Former Guerrilla Games developer Chris James has claimed that PlayStation VR 2-exclusive Horizon Call of the Mountain will “change what AAA means for VR.” Although he didn’t work on the PS5 title himself, James previously served as senior world designer on Horizon: Forbidden West so he’s probably seen enough of the PSVR 2 game to call it “amazing.”
James also confirmed that Horizon PSVR 2 has been in the works for a while, confirming all those rumors that cropped up years ago.
This is been in the works for a while.
I didn’t work on it, but I promise you this will change what AAA means for VR.
It’s amazing. https://t.co/nzXcWLHDoP
— chris.james (@cignet) January 5, 2022
Will Horizon PSVR 2 be a must-have PS5 VR game?
It sounds promising, then, but the question remains: will Horizon Call of the Mountain do for the PS5 and PSVR 2 what Half-Life: Alyx did for PC VR?
In response to James’ tweet, a large number of people brought up the acclaimed Half-Life: Alyx, arguing that Valve has already revolutionized AAA VR development. However, Half-Life: Alyx released nearly two years ago and game development evolves fairly quickly. Guerrilla Games and Firesprite could potentially set the bar higher with Horizon PSVR 2.
In his CES 2022 speech, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s chief executive officer Jim Ryan promised “best in class” visuals with PSVR 2 coupled with gameplay experiences that push technology and innovation. Horizon is billed as one such “unique” experience.
In other news, while Sony didn’t announce a price for PSVR 2, we discussed what a good price point would be. And we also offered our readers a specs comparison to determine if the PSVR 2 will be a worthy upgrade.
