Playstation VR 2 on PC: There's hope for eye tracking support
Playstation VR 2 on PC is sorely missing one feature in particular: Eye tracking. One developer is working on a solution.
VR enthusiast and software developer whatdahopper aka Kaitlyn has managed to get the Playstation VR 2's eye tracking to work on a PC. At least rudimentarily.
On X, the developer shows the first video footage of eye tracking in action.
"Yes, I am working towards getting the PSVR2 eyetracking/gaze working on PC, nothing is ready yet, it's still uncalibrated and I only just got ET data from the headset last night," writes whatdahopper on X.
PSVR2 on PC 🙂
AdAd(extremely WIP, testing crosseyed, need to fix position) pic.twitter.com/khvuvfdXZk
- wdh (@whatdahopper) April 4, 2025
Should the developer release his eye tracking software, it will be free and open source, just like all their projects available on Github.
"What I will say is that my software is just a mod of the official PSVR2 SteamVR driver released by Sony, it injects support for ET into the driver, my plan is to release an SDK so people can integrate stuff," writes the developer.
You can support whatdahopper's work via Patreon.
Eye tracking on a PC at an outstanding price?
Playstation VR 2 has been available on PC since August 2024 thanks to an official PC adapter and SteamVR driver.
Unfortunately, Playstation VR 2 on PC lacks some of the best features: HDR, headset and controller haptics, 3D audio, and most importantly, eye tracking.
If it were possible to unlock eye tracking and features like foveated rendering, it would significantly increase the value of the VR headset. Other PC VR headsets with eye tracking, such as the Pimax Crystal (Super) or the upcoming Bigscreen Beyond 2e, cost more than $1,000. Playstation VR 2 is $400 (without the PC adapter).
The question that arises for me in this context is: Why doesn't Sony itself make an effort to unlock eye tracking for PSVR 2?
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