Sony Entertainment has just filed a new patent as of December 12, related to an head-mounted display device and a way of making sure the device is worn correctly by users--so it's seems very likely that the patent is for Sony's PlayStation VR 2. The patent offers a decent idea of what Sony is trying to achieve with its next VR device, including numerous design changes and upgrades from the current PlayStation VR.

With Sony preparing to launch the PlayStation 5 in the next year or so (likely at the end of 2020), it makes sense that a new and improved VR device is also in the works. Excitement has been mounting as more and more PS5 specs are revealed along with the upcoming games that'll work with it; and in some cases, now also with the PS VR 2.

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According to the patent, Sony is looking to fix one of the bigger and commonly encountered problems with the PS VR: putting on the device correctly. Some devices right now use pupil tracking, but the internal computer isn't always able to see the user's pupils, and if people wear glasses, that's another complication that current tech can't fully deal with. So, Sony's PS VR 2 design might make that easier by allowing users to adjust the placement of the device more accurately, and all that is done by implementing ultrasound transducers into the HMD. Essentially, the device emits ultrasound signals and then receives them when they reflect back, thereby creating a more accurately generated image of the user's eye.

wearing the PS VR

The patent had a few other significant elements to it, including wireless connections--so it's possible the PS VR 2 will be able to run without being connected to a PS5 or PC. Sony's patented HMD design was described as being able to process audio and video in the same wireless connection. Another of the company's planned upgrades is to reduce the amount of unwanted reflection in the user's eyes. Sony also left room in the patent for further additions in the future, so it's entirely possible that the PS VR 2, whatever it ends up being and whenever it launches, will be able to do even more than all that.

The patent itself is long and extremely technical, but the premise should be enough to interest fans of VR. Perhaps Sony will reveal more about the device in the next year, as anticipation for the PS5 mounts.

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Source: USPTO