Another example of Sony trying to branch out from pure gaming with the PlayStation VR is Anywhere VR. Announced at TGS, this transports you to a location of your choosing, with the example shown of a Japanese woman coming home and popping on the headset to go and relax on the beach, in the middle of a park with lots of pretty flowers or viewing the night’s sky.
There’s smartphone integration – hopefully with support beyond Sony’s Xperia line – so that the phone screen pops up for you to view within VR, letting you browse the internet, check your Twitter and play minigames.
It’s an interesting one, but I do have to wonder what it’s like to try and type out a message without being able to see your thumbs, only what they’re hitting on the screen.
We’re waiting on a proper trailer to appear, but for now, here’s the video from within the full TGS press conference. It starts at the 59:30 mark.
https://youtu.be/-_5k0a0tkLY?t=59m33s
