Is PlayStation VR (PSVR) still worth it in 2024?

Should you buy the PlayStation VR1 headset in 2024? The same question that I was asking myself a few weeks ago, trying to decide whether buying the PSVR is a wise decision or wasted money, since the new and improved VR headsets like the PSVR2, Meta Quest3 and Vision Pro are out and about making waves in the VR world.
I am Max from LifeHackerMax and I bought the PSVR now, in 2024 as the first VR headset, and I am very excited to share my experience. Because despite being an 8 years old VR headset, (Launched in 2016), I believe it is still a relevant choice for all the PS4, PS4 PRO and even PS5 users, to this day.
And I am here to tell you exactly why I think this old headset still makes sense in 2024.
Games to try:
Moss
Moss:Book II
Astro Bot Rescue Mission
The Curious Tale of Stolen Pets
Final Assault
Eagle Flight
Minecraft
SuperHot
RE7
Playstation VR demo Disks 1, 2, 3
My kids enjoyed playing:
Job Simulator a lot
Games I haven't played yet but want to:
Blood and Truth
Hitman
No Man's Sky
Vanilla Skyrim
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[@rockowilson2320]

Yes, absolutely. For Astrobot alone. That game is better than anything I've played on the PS VR2 even. I don't even like platformers but that game is magical.

[@paulnicolas172]

Hi I am on the fence about buying a PSVR2 and trying to decide if it’s price is justified over PSVR1 . Can I ask how the field of view of the PSVR2 compares to the PSVR1? Did you find a big difference as it’s only supposed to be 10 degrees more ? Cheers

[@thepokimonks]

⁠@@paulnicolas172fov for first gen is 100 while the second is 110.

[@thepokimonks]

and pretty sure there’s only like a slight difference with them

[@paulnicolas172]

@@thepokimonks yeah on paper but a few people re claiming it’s probably the largest they’ve seen bar t the pimax headsets - one guy on here measure horizontal fov at 116 degrees ? That’s why I was asking if anybody else has experienced it . Cheers

[@paulnicolas172]

@@thepokimonks yeah on paper there’s only supposed to be 10 degrees difference but a few people re claiming it’s probably the largest they’ve seen bar t the pimax headsets - one guy on here measure horizontal fov at 116 degrees ? That’s why I was asking if anybody else has experienced it . Cheers

[@TheNooch79]

The PSVR1 is still great with loads of games that haven’t/won’t be ported over to the PSVR2. Only issues are going from a single USB-C back to the tangled mess of wires and the lower res screen.

[@Neurodiperfluouspolarific]

I bought and sold the original several years ago but just recently picked up a near-mint psvr for 75 bucks and thought I would grab the persistence and Star Wars squadrons to add to my already existing library.... already had the farpoint bundle which is stellar... the resolution may be a little low, but the experience is still amazing...

[@PaulieLauraXombie1331]

I legitimately just bought one 2 days ago off FB marketplace for 100$ Guy kept it in pristine condition came with games wand charging station, hooked right up with ease, I absolutely love it! Wife came home said I looked ridiculous, till she saw I was playing Iron man, que to 5 minutes later shes flyin and BLAM BLAMING.. It was amazingly hilarious. Than she did the macarena 😂 She can't wait to play again tonight.

[@LifeHackerMax]

Thank you for sharing 🤗! Happy gaming!

[@creepyuncle542]

I use the PSVR1 a few nights a week. It’s the only VR headset I’ve played and I love it. I’ll upgrade to PSVR2 eventually Astro Bot is probably the coolest experience I’ve had.

[@LifeHackerMax]

Loved Astro Bot! Thank you for sharing! 😊

[@13lake]

I still play my PSVR1 and I think it's more comfortable than PSVR2, though I've gotten used to PSVR2's halo head mount. I just went through Arizona Sunshine again with PSVR1 on the PS4 Pro, but I use it to play Squadrons on PS5. Lots of good games for both. I went though VR sickness too, got my VR legs pretty quickly, it was worth it. And for anyone wanting to get a taste of VR with a used PSVR1 for your PS4 Pro, the resolution is fine, it's awesome, go for it. Play Squadrons, holy moly. You have to experience VR to get it. You think you know what it's like, but you don't, you just think you do. You may get scared playing Resident Evil 7 on flatscreen, but when your visual and audible senses are arrested in VR, you'll really not want to walk down those hallways.

