Don’t blink, as a result of PSVR 2’s eye-tracking could get you greater than you bargained for within the headset’s upcoming on-rails horror shooter The Darkish Footage: Switchback VR, which goals to toss some additional scares your method whenever you least suspect it.
PSVR 2 is releasing on February twenty second, and in its 100+ sport content material lineup is a singular horror sport from the makers of Till Daybreak: Rush of Blood which tosses you again into one other rollercoaster thrill journey that arms you with loads of weapons to fend off what bumps within the night time.
In addition to bringing high-quality VR to PS5, Sony’s next-gen headset additionally packs in eye-tracking, which is many video games are utilizing for simpler UI choice and foveated rendering—helpful, however not terribly thrilling stuff.
Some builders although, together with Supermassive Video games, are integrating the function into their core gameplay loop, which in Switchback’s case permits enemies to maneuver round particularly when your eyes are closed.
In a brand new gameplay video, Supermassive reveals off the function because it performs out past the massive ‘DON’T BLINK’ doorways, revealing a room filled with grotesque mannequins which solely transfer whenever you blink—and so they’re totally targeted on attacking you if they will.
Alejandro Arque Gallardo, Sport Director at Supermassive, says there’s additionally set to be one other model sort that works with eye-tracking, however cryptically will work in “a very totally different method.”
We’ve linked to the timestamp (above) the place Arque Gallardo discusses Switchback’s eye-tracking mechanic. The total video additionally delves into haptics, adaptive triggers, spatial audio, and the a number of areas you possibly can encounter within the sport.
The Darkish Footage: Switchback VR is launching on March sixteenth, priced at $40. You possibly can pre-order the sport right here. Within the meantime, be certain to take a look at our rising checklist of all confirmed video games coming to PSVR 2.