PS VR2 Headset Teardown Video - First Look with Engineers Behind the Next-Gen Hardware

The PlayStation VR2 launch on February 22, 2023 is right around the corner, and today we are very excited to provide an exclusive look at the hardware’s interior architecture, with two PS VR2 teardown videos.
In this video ,Takamasa Araki from the Mechanical Design team explains how he and his team achieved the well-balanced and symmetrical internal structure, enhanced cooling system for comfortable gameplay, optics for amazing graphic fidelity, and the ergonomic headband designed to maximize comfort.
ATTENTION: For information only. Do not try this at home. Risk of exposure to electric shock or other injury.
Disassembling your PlayStation VR2 will invalidate your manufacturer's guarantee.
#PlayStationVR2 #PSVR2 #teardown

[@MrJonnyHovo]

It’s absolutely baffling how much engineering goes into something like this. Helps me appreciate it even more

[@Cazanu417]

Now il worry i walk into the wall and mess it up😭

[@De_Gecko]

@@Cazanu417 wont happen now that u are aware of this. U have to be rly stupid to do such Things.

[@Final_Fantasy_7]

What's even more baffling is how each one gets made perfectly at the factory...mass production!!

[@kins927]

They have the manual book how to teardown VR2 for official Engineering

[@jtm6186]

The Quest 2 and Quest Pro have even more components crammed inside seeing as they are standalone headsets, you might find that interesting as well.

[@pipgoesthepossum]

Very cool to see Sony being this transparent about designs themselves.

[@scarface11991]

Now I know why I paid 600 bucks for it. It looks sleek and "simple" from the outside but an insane amount of work and engineering was done to create the product. Glad they uploaded this, kinda makes me appreciate it even more now. One more week, can't wait

[@asdf_asdf948]

Honestly this seems like a huge flex by them. Jaw dropping amount of design chops going into this. I imagine competitors watching this video scrambling to adapt some of the ideas into their own headsets.

[@wrathofall]

That was impressive. Like some of us have been saying all along...WORTH EVERY PENNY!!! Incredible engineering. Well done Sony.

[@DragonPhlegm]

Sony know their tech, they are pioneers of the industry with decades of experience. They know what they are doing when it comes to hardware

[@johnmann7o2]

It’s a shame pancake lenses wasn’t used. Form factor wise, its already obsolete. Bad call on Sony’s part.

[@SkemeKOS]

The intricacy of engineering is insane.

[@ChiquitaSpeaks]

Appears to be within expectations

[@xxBlackpspxx]

Not at all

[@ChiquitaSpeaks]

@@xxBlackpspxx lol these people are getting caught up in hype for a tear down

[@mitchelljenkins4815]

I love how he has a tool to hold every part of the headset while breaking it down smaller and smaller.

[@matute93]

They probably made them during the development and testing of the headset to make the work easier

[@Ash-re2fe]

He did point out a part to help extract the rear button from the chassis while keeping the internal gear in place. He pointed it out as if they were letting us know what to do with it which makes me excited to think Sony may actually sell these tools for repairing the headset.

[@eSKAone-]

@@matute93 It's for the workers at the assembly lines.

[@lorenz07]

@@Ash-re2fe they won't

[@thelegend-8151]

@@eSKAone- This, they will have a worker for each stage of assembly and it just gets passed along.

[@eduardosantosabadia4609]

The "Please give it a try" at the end made my heart warm. Will do when I have the money...so in a couple of years.

[@scarface11991]

It's like an engineer is proud of his product he and his team worked on for years. I'm glad they made the video. I for sure will try it once my pre order arrives

[@Blight-fp3vt]

Its like the old 'Please consider' phrase a they would say in English on old commercials for Japanese cars.

[@terpy115]

Broke

[@forestcityfishing4749]

You could buy this after working 2 weeks at a part time job at minimum wage.

