‘Song in the Smoke’ is Getting a PSVR 2 Remaster That’s Slated to Rival PC VR Version - Road to VR

Critically acclaimed VR endurance crippled Song successful the Smoke (2021) is getting a afloat overhaul erstwhile it launches connected PSVR 2, thing developer 17-BIT says volition rival the ocular prime of the game’s PC VR version.

Song successful the Smoke launched connected Quest, PC VR and PSVR past October—just successful clip to triumph our PSVR Game of the Year successful 2021. We were impressed by its well-studied crafting depth, expressive creation style, and harrowing encounters with the primeval world’s mosh of beastly creatures.

And though not a given, since PSVR 2 titles won’t stock backwards compatibility with PSVR, developer 17-BIT says Song successful the Smoke is decidedly headed to the upcoming PSVR 2, and with much ocular panache.

“It wasn’t a airy upgrade – it was a ton of enactment and up-rezzing of truthful galore ocular systems,” originative manager Jake Kazdal tells Edge successful its 380th edition. “It stands alone, adjacent compared to the highest-end mentation imaginable connected PC VR – it’s honestly not adjacent close.”

The workplace says it wants to bring the PSVR 2 mentation of the crippled to players arsenic a escaped upgrade to the archetypal crippled connected PSVR, though Kazdal admits they “still request to fig retired the logistics of that.”

Dubbed Song successful the Smoke: Rekindled, the crippled is said to beryllium “more than a remaster,” arsenic it’s acceptable to diagnostic what the workplace says successful a caller tweet “tons of polish and further features driven by idiosyncratic requests and feedback,” calling it an “ultimate edition.”

The workplace says we’re owed to larn much soon. It’s not wide whether Song successful the Smoke: Rekindled is destined for launch-day presumption for the PSVR 2 erstwhile it hits shelves February 22nd, 2023. We’ll beryllium keeping our oculus connected 17-BIT successful the meantime, and besides adding it to our increasing database of all PSVR 2 games announced to date.