What game highlights for the PlayStation VR are coming to market in 2017? We take a look at 5 promising titles.
Was 2016 “the year” of virtual reality? There’s certainly room for debate. Yes, several VR headsets were released, including the PlayStation VR, which made this technology accessible to the masses. However, one cannot say there was a breakthrough for VR. The reason: There is a lack of top titles.
Since the launch of the PSVR, several VR games are available, many of which are described as fun. However, they have a flaw: they are too short. They only provide short-term gaming pleasure. We are still waiting for a “must-have” title that captivates players in droves with VR.
Perhaps 2017 will be the year when virtual reality breaks through. According to Sony, hundreds of developers are currently working on VR games. Many of these will be more “mini-games”, that much is certain. Therefore, we ask: What top titles for the PlayStation VR are coming in 2017?
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Let’s start with a survival horror game that is already within reach: “Resident Evil 7 Biohazard” will be released on January 24 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. It will be the first major AAA title completely playable with PSVR. The entire gaming world will look at the release of the seventh installment of the RE series and see how it performs in VR.
The setting for this horror game is a dark plantation where you encounter the mysterious Baker family. Jack and Marguerite Baker, the plantation owners, were long thought to be missing – but now you will meet them.
Resident Evil 7 is set to open the door to a new horror experience thanks to PSVR: you will run through the action from a first-person perspective, where some shocks are programmed. Thanks to the specially developed “RE Engine”, which was created from the start for VR, the game is said to deliver a “disturbingly realistic horror experience in the players’ minds” according to Capcom.
Certainly a title where many will consider whether they want to endure this horror. The age rating is 18 and older.
On the next page, you will find an online VR game that is likely to have fewer shocks.
