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How to prevent smashing your TV when playing PS VR2

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If you aren’t careful, you could easily damage your expensive television set when playing the PlayStation VR2. To see how you can prevent this accident from happening, you can take a look at this guide from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first step, we suggest that you play as few away from your television set as possible. The PS VR2 comes with a 14.7-foot (or 4.5 meter) long cable, so you should have plenty of length to move yourself back.

Furthermore, you only need 6.6 square foot (or 2 square meter) of free space if you want to take advantage of the room scale play style. For the standing and sitting play styles, you need even less room. So, you should have plenty of leeway to work with.

2. If possible, you can also try playing from the aforementioned standing or sitting position.

The room scale play style offers more movement, which will most likely lead to more accidents as you need to move around in the room.

3. If you can only play in room scale, then we recommend that you set your play area to as far away from your television set as possible.

To do so, you need to press the PS button and then select Quick Settings > Set Play Area.

Alternatively, you can go to the home screen of your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console and then select Settings > Accessories > PlayStation VR2 > Set Play Area.

4. You can also set the Boundary Display Sensitivity to High. By doing so, the virtual reality headset will warn you sooner as you approach the border of the play area.

You can find this setting by pressing the PS button, selecting Quick Settings and then selecting Other Settings.

You can also get to the same menu from the home screen of your PS5 by heading over to Settings > Accessories > PlayStation VR2.

5. You can also use a small carpet, flat cardboard boxes and other objects that you can stand on. By doing so, you should be able to easily tell when you step out of your play area.

6. You do not need to face your television set when playing in VR. Therefore, you can try facing the other way so that you don’t accidentally punch the screen.

Once you re-position yourself, press the hold the Options button on the controller to re-center yourself in the VR game you are currently playing.

7. After you have gone through the initial setup process, you actually don’t need to connect your PlayStation 5 to a television set at all. Thus, you can try playing PlayStation VR2 in another area if you are afraid of breaking your TV.

8. Don’t be afraid to pause the game to re-situate yourself in the real world if you feel that you have no idea of your current position.

In order to do so, press the Function button on the PlayStation VR2 headset, which should activate the see-through mode by default. Afterwards, make sure that your surrounds are safe and then press the Function button to return to the game. Finally, press and hold the Options button to re-center the in-game camera if necessary.

How to fix The Legend of Dragoon soft locking crashes on PS4 and PS5

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An emulated version of The Legend of Dragoon was recently released for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. When playing the classic Japanese role-playing game, however, many players have found that it will soft lock when they try to use specific dragoon magic spells.

As a result, the game will become unresponsive, forcing players to either reload from an earlier save point use the rewind feature to go back to a previous point before the dragoon magic was used in order to continue. One of the workarounds to this issue is to avoid using magic spells during fights altogether; however, this makes the game a lot more difficult when it comes to the turn-based combat. Thankfully, Sony has released a fix to these soft locking glitches.

To find out how you can fix this problem with the PS4 and PS5 versions of The Legend of Dragoon, you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

1. The soft locks should be fixed with 1.02 update for the game.

To manually update The Legend of Dragoon to the latest patch, you need to do the following:

  • Move the cursor over to the game’s icon on the home screen menu of your PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console.
  • Press the Options button on the DualSense or DualShock 4 controller.
  • In the pop-up menu, select the Check for Update option.

2. Depending on how you save your game, you may need to take additional steps to fix the soft crashes.

If you are loading back into the game by using quick save feature of the emulator, which allows you to save anywhere in the game, then you need to load into the traditional save feature of The Legend of Dragoon instead in order to apply the soft lock fix. To do so, you can take the following steps:

  • You can continue from the quick save and then look for an opportunity to save the game traditionally at a save point.
  • Afterwards, restart the game and then select Continue from the Title Screen. Load into the save you previously created from the save point.

  • Once you downloaded the 1.02 patch and load the game by using the traditional method, the game should no longer soft lock when you are using specific dragoon magic during battles.
  • You should also be able to use the quick save feature again without any crashing issues once the fix has been applied.

The Legend of Dragoon was originally released for the PS1 system on June 14, 2000, in the U.S. region.

The emulated version of the JRPG came out for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on February 21, 2023. It is a part of the Classics Catalog, which you can get if you are a member of PlayStation Plus Deluxe or PlayStation Plus Premium.