[@scarface11991]

@@forestcityfishing4749 the saying goes: when there's a will there's a way

[@finnyyy-]

Seeing this broken down is crazy, like where do you even begin in designing something like this. It just blows my mind, seeing it taken apart how they even make something like this.

[@bern9642]

you begin by taking math serious in middle & high school

[@krz9000]

this needs education, decades of experience and a will to build the best design posible. compare that to western woke world :D

[@finnyyy-]

@@bern9642 im not even taking about the technology part im taking about the design itself like knowing each component you need and how it should all fit together in this relatively small headset

[@bern9642]

@@finnyyy- my comment was a joke. 😂. It still needs a lot of math needed to shrink components and fit them all in.

[@bern9642]

@@krz9000 i know you're joking but a lot of the engineers are young people. Unless they started working as fetus, a large portion of them don't have decades of experience. Also western engineers are really talented. Just as talented.

[@weaverquest]

Sony's engineers are always just on another level.

[@arturaslekstutis7678]

Most of it is designed by facebook, they use software provided by them too.

[@jackreeves7]

@@arturaslekstutis7678 no

[@Kickim]

@@arturaslekstutis7678 Facebook? Stop the cap

[@xiaoxianzhu9910]

@@arturaslekstutis7678 Do some proper research before you talk online, Oculus (owned by Facebook) has nothing to do with PSVR

[@The_Morning_Brew]

@@arturaslekstutis7678 You're spewing out nonsense. It's time for you to step into reality again.

[@ModestMouseTrap]

So incredibly excited for this headset! Looks like the team truly made something to be proud of too!

[@ericjiang1045]

Absolutely love all the official teardown, great for educating both how to repair them and why they cost what they cost.

[@hallodu7067]

When I see how many components are installed then the price is absolutely justified

[@princegroove]

But cheapskates would say otherwise. 😂

[@defeqel6537]

The assembly costs much be insane compared to usual electronics.

[@EmrysCorbin]

Was just going to say that. All the outlets/people complaining about how high the price is. People have gotten so spoiled by cheap, poorly made hardware being old at a loss to collect user data that they've completely forgotten how complex these devices actually are.

[@princegroove]

@@EmrysCorbin Remember when suckers bought the Xbox one, a technically inferior console to the PS4, for $500 because it included a camera? Worse of all, it was later revealed that M$ was essentially spying on you fools. 😆

[@Dreadpirateflappy]

@@princegroove was even better when they said they would never sell the Xbox one without it... "Xbox is Kinect, Kinect is Xbox." then a few months later they sold it without it for a massively reduced price.

[@julien2231]

This is so crazy and beautiful. These engineers are insane

[@SouL-pm8dx]

It's so cool how transparent sony is with it's tech! They definitely know how to make entertainment products that appeal!

[@GamingWithPersona]

Beautiful design and so much tech packed in. Can’t wait until next week!

[@DeofolLock]

Completely floored you would show something like this. Such a super neat thing. No one will ever disassemble theirs, but seeing the pride of the engineer's is such a joy. Big Thumbs Up!

[@Calakapepe]

So cool! makes me so very appreciative of the amount of work that went into this! Every tech company should be making tear-downs

[@michaelgabrielgarcia1004]

Thank you for letting me appreciate the intricacies that go into creating this piece of technology 👏

[@EpicFetchQuest]

Loved when they did this for the PS5, and it's super neat to see it for the PSVR2. For someone who loves gaming but is not a techie, it really makes me appreciate the thought and engineering that goes into these devices I use on a regular basis. It also makes paying $550 for this seem like a steal, considering how much work goes into assembling a single headset!

[@albertodellavedova963]

That's really great. Really well engineered and thought off.

[@TheTherapistGamer]

I am completely awestruck. It's amazing to me that people can design and engineer things this perfectly!

[@12P14D22C]

This seems very well designed. Its always nice to see high level of engineering, it just fills my heart with joy :D but iam no engineer so i can only judge it with my limited knowledge x) If you havent checked it out yet, check the Tesla Superbottle or the octovalve. Also incredible amounts of engeneering.

