Tobii says it’s in talks to provide eye tracking for Sony’s PlayStation VR2

Sony may not have locked down PlayStation VR2 specs regardless of offering some particulars at CES 2022. Tobii says it is in talks to supply eye monitoring know-how for the next-gen VR headset. It famous the discussions had been “ongoing” and that it could not share the potential monetary affect of the deal. The agency is required to reveal the negotiations to honor EU market laws.

We have requested Sony for remark. The corporate beforehand confirmed the PlayStation VR2 would use eye monitoring, however did not identify a tech provider or clarify intimately how the characteristic would work. The headset may also use camera-based “inside-out” monitoring to detect head and controller motion.

The revelation suggests PlayStation VR2 may not arrive for some time. Sport console makers sometimes must solidify {hardware} specs nicely upfront, each for the sake of producing and to offer builders time to provide video games optimized for brand spanking new units. If Sony nonetheless hasn’t chosen a supplier for a key characteristic like eye monitoring, a launch remains to be an extended methods off.

Not that this is able to be an entire shock. Sony first teased PlayStation VR2 in early 2021, and warned there was “loads” of labor left on the challenge. The electronics agency dominated out any launch that 12 months, and nonetheless hasn’t given a normal timeframe for the wearable’s debut. Tobii’s declare would possibly simply mood expectations for PlayStation 5 house owners desirous to strive Sony’s newest tackle VR.