If you previously bought the emulated version on the PlayStation Store of your PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable or PlayStation Vita system, then you can download the PS4 and PS5 versions of The Legend of Dragoon at no additional costs. If not, then you can also purchase this game on the PlayStation Store of your PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 console.

What to do if playing PS VR2 while sitting down is not working

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While you can play PlayStation VR2 while sitting down, many players have found that they are constantly hitting against the boundary. So, if the seating position does not appear to be working correctly with this virtual reality headset, then you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first step, you can try adjusting the Boundary Display Sensitivity setting from the PlayStation VR2 menu.

To go to the PlayStation VR2 menu, make sure that you are wearing the headset and then head to your console’s Setting menu; from there, you need to select Accessories > PlayStation VR2. Alternatively, you can also press the PS button, select the Quick Settings card and then select Other Settings.

In the PlayStation VR2 menu, select Boundary Display Sensitivity and then set this setting to Low.

2. If your head and/or arms are still hitting the boundary, then you can try making the game you are currently playing think that you are using the standing position when you are actually sitting down. In order to do so, you can do the following:

  • In the in-game menu, change the VR play style to standing.
  • Sit down if you haven’t done so already.
  • Make sure you are staring straight ahead.
  • Press and hold the Options button located on the DualSense or the Right PlayStation VR2 Sense controller to reset re-center the in-game camera.

By making the game think that you are standing up when you are actually sitting down, you should be able to have more play area to work with.

3. If the boundary still feels too cramped when you are playing from a seated position, then you can try expanding the play area by doing the following:

To start off, press the PS button, select the Quick Settings card and then select Set Play Area. You can also go to the Settings menu of your PS5 and then select Accessories > PlayStation VR2 > Set Play Area.

Next, make sure that you have enough play area space around your seat.

Keep in mind that the play area only applies to the standing and room scale positions. Therefore, you need to select the standing play style in order for the expanded play area to apply. You can then sit down and re-center the in-game camera.

4. There is a good chance that Sony will fix this issue as it is a common complaint among players. Therefore, you should make sure that your PlayStation 5 and PlayStation VR2 have been updated to the latest firmware releases.

How to fix PlayStation VR2 ‘too many USB devices connected’ error

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When you plug in the PlayStation VR2 into your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console, you may end up seeing the following error message appear on the top right side of the screen:

  • “Too many USB devices connected.”

To see how you can potentially fix this with the virtual reality headset, you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

1. To start off, make sure you unplug any other devices you have connected to your PS5 console if you haven’t done so already.

2. You should also make sure that your PS VR2 headset is connected directly to the USB-C port of the system.

A USB extension cable or hub may end up causing connection issues.

3. If the USB connection appears to be fine, then the next step you can take is to clear the system cache and rebuilding the database by doing the following:

  • You first need to completely turn off your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console.
  • Next, you need to press and hold the power button for around 7 seconds. You should hear a beeping noise initially and then a second beep around 7 seconds later.
  • You should see a screen appear asking you to plug the DualSense in to one of the USB-A ports of your PS5 and then press the PS button on the controller. So, make sure you do so.
  • You should now be in the Safe Mode menu of your console. Here, you need to select “Clear Cache and Rebuild Database.”
  • You can then select the “Clear System Software Cache” and “Rebuild Database” options.

4. Moreover, you can try resetting PlayStation VR2 controllers as well. To find out how to do so, you can follow the steps laid out in this PSVR 2 Sense resetting guide.

5. Even if you managed to get the virtual reality headset to work with any of the aforementioned steps, the solution will most likely end up being a temporary fix.

So, if you are still seeing constantly getting the “too many USB devices connected” warning, then it is very likely that you have defective hardware.

In this case, you need to contact PlayStation Support, or the third-party retailer where you got the VR headset from, in order to exchange the defective product for a new one.

6. If you are still getting the error even with using a brand-new headset, then the problem may be related to the USB-C port on your PlayStation 5. Therefore, you may want to consider getting the port checked out to see if it is defective.

Keep in mind that, even if the USB-C port of your PS5 works for other products, such as recharging another device, it may still be defective when it comes to being used to transfer the data needed to play on the PlayStation VR2.

How to play Atomic Heart with keyboard and mouse controls on Xbox Series X and S

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You are able to play Atomic Heart with a keyboard and mouse on your Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S console. By using this control method, you should be able to aim better with your weapons when compared to using the analog sticks of the Xbox controller. To see how you can enable this feature, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. To start off, you need to connect your mouse and keyboard to the Series X or Series S console.

