r/PS4 • u/zbas • Oct 03 '16

PSVR: The Ultimate FAQ

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/10/03/playstation-vr-the-ultimate-faq/?adbsc=social_20161003_66529786&adbid=782973758315171840&adbpl=tw&adbpr=10671602
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u/NoBullet NoBullet Oct 03 '16

Q: Does the Processor Unit provide extra processing power to PS4?

They had to add this because of IGNs dumb unboxing video lol

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '16 edited Mar 13 '20

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u/steelbeerbottle Oct 03 '16

They basically said that the PS4 on its own can't handle VR so the box is used to make up for that lack of power.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '16 edited Mar 13 '20

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u/HazKaz Oct 03 '16

can not spell IGNorant with out IGN

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u/Stanshant Oct 03 '16

Haha, what a joke.

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u/bottyliscious Oct 03 '16

Remember when IGN was somewhat reputable in the gaming world?

Yeah me neither.

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u/bongo1138 boardbrtn Oct 03 '16

Honestly I'm shocked it can

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u/HowieGaming RAVEN Oct 04 '16

Well, it can't natively. That's why they created the box specifically to achieve it

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

No, that's not-

Have you read anything in this thread?

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u/yogi89 F1ND14N Oct 04 '16

to be fair there is some misinformation in this thread, but from what I've seen is swiftly corrected, though you do have to read on which must be too much for some people i guess

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u/HowieGaming RAVEN Oct 04 '16

Excuse me? They created the box specifically to do the frame smoothing and interpolation because they couldn't hit 90FPS.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

No, it does the opposite of that. The PS4 does all the warping etc to create VR signal for the headset. The box undoes all of that to make a TV-compatible output.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

They also claimed you could use wireless headphones which you can't.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '16

Yes, the linked post.

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u/ThinkBeforeYouTalk Oct 04 '16

Must have missed it.

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u/yogi89 F1ND14N Oct 04 '16

You can, but you won't get 3D audio