. Non-subscribers may also have the opportunity to purchase the desired DP-AUX simulator in April or May, with pricing yet to be determined, the team said.
There are a few other hurdles to overcome. Currently, Ivry for PSVR2 only supports a limited selection of AMD GPUs, currently including Radeon RDNA, RDN2, or RDNa3. As the studio points out, Sony has a responsibility to support the NVIDIA GPU, as there is no known way to bypass it without modifying the GPU driver.
"AMD's DSC strategy is technically suboptimal, with MediaTek-developed PSVR2 hardware supporting AMD and NVIDIA, and Sony disabling NVIDIA support for custom design," said Ivry developers. There is no other reason for Sony's change than to reduce compatibility with non-AMD GPU drivers. ”
And that's not all. Controllers are also an issue, as PSVR2's inductive controller is not currently listed as a supported device; The driver only includes support for Nolovr motion controllers and Valve SteamVR (AKA Lighthouse) tracking motion controllers, such as Index or Vive controllers.