It is important to note that these gaming systems do not support Bluetooth mouse and keyboards. Instead, you need to either use a USB wired connection or USB dongle for a wireless connection.

Plug the USB cable or USB dongle into the USB ports of your console. Both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S come with three USB ports, one of which is located on the front with the remaining two located at the backside of the system.

2. Once you have connected your keyboard and mouse, the console should automatically detect the new input methods.

3. If you haven’t done so already, open Atomic Heart.

4. You should be able to use your keyboard and mouse to control the game right away.

5. Unfortunately, Atomic Heart doesn’t show the button layout if you are using the keyboard and mouse. However, it should be the same as the PC version of the game. You can find the layout below:

  • W: Move Forward
  • S: Move Backward
  • A: Strafe to the Left
  • D: Strafe to the Right
  • Spacebar: Jump
  • Shift: Dodge
  • Control: Crouch
  • Left Click: Attack or Shoot
  • Right Click: Secondary Attack or Aim
  • R: Reload or Recharge
  • 1: Change to Weapon #1
  • 2: Change to Weapon #2
  • 3: Change to Weapon #3
  • 4: Change to Weapon #4
  • Esc: Main Menu

6. You can change the sensitivity settings for the mouse by heading into the Options. From there, make sure you switch over to the Controls tab.

Once you get there, you will be able to adjust the overall sensitivity in addition to the X-axis sensitivity and Y-axis sensitivity.

7. If you want to change the mouse pointer speed and/or switch the left and right click functions, then you need to take the following steps:

  • Press the Xbox button on the Xbox controller to open the Guide menu.
  • Pree the RB button until you get to the Profile & System tab in the Guide menu.
  • Select Settings from the Profile & System tab.
  • Inside of Settings, select Devices & Connections on the left column.
  • On the right side of the same screen, you then need to select Mouse.
  • In the Devices & Connections – Mouse menu, you will be able to change the pointer speed. By default, this is set to 10.
  • Also in the same screen, you can select the “Switch primary & secondary mouse buttons” if you want to switch the left and right click functions.

What to do if Atomic Heart is too dark

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You may notice that some of the scenes in Atomic Heart are too dark, making it very difficult to make you what you are viewing. To see how you can make this game brighter, you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

1. To start off, you can use the in-game Brightness slider. In order to do so, you need to take the following steps:

To begin, head into the Options menu, which you can do by selecting Options from the Main Menu. You can also go there by selecting Options from the Pause Menu if you are currently playing the video game.

From the Options menu, you need to switch over to the Gameplay tab. For the PS4 and PS5, you need to use the L1 and R1 buttons to switch tabs. For the Xbox consoles, you need to use the LB and RB buttons.

You should then be able to find the Brightness slider in the Gameplay tab of the Options menu. By default, this slider is set to a value of 1. You can increase it in increments of 0.2, which the highest being a value of 2.

2. If the game still appears to be too dark, then you try adjusting its HDR settings. While Atomic Heart does not natively support HDR, your PC, console, television set and/or screen may be automictically converting the SDR image into HDR, which may cause the game to appear over darken.

In addition to adjusting the HDR settings, you can also disable it so that you can play Atomic Heart in SDR to see if you can get a brighter picture.

3. Of course, you can also try adjusting the brightness level on your television set or monitor if you need to further brighten up this game.

Keep in mind that changing the brightness will also effect the better lit scenes in Atomic Heart. So, you may need to constantly adjust the brightness of the game or your screen when moving from a dark scene to a bright scene and vice versa.

4. There is a possibility that the development studio at Mundfish may make the game more visible in dark scenes in future patches. Therefore, you should make sure that you have the latest version of the game downloaded and installed.

What to do if Atomic Heart is causing motion sickness or nausea

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When playing Atomic Heart, you may start to feel a little bit woozy. To see how you can prevent motion sickness and nausea while playing this first-person shooter, you can take a look at this guide from Seeking Tech.