[@IndependantMind168]

There were many iterations of this before what we have today. After it is implemented in the market there will be more iterations before we see hardware updates hit the market.

[@derk4737]

It comes down to 2 words...... pride and effort!!

[@NickHafling3r]

Nice to see that the unit seems very repairable in case something breaks.

[@gh3rick]

Deym.. that engineering design of this VR is topnotch kudos to them.. Brilliant!

[@nullgator8073]

What a beautiful piece of engineering, hats off to the team for this design

[@davidc2670]

Can't wait when this comes out!

[@exon576]

PS VR 2 is simply AMAZING. The Oled screen, the light weight, the 3D sound and the haptics.. awesome work Sony!

[@amannequin1725]

圧倒的技術からの自信なのか発売前に自らの手の内を明かしていくスタイルなのすこ

[@BartCunningham]

Thanks! Great engineering and a great presentation!

[@cloudyOso]

That mini cooling fan and mini heat sink for the cpu is the cutest, non living thing I have ever seen @ 4:21 bravo to all involved in this tiny VR beast, tech is insane.

[@XSwordOfWarX]

It's cool that it solved 2 problems with 1 solution. 1. Keep the headset chip cool. 2. Airflow through the headset so your face doesn't sweat and fog up the headset lenses!

[@SaschTheDash]

Amazing piece of Technology, well done and Congratulations to all who Made this Device possible. Can't wait to Play on the 22nd 👍

[@kram4130]

Amazing design and engineering. Can’t wait to try it

[@coolstermccool134]

@Officialplaystation. scam

[@OroEricius]

When people complain about the price of 600€ and there are clearly hundrets of fine designed parts in such a headset... welcome to the real life. This is an absolutely masterpiece of design and engineering! Cannot wait!

[@kraenk12]

Especially when competitor headsets with less features cost 1500 dollars upwards.

[@vrspaceman]

This is by far one of the most cutting edge devices in technology & engineering! Its a master piece , the cooling system, eye tracking, headset rumbling, durability, seals, light weight, eye adjustment & I can go on and on, every single min of this 12 min tear down is full of love, passion & massive expertise.

[@kutdownongaming78]

I'm floored by how much TECH is in that! Incredible

[@videogamer38]

Imagine if we received them in bits like this and we had to watch this video in order to put them back together

[@MaxAnnoying]

That's not an insane idea... making you understand at high level how engineering and high end consumer electronics work.

[@anomalychasing5383]

Nearly as complicated as an Ikea desk.

[@ps5_c0de]

Lego - Engineering teir

[@jbainbridge22]

I love when they talk technical to me. Here we go about to enter this last week of waiting :)

[@EeekiE]

Very nice design. It's expensive, but there's a lot going on in this and the controllers. A lot of parts to manufacture and assemble.

[@hemantsingh4808]

I am astonished to the very brim of my astonishment measurements by looking at the tech which gets into making the PSVR2 headset ! Also, the headset looks quite compact even after having so many components fixed inside it. This truly is a marvel of engineering. Kudos to Sony.👍🏻 I will definitely have one in the future .

[@Icza]

Thanks for this, I wasn't expecting to see one for the PS VR2 so it was a very welcome surprise. loved it!

[@f11bot]

This is so awesome to see!!

[@tomboblombo]

Content like this is amazing! Please do more stuff like this in the future.

[@indieseoul]

So satisfying somehow. Can't wait for my preorder!!!

[@dragonslayergv]

It looks amazing

[@Bchulo88]

I dont know what I love more, the teardown itself, or these custom stands that fit to each stage of the teardown.

[@CptCross101]

That was fascinating, Technically keeps getting better and better

[@stopndrop4588]

But EA SPORTS AND 2k Games keep getting worse and worse

[@CptCross101]

@@stopndrop4588 true

[@JFKaufmann]

All the "clacks" and sounds from dismantling the unit are curiously satisfying.