[@LifeHackerMax]

Thank you for sharing! I haven’t played Squadrons but I did play Rezident Evil 7 and had to stop after the first episode. The second got me pretty scared and haven’t played it till the end. I will definitely go for it at some point.

[@paulnicolas172]

Hi I am on the fence about buying a PSVR2 and trying to decide if it’s price is justified over PSVR1 . Can I ask how the field of view of the PSVR2 compares to the PSVR1? Did you find a big difference as it’s only supposed to be 10 degrees more ? Cheers

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

I just bought a used one for £80. I actually bought one after getting a psvr2 and enjoying it alot. There are still psvr games that i dont think will ever get ported that i wanted to play so i made the jump on getting a cheap one. The thing that swayed me is i looked at my ps library and noticed i already had 20 psvr 1 games on my account that i've just acquired from being a ps plus subscriber for 10 years. So i thought why not. Also i just played and beat astro bot on ps5. So playing rescue mission is a big draw.

[@thedave7760]

I had this on my PS4 Pro. The most fun I had was with Astrobot a little platformer game, so much fun I was laughing so hard.

[@ianaaronson5237]

Just got a headset and controllers for $40 at a pawn shop. We exited to give it a try

[@nice-358]

Thank you for the review! Informative.

[@sameditz_1]

I used to play the vr playroom at my uncles a bunch on his vr, and recently I decided to buy it for myself to play it again

[@LifeHackerMax]

Thanks for sharing! You have a cool uncle 😀. Good luck 🍀 and enjoy your VR.

[@ScottPowersArt]

Just got mine, adapter in the mail - excited to play Skyrim@

[@imerflores1167]

Thanks for making the video brother!

[@tallguy0076]

There are lots of great games, but the setup of it got really old, and I ended up selling mine. I would recommend the aim controller it came with farpoint really cool game. Truth and blood is really cool as well!

[@jamesharvey44]

I am still using it in 2025 as some of the titles are fantastic and will never be ported to the VR2 headset. I have around 35 PSVR1 game disks and some digital downloads and only 3 got the VR2 update (at an extra charge), so worth it for me.

[@bause6182]

dreams is my favorite game and I have been playing it since its release in 2020, I was very disappointed to learn that there would be no support for PSVR2 so I bought a PSVR1 and experienced was amazing. I think the psvr1 is still worth it and is a good choice for getting started in vr at a very low price.

[@paulnicolas172]

Completely agree with you - the psvr1 is still an amazing headset especially for the price and you can pick one up very cheap on the used market now . Another good thing over the PSVR2 is that it’s more comfortable and it supports 3D Blu-ray movies whereas psvr2 doesn’t and on top of that most the games are really cheap to buy now . Another thing is that Psvr2 doesn’t have the variety and style of games I like like astrobot, wipeout omega collection, Rez infinite , thumper , Star Wars etc - have not seen many in PSVR like these style of games for psvr1 yet but I guess it’s still early days for psvr2. Right now I don’t see the point of selling my psvr1 with all the games I have and getting a few quid for it and then having to buy a PlayStation 5 and psvr2 which is gonna cost close to £1000 and then having to buy the expensive games for it - I’ll wait for a few years and see what it offers by then and probably buy a used on at a fraction of the price . Thanks for the video .

[@zackgamer_yt]

80 euros ? Or dollars cuz my local store is selling for 80 bucks and I'm saving up rn so rn I have 60 so 20 to go and I'll get one (never played vr other then cardboard)

[@thedave7760]

Astrobot was the best so funny I was laughing my tits off.

[@zackgamer_yt]

I got it. It's pretty good

[@huiniom]

Buy the quest 2 i bought a psvr then sold it and bought a quest 2 and saw major improvments like: •More free games •No wire •Faster loading times •Can connect to pc •You can carry it anywhere •Can connect to my phone •More customizable In my expierence quest 2 is worth a lot more and strongly reccomend it

[@LifeHackerMax]

Thank you for sharing as well as the details. It is on my list. I would love to try out all the features. Soon! Hopefully 🤞🏼

[@dest151]

yup. just got mine and the games are a good cheap price and i can i figure out if i would like to buy a more expensive one..

[@SikandarKhan-dh9ee]

Super Man.. You are a Superman.. i was looking for same opinion..

[@tsz8964]

Thank you for your video!!

[@Keinan27]

Skyrim vr was excellent to play on psvr1

[@returnofretrosteve9089]

Other day i ordered psvr Gran Turismo Sport bundle for around $100 on ebay, i cant wait to get it

[@EasyHeat]

GT VR is the only game that almost made me puke. Star Wars Squadrons? Flying around spinning and sh!7? Fine. 3 laps of GT tho? Instantly nauseous. LMAO! Weird.

