PlayStation VR2: So this photo is supposed to be fake?

That Playstation VR It has been certain for a long time that a successor will be available, but at the end of February the design of the virtual reality successor was finally officially presented. Production is in full swing around 1.5 million units Sony wants to provide for the launch. When exactly that is, there is no concrete information yet – an alleged leak speaks of one Release in the first quarter of 2023.

In order to comply with the possible release and to actually be able to offer players the advertised selection of 20 titles, developers have to do that PSVR2 naturally hold in their hands to adapt the titles to the new technology. In March, Sony shipped around 2,000 dev kits to its Oakland headquarters, which of course could be PSVR2 hardware – although that has never been confirmed.

PlayStation VR2 Headset Photo: Real or Fake?

The fact is, however, that a photo is now circulating on the Internet that allegedly shows the headset and accessories in the wild. The photo was first published by the developer studio Bit Planet Gameswhich VR fans through titles like Ultra Wings 1 and 2 should be a term. The studio shared the image on Twitter with the caption: “Guess what’s coming to PSVR2? Correct answers only!”

Meanwhile, the original tweet is velvet photo deleted and Bit Planet Games has a shortened version with a different, official image of the VR headset from Sony on twitter uploaded. But the internet hasn’t forgotten and the original tweet and revealing photo have long since been archived.

For example, Twitter user Tobias Rial replied to the new, adapted tweet from Bit Planet Games a screenshot of the original tweet and other users shared the photo freely on Twitter, often without context. Meanwhile, Bit Planet Games seems to be in a real mess: After the Delete the photo one reacts to the retransmission with jokes and denial.

Bit Planet Games tries in vain to defuse the situation

The studio commented on the screenshot by Tobias Rial with the words “Fake News! But a Pro Photoshop Job!” and signed another tweet on the subject “It’s not real. It’s just cardboard and duct tape and some wires and a lot of it from the 3D printer.” Of course, Bit Planet Games was not able to contain the spread in this way and rather underlined the credibility of the alleged fake photo.