  • 1. For the first step, we suggest minimizing the camera shake as the frequent camera movements could be causing your nausea. You can do so by taking the following steps:
  • To start off, you need to head to the Options menu, which you can do from the Main Menu. If you are inside the game at this moment, then you need to pause the game (on consoles, you need to press the Options button on PlayStation or Menu button on Xbox) and then select Options.
  • Inside of the Options menu, you need to switch over to the Gameplay tab. On PlayStation, you can use the L1 and R1 buttons to change tabs in this screen of Atomic Heart. Xbox gamers can use the LB and RB buttons.
  • From the Gameplay tab of the Options menu, move the cursor over to the Camera Shake Strength setting.
  • Finally, change this setting to the lowest possible value, which should be 0.2.

2. While you are in the Gameplay tab of the Option menu, we also suggest turning off the Motion Blur feature as it may also be triggering your motion sickness.

3. Furthermore, you can also try adjusting the Brightness slider in the sale Gameplay tab so that you can get better visibility of the action.

4. An inconsistent frame rate may also lead to nausea. To see how you can get a smoother experience with Atomic Heart, we suggest checking out this fps troubleshooting guide.

5. The development team at Mundfish has stated that they will be adding a field of view slider to Atomic Heart. You should be able to use this slider to decrease or increase how much you see on the screen, which you help alleviate your motion sickness.

So, if you haven’t done so already, make sure that you keep your game updated as the FOV slider is a post-launch update. Once this feature has been added, you should be able to find it in the Options menu.

6. Once you start feeling a little bit nauseous, then we suggest that you stop immediately and then take a break until you feel better before you try to play the game again. If you try to push through, then you will only get sicker.

How to download the Moss and Moss: Book II Bundle for PS VR2

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While Moss and Moss: Book II does not offer any upgrade paths from the original PlayStation VR1 versions, you are still able to purchase the PlayStation VR2 versions of both games together for a discount. To find out how to do so, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first step, turn on your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition system if you haven’t done so already.

2. You should be in the home screen.

If you aren’t, then you can bring up the home menu by pressing and holding the PS button located on your controller. You can also press the PS button and then select the home icon from the quick menu.

3. Next, select the blue shopping icon with the PS logo from the home menu in order to open the PlayStation Store App.

4. In the PlayStation Store App, press Triangle button on the controller to move the cursor over to the Search icon and then the X button to select it.

5. In the next screen, select the “Search for games, add-ons, and apps” bar.

6. Afterwards, you need to input the term “Moss” and then press the R2 button.

7. In the search results page, select the PS5 version of Moss: Book II.

8. On the product page for the PS5 version of Moss: Book II, select the three dots icon.

9. In the pop-up window, you then need to select Moss and Moss: Book II Bundle.

10. You should be brought over to the Moss and Moss: Book II Bundle. The price listed here should be less than the combined prices of the two games if you purchase them separately.

11. To start the checkout process, select the price from the product page of the Moss and Moss: Book II Bundle.

12. Once you have made your payments, you should be taken to a download screen where you can download and install the two virtual reality games.

13. After the installation has been completed, you should be able to start playing Moss and Moss: Book II with your PlayStation VR2 headset.

How to upgrade PlayStation VR1 games to PlayStation VR2

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A few games that were released on the original PlayStation VR headset have been ported over to the PlayStation VR 2. Some of these releases can be upgraded, either at a discounted price or completely free, if you own the original.

To see how you can upgrade a PSVR 1 game to the PSVR 2, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. If you own a physical copy of a PlayStation VR 1 game that can be upgraded to the PlayStation VR 2, then you need to insert the disc into your PlayStation 5 console.

Keep in mind that it isn’t possible to upgrade from a physical PSVR1 game if you have the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition as that console does not have a disc drive.

If you are upgrading from a digital copy, then you should make sure that you are logged into the same PlayStation Network account that you used to purchase the PSVR 1 game.

2. Once you are ready, head over to the home screen. If you aren’t there already, then you can press and hold the PS button on the DualSense for around 1 second to open it.

3. From the home screen, head over to the PlayStation Store app by selecting the blue shopping bag icon with the white PS logo.

4. Inside the PlayStation Store, you should be in the Latest, Collections or Deals tab.

You can change tabs with the L1 and R1 buttons.

5. In the Latest, Collections or Deals tab, scroll all the way down to the See More section.

6. From there, you should be able to find and select PS VR2.

7. You should now be in the PlayStation VR2 menu, which shows a list of games that can be played on the virtual reality headset.

The default listing can be somewhat random. If you want to sort the list, then you need to select the Sort and Filter option, which is the icon that has an arrow with three horizontal lines located to the left.

In the Sort and Filter menu, you can then select the Sort By option.

