

That said, part of me still wondered if it would take the right headset with the right features and game library to transform the gaming medium forever. I'd reported on the industry and its games for years, but my actual playtime in a headset was limited to an Eve: Valkyrie demo at a GameStop ahead of PlayStation VR's launch, a couple of demos at trade shows, and one 15-minute session of Phantom: Covert Ops on Meta Quest 2 while hanging out with a friend.ĭespite claims by companies like Meta that VR would serve as the future of communication and entertainment, the technology seemed too scattershot and underdeveloped for my liking, with many competitors putting out underpowered headsets, many of which need a wire or two. I’m already pining for PlayStation VR2 to get Half-Life: Alyxīefore my PlayStation VR2 arrived at my doorstep last week, my experience playing in VR was minimal. God of War Ragnarok’s new free update is bigger than expected I miss the golden age of oddball, first-party PlayStation exclusivesģ big things I need to see from the next PlayStation Showcase Players waiting to grab the current lineup have until next week to pick up November’s games for free before they return to full price. PS3 owners, meanwhile, can look forward to Hyper Void, a forward-scrolling shoot-’em-up in the vein of the arcade classic Tempest.Īll of December’s featured PlayStation Plus games will be free to download for subscribers on Tuesday. PlayStation Plus has two final platform-exclusive titles in store for subscribers in December, including the PlayStation Vita version of Terry Cavanagh’s gravity-flipping retro platformer VVVVVV. PS Plus members can additionally look forward to free PS4 and PS Vita ports of Color Guardians, a side-scrolling platformer with lane-switching mechanics. Wired Productions’ military-themed twin-stick shooter Tiny Troopers: Joint Ops is also up for grabs next month across the PS, PS3, and PS Vita platforms as a cross-buy title. Featuring combo-driven melee combat mechanics, Stories equips adventurers with several new powers and upgrades throughout its single-player quest, and one of 24 different endings await at its conclusion, depending on decisions and dialogue choices made during the course of gameplay.

PS4 players with an active PlayStation Plus subscription will also get free access to Stories: The Path of Destinies, an overhead-view action-RPG developed by Spearhead Games. made its console debut earlier in 2016 with an array of platform-specific control optimizations and interface tweaks. Initially released for PC platforms, Invisible Inc. First up for PlayStation 4 owners, is Invisible Inc., an espionage-themed strategy game from Klei Entertainment, creators of Don’t Starve.