[@returnofretrosteve9089]

@EasyHeat lol I haven't had a problem. Save for the ipd setting being 3 or 4 numbers off from what the measurement says. My ipd is 66, but on there it's 69 or so

[@EasyHeat]

I got the PS4 gen PSVR back in 2020 for my son's PS4 Pro. I also did a thermal paste/fan/SSD upgrade to the console. Overall? It's been awesome. I got him basically EVERY controller... Racing wheel, HOTAS (Star Wars Squadrons is fantastic), AIM controller, Move. Star Wars gave me no motion sickness. Gran Tourismo however? Bleagh! I almost puked! Hahaha! My personal top pick games: (in no relative order) Dreams (Seriously, calling this a game honestly doesn't do it justice. Must have!) AAA+ All the Doom VR games- A+ Sniper Elite VR- A Star Wars Squadrons -AAA+ Farpoint -AA+ Superhot (fantastic!)- AAA+ Blood and Truth -AAA+ Firewall Zero Hour- A+ Alvo -A+ No Man's Sky AA+ Skyrim VR -AA+ Ace Combat -A+ Arizona Sunshine- A Drunken Bar Fight (totally fun party pass around!) A+ Wanderer (Best graphics hands down) AAA+ Fruity Shooty-A Space Junkies Resident Evil VR-AA+

[@EasyHeat]

Totally forgot Wipeout! That one rocks also! AA+

[@lloydmutabharuka6934]

0:30 you forgot to mention PC as well. I use it for sim racing on pc and i love it. It is my first vr headset by the way, 100 times better than pancake.

[@LifeHackerMax]

Thank you for adding that information 🙏🏽.

[@EasyHeat]

Also, with a GPU above a GTX 970, an old PS3 camera, and some third party software apps on PC? It's possible to use the OG PSVR headset not only with some Steam VR titles, but also an increasing back catalog library of FPS and racing titles. Including GTAV and Titanfall2. ISYN

[@marcoandres767]

An rx 580

[@EasyHeat]

@@marcoandres767 I've been looking at getting one. Although, I've been legitimately pondering on getting my 11yo son a Meta Quest 3s, so if I go that route? I'll definitely need at least a GTX 1060 6gb. My current PC build is a WIN10 Pro, i7 3770, 16gb ram, 1tb SSD, GTX 750ti 2gb. Probably will need a beefier PSU as well. At least 500 watts. The 3770 shouldn't bottleneck a 1060 too much IMO.

[@blackphysicalexperimentation]

Astrobot was fun Yesterday again

[@paulnicolas172]

Ps2 try Robinson the journey and thumper and best saber and rush of blood - fantastic

[@kingofdream6472]

How much it costs now?

[@TimEdrington]

The original headset is still great in 2025. Run it on your PS5 and enjoy some of these gems: Saints & Sinners Sairento Wanderer Skyrim Blood & Truth No Man's Sky Hitman 3 Resident Evil 7 Star Wars Squadrons Astro bot

[@SocialDisaster_]

What camera would I need to get?

[@LIFEWITHTHEJONESES1]

I have the meta quest 3s. I just bought a ps5 and was wondering if psvr or psvr2 is worth it?

[@LifeHackerMax]

@@LIFEWITHTHEJONESES1 I think you can do a trial run by renting a headset for a day or two and see for yourself. If you find out the answer, please let us know too. I am curious which one is worth buying: psvr2 or quest3.

[@Pro18YT]

For 50€ all you think that is a good purchase??

[@LifeHackerMax]

I paid 150€ for mine so I would think 50€ would be a great price unless there is something wrong with it or the system was incomplete. Then I would think twice about it.

[@Pro18YT]

@@LifeHackerMax Thanx for the reply the only catch is that's it don't come with ps Camara but I search for it and is cheap

[@LifeHackerMax]

@@Pro18YT does it come with the move controllers? Those are about 30€ / piece in my country. If you don’t get the controllers and the camera, when you add them up you get 60€ for 2 controllers, 50€ for camera, 50€ for the VR headset (btw check for all accessories: processing unit, speakers, cables). So about 160€. I personally prefer to buy them bundle if I buy them used. I get to test the system from the seller to know is functional. I buy used products from local bazaars (not eBay) so I get to go and see the product before buying.

[@mallow2902]

Wipeout Omega Collection's VR mode doesn't work on the VR2, so that's at least one game still worth using the VR1 for.

[@LifeHackerMax]

Thank you for adding this information 👍🏼.

[@tomasmacek5101]

can you play blade and sorcery

[@ReggieRose-w6x]

No but there is a similar game called swordsman vr 😊

[@alkhan44]

how is the picture quality is it good ?

[@LifeHackerMax]

@@alkhan44 it is a great question that doesn’t have an easy answer. The resolution is very low 960x1080, so the picture is not as good as you would see on the TV. I can’t compare it to other VR headsets yet because I haven’t tried others so far. But I am okay with it. I think it depends on the expectations one has. I would say it’s good considering how old it is and the money I paid for it. If you wondered about the quality in comparison with other VRs maybe someone who has experienced more headsets can provide better clarity on this.

[@LifeHackerMax]

@@alkhan44 one more thing: all of the shots with in-game footage where taken by me with the phone straight through the PSVR lens. That is actually the quality of the picture as a perspective. I hope it helps.

[@alkhan44]

@@LifeHackerMax thnx mate your answer it does help

[@LanaKalad]

I have ps4 only so psvr1 is woth me

[@paulnicolas172]

Ps psvr1 is better than quest 2 for me as the graphics and field of view are better unless you really cant do without wireless room scale. Quest 3 has bigger fov and better graphics but is £400 odd soo is a lot more expensive than psvr1 and I don’t think the graphics are as good in most games .

[@aleman58812]

you can get a PS VR for like 80$ here in america. great exclusives tbh.

[@TanelNõmme]

Can i use the psvr1 on ps4?

[@LifeHackerMax]

Yes! Psvr1 was made for PS4.

[@coldslay]

How to use psvr with playstation 4 controller

[@LifeHackerMax]

Depending on the game you will be prompted to connect the controller. If the game is specifically designed to be played with the move controllers, you will need those. For example: Moss only needs the controller, AstroBot is the same.

[@coldslay]

@LifeHackerMax I lost my psvr controller and can't buy new here in Nepal not available anywhere

[@MCN21000]

I have the ps5 camera do i need the ps4 camera?

[@LifeHackerMax]

To PS5 camera is not compatible with the PS4. The PS4 camera is compatible with the PS5 but you need the special adapter for it.

[@rayx_idk]

ok but why the tracking is bad i tried to resolve watching tutorials but nothing changed

[@LifeHackerMax]

@@rayx_idk what part of tracking is bad for you? The headset, the move controllers?

[@rayx_idk]

@@LifeHackerMax the move controllers:(

[@13lake]

​@@rayx_idk I got in the habit of laying the Move controllers down on a table or something near my playfield and not holding them while I turn on the PS4. I just push the buttons, I don't pick the Move controllers up yet. Then, I activate the other Move controller, same way. I get my headset, headphones, move furniture or whatever, and then I pick up the controllers. I also think having the camera a little above head height if you can is best, and get the room dark. Not total dark, but the darker the better, with no lamps or shiny objects behind you. I think white walls or doors or anything in view could also pose a potential track loss, so usually just dimming lights can pretty much solve that issue. If still having issues, it may be the Move controllers themselves. I've only ever used one pair, and they do hiccup here and there, but they don't break the game. As long as the camera can see them and the room is dim to pretty dark, depending what's behind you, they should work fine. Also, if the Move controllers are ever between the camera and your headset's lights, that's where some tracking can get weird. So in any situation in-game, if you can maneuver yourself to not be aiming directly towards the camera, that helps. You may know all this stuff, but I thought I'd throw it out there.

[@LifeHackerMax]

@13lake Thank you for taking the time to help! 🙏🏽

[@rayx_idk]

@@13lake ayo thank you so much, that got very better now and i have no more tracking issues tysm!

[@SamHaynesMusic]

Hey are really cheap now and we'll worth it

[@vmfvictor]

does anyone have experience using it on pc? I've been thinking of getting one for vr chat and some shooters on steam. how is it using it on pc?

[@VaultBoy-kz6ed]

I just bought a psvr for $50 to use on my ps5 😂

[@piotrmbukowski]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gommdKRtbduAkK8 4 second into the video, and the answer is YES! ABSOLUTELY YES! Even small/'obscure' indie games invoke "....WOW" effect and I still have not reached games like Skyrim, Doom, Farpoint or RE VII or HITMAN 3.