Sony is adding an extra measure to avoid confusion in PSVR Games

Sony has been touting their exclusive VR headset for some time now. Their new PSVR headset is due to release in Q4, 2016. The new PSVR promises to bring exclusive VR games and VR content to the table. With all the sea of games, confusion is a possibility. Sony is doing their best to avoid it.

[nitrogav]

I hope the price for PSVR doesn't go up because of Brexit here in the UK!?.

[Kerppamaister]

I think every price will go up cause of it.

[pyroxxx]

You guys are going to have 2 very tough years ahead,.. Watch central bankers from the FED, EU and Japan absolutely pounce the sterling,.. You don't piss American Empire and globalists off,..I really doubt in the end Britain will really be allowed to leave,..They will just punish you to the point of compliance. But good job guys ,.. Really a brave step.

[Jayszen]

@prroxxx

Why thank you for you good wishes.

Some people voted to leave because they do not like the level of immigration into the UK and thought voting to leave would reduce the numbers. Most did so because they do not like an unelected body having the power to determine the lives of half a billion people. There is nothing democratic about the present day EU. All the good intentions it started with have been eroded in a world dominated by business and corporations. Just yesterday they announced sanctions against Spain and Portugal for failing to reduce their budgets to a level required by the EU. The countries will be fined 0.2% of the GDP and lose 0.5% of the income from the EU fund which means that the deficits will only get worse resulting in a never ending cycle of sanctions and fines and increasing deficit till a point where both Spain and Portugal will be in so much debt that the countries are owned by the bankers and the IMF. Look at the manner in which personal savings of the Cypriots were raided in 2013 in order to recoup losses by their government.

[Jayszen]

@nitrogav

I suspect that the price may well go up as a result as the bankers and the EU are determined to teach the UK a lesson for daring to take what was a democratic decision. These guys have the fingers on the pulse to the extent that they know if they target PS4 gamers and increase the prices of games, the PS4 and the PSVR, the whole country will demand a referendum to cancel the previous referendum so that we can stay in the EU and ensure we pay less for our Playstation fix. (Add maniacal laughter at the end of this paragraph for full effect)

[GNCFLYER]

They have always included what controller you need on the box. When my daughter was into the PS move games their was always a pixture of the move peripheral on the game case.

[Neonridr]

sigh.. so because people can't read we have to clutter up our game boxes with these large icons and extra writing everywhere. Shame.

[Ristul]

Yeah, looks terrible imo.

[Death]

Sony is touting this as a separate platform. Wouldn't it be easier to put the game in a different colored box? Instead of PS4 on it, they could say PSVR. That should eliminate any confusion.

[OB1Biker]

Many games support PSVR but are also playable without and they all need a PS4 anyway

[Christopher]

Different colored boxes costs more money whereas covers that go on them have to be printed anyway.

[rainslacker]

Different color or maybe slightly different shape. There's still plenty of empty space in the box itself. Not too extreme for storage purposes, just something that will be noticeable.

Believe Nintendo did this with Wii/WiiU titles, and even PS3/4 titles have both different colors and shapes.

While the wording should be enough, the box should be readily recognizable before one gets close enough to actually read it.

IMO, this would only really have to apply those those games which absolutely required PSVR.

OTOH, I don't recall them using different boxes for PSMove required games....and it isn't industry standard to use different colors or boxes for things that require a peripheral.

Anyhow, given that it isn't industry standard to use different colors or shapes within the same product line, using the same thing they did for PSMove, a banner and icon, is probably sufficient.

[Death]

I had no idea blue was a cheaper color. Where do you think green sits on the color-price scale? I have no idea how you came up with the dye used in plastic having an impact on cost.

As for games that are playable on PS4 with or without VR, that isn't as easy as games exclusive to PSVR. I would rather see games exclusive that take advantage of the VR platform instead of games that have an optional VR component add on anyway.

[Jayszen]

@Death

So people cannot read? It says on the box 'PSVR required' or 'PSVR compatible' in big letters right under the 'PS4 - Only on Playstation' banner. I mean you only have to look at the cover and gives you all the details required including 'You'll need these..' showing pictures of the PSVR in the games where it is absolutely required. The consumer has to take some responsibility here.

[Death]

@Jay,

Most people can definitely read. The real question is why don't they? Many times it's because they make a spontaneous purchase. That is what many retailers rely on. I tend to research purchases ahead of time, but I am aware I am in the minority when it comes to it. It would benefit gamers if there was something more to distinguish PSVR and PS4 games since they are separate platforms according to Sony themselves. A lighter blue color or purple would go much further in saying "this is different" than some writing on a box cover that is more likely to be overlooked by casual gamers/customers.

[darthv72]

They could have just made the color of the boxes different like MS did with kinect games in relation to other 360 games. If you saw a purple box you knew it was kinect specific. Simple as that.

[S2Killinit]

Some games are playable with both PSVR and traditional. Thats why they cant do that.

[nitus10]

Considering the PSVR can do a cinema mode pretty much all PS4 games can be displayed on it.

[NarooN]

Eh not a big deal. Do you really spend a lot of time staring at the boxes?

[Neonridr]

No, but you would assume a little bit of common sense. It's because of certain people that coffee cups have to say "Hot" on them, even though we all drink our coffee hot (minus iced coffee of course).

[NarooN]

Well yeah I get that. The first thing I thought of when I saw the PSVR labels is "that's nice, but there's still gonna be idiots who manage to get confused anyway." Sad world we live in, lol.

[KiwiViper85]

For sale, useless christmas gift from grandma...

[rainslacker]

One has to be aware of the product for the text to be relevant to them. Pictures help many see they they may not have what is required.

I don't expect customers to know everything there is to know....because a great many have no clue...but given the nature of the text, it would seem that a half intelligent consumer would at least want to inform themselves what it means given that the word, "required" is pretty prominent.

[HighlyDoubtful]

"and a damn heck more!"

Um what? Nobody talks like that.

[vikingland1]

Some sure damn heck do ; P

[Retroman]

Depend on where you were raised, how you was raised and parents communication, or as a child heard other kids use "Heck" yer,fer,reckin etc.. maybe the guy live in the South.

[WeAreLegion]

True, but nobody uses "damn heck".

[OB1Biker]

Fair enough. There are always people pretending they are mislead like on N4G who supposedly didn't know they need a camera.
On the box it even makes clear if you need a move controller.

[Retroman]

"Sony is adding an extra measure to avoid confusion in PSVR Games"

wouldn't it be simple if the game label say "PSVR" verse PS4 title on shelves. im very sure gamestop will create a psvr label shelve and regular ps4 title label shelve.
how is confusion possible??

[GeeksULTD]

Gamestop doesn't exist everywhere

[Retroman]

In my state of Washington it do!!! walk in yesterday. bought the NEW Ratchet and Clank game.
in Westlake mall here in SEATTLE Gamestop do exist. it used to be Electronic boutique .

[gangsta_red]

I'm sure there would be some (example:parents, grandparents) who would buy this thinking PSVR is a separate type of console.

[nitus10]

If they are just getting the game as a present I would not be surprised especially if the person purchasing the game as a present has no real interest in games, although I would assume they would know if the person who they are buying the game for:

1) Has a PS4.
2) Does not have that game.

Of course I am making an assumption here.

[SonyWarrior]

common sense isnt really common anymore

[IamTylerDurden1]

Makes sense, i like the Rigs cover.

[andibandit]

Wall of text article to more or less say "There will be icons on the cover of the game".