[@Vulgaris_Warmachine]

Love break downs vids, thank you!

[@onakahettana11]

分解動画見てると本当ワクワクしてくるからいつも動画にしてくれてありがとうだよ

[@hiredgunsg6178]

R&D and Engineering at its finest! I am excited to give this VR headset a try!

[@shugazi1]

This is so cool, class and innovation.

[@NlNJASPARX]

Was very interested to find out how the usb C cable worked on the inside. Awesome tear down.

[@theanimaster]

Specialized cable confirmed… now where can I get a replacement “just in case”?

[@eapleitez]

Simply amazing the amount of tech crammed into the PSVR2! Can't wait to disassemble my own!

[@EDogg_]

So exited for the 22nd!!!

[@DanieleBuccheri]

Engineering Masterpiece!

[@Tyrielwood]

thank you so much for this!

[@cellunlockernet]

Such a cool behind-the-scenes look at the intricate engineering that goes into making their VR2 Headset. It's great to see Sony being so transparent about the inner workings of their product!

[@VirtualHeron87]

I'm suprised this wideo even exist.Never expected that VR got its own teardown.Thanks for this wideo.

[@mutalix]

Are you indian or Pakistani? Why do you say "wideo" instead of video, I've seen indians and Pakistanis use W for V and V for W. Example: universe instead of universe, or wery instead of very.

[@ilhamsusanto555]

7 more days to release, can't wait to hold and play it, come on Sony... give us a thousand high quality VR games

[@DaulSense.Controler]

Cool I hope this becomes a regular thing 😮

[@jimmyjo1375]

The guy who broke down the ps4 like this smoked a cigarette through.

[@melxb]

? they been doing this since ps4, did it with the ps5 system too

[@Llamu]

It is

[@declaredjeans7555]

The fact that they made this video, is awesome! Not only showing us how it works, but how to disassemble it if needed. Cool!

[@Steve8K]

Huge admiration to you all at Playstation VR for making a complex headset, yet simple for the fanbase to use. 💙🎮

[@chakrachaos6652]

Wow, i'm impressed. Thank you to let us see how the PSVR2 exactly works. Can't wait to use the PSVR2 next week

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

Hey everyone, remember to turn on the subtitles! ;)

[@oscarhagman8247]

everyone seems to impressed by the engineering behind the hardware, and rightfully so, but don't forget the software programmed to make all these components talk to each other and actually make it work is just as impressive!

[@DotDodd]

I have no intention of ever taking apart my headset. But I’m glad this exists by the people who made it. It’s just interesting.

[@Toshinisei]

I wish it was cheaper, but seeing how tech it's packing on such a small device, I kinda get the price e tag. Maybe one day...

[@cloud99vii27]

So glad that you desgined ps vr 2 listening players feedback on vr 1, this one seems the best vr made so far, looking forward to try it!

[@jaboy150]

This is exactly what I am going to do when I get my headset

[@dan_kitty_vr5107]

me too, except im gonna throw a phone inside so it can be standalone too

[@tarig4192]

@@dan_kitty_vr5107 why

[@Optamizm]

​@@dan_kitty_vr5107 so you can have mobile graphics? No, thanks.

[@dan_kitty_vr5107]

@@Optamizm lol i was being silly..of course not :)

[@jlepage36]

If you can put it back together and it works, you get a cookie!

[@MoviesForLifee]

Fascinating. Thanks so much for uploading this!

[@pedrovieira8602]

Imagine designing this. Or manufaturing it. Insane levels of complexity.

[@caixadepixels]

It's super cool to see some of the faces behind the product instead of only the division president or the PR

[@FurBurger151]

GAME CHANGING!!!!

[@km00mk2]

3Dプリント出力品そのままっぽい組み立て用の治具もいちいちかっこよくてそっちにも目が行く。

[@fadelalturki5360]

This is incredible. HYPE!

[@JerryFlowersIII]

2:39 He really is right about beauty inside and out, I love just looking at it. Remarkable.

[@anabukashka]

This HMD and controllers are amazing. The vibration alone blows Quest 2 controllers out of the water and then there's HMD vibration and incredible OLED screen. I love the form factor and the weight balance of the controllers. They are so satisfying to hold and use.

[@princegroove]

Every last one of PlayStation’s engineers epitomize tech obsessed nerds, and that’s absolutely awesome! Plaaaaaaystattttiiion. ❤

[@JerryFlowersIII]

The main cable looks like it could be replaced, easily enough, if needed. It just connects to the rest of the system internally with, it looks like, a USB-C connector. So thoughtfully engineered all the way through.

[@SnacksMpls]

A fan too! I thought it was just a passive vent!🎉

[@trocla]

So cool being able to see this.

[@colehuesca]

Sony is my favorite consumer company in the world man. Vídeogames, tv, TV's, movies, music, VR. They exel at everything.

[@atomosfabian]

Amazing video, thanks for make this !

[@xoceroXD]

I love these teardowns!!! I'm such a nerd lol.

[@BrunoLiraArraisMaia]

now the fun part starts: put the whole thing together

[@ReluctantGT]

This makes the retail price look like a steal. Amazing!

[@Superhyuman]

1 more week baby! 🙌🏼

[@seraph741]

The head pads are a smooth silicone rubber material, meaning they won't flake off with wear like how they did on PSVR. Lots of nice changes! Seems like they really listened to user feedback.

[@defeqel6537]

All these polite "masu"s and the green shirt really brought Suiseiseki to mind, and made this quite a funny tear down...

[@michaelp.3485]

I just want to thank the engineers for actually creating a solution for fogging lenses. I had massive fogging issues with vr headsets in the past, and I couldn't believe that this one didn't fog at all. Sony really have the best hardware engineers.

[@danielcastrillon7643]

Very impressive the amount of technology included on this product. I'll care it like a baby.

[@x0Kamix0x]

Unbelievable. Initially I was quite shocked at the price, but then looking at the competition, the tech you get is absolutely worth it.

[@Cybo-Man]

Ingenious using the fan to force air through the headset.

[@leandrosoaresofficial]

Muito bom ! Parabéns a Sony e esse cara por fazerem esse trabalho incrível pra levar entretenimento para muita gente !

[@jesrees1]

Great video! It's great to designers and engineers sharing the details of what they build and why, really adds to the enjoyment and appreciation of these amazing devices and the amazing work they do. Bravo!

[@RomainDelmaire]

Really cool to see Sony being so transparent as to what goes on in the headset and how everything works.

[@thehunter7422]

Man these engineers are something else . Don't understand how and where they decide to start from a design standpoint when it comes to what parts to choose and where to go etc. Hopefully I can get a PSVR 2 sometime this year. It looks amazing and the games with it too are looking awesome as well

[@Nosferatu239]

The engineering is insane! Man you gotta appreciate and love how smart some people are!

[@forestcityfishing4749]

Apparently "Everyone is equal and all the same"

[@Nosferatu239]

@@forestcityfishing4749 LOL

[@RogerEssigArtist]

Thank you for this!

[@ParadiseDecay]

AMAZING!

[@LOVER_LINK]

hopefully you guys will release an over the ear headphone attachment than the in ear ones

[@joeydirt420]

Pulse 3d?

[@dan_kitty_vr5107]

if they dont a 3rd party sure will

[@SaschTheDash]

Like the Mantis for PSVR1

[@LOVER_LINK]

I’m thinking like the chorus speaker add on for the meta quest

[@joeperez6451]

This is fascinating, thank you for sharing. Masterful engineering 👍

[@azalea4304]

Now I know the reason behind the divided parts on the top of the headset. I thought those are buttons. But to think that they did that because of the feedback from users for the PSVR to avoid the strain on the side of the head. That is absolutely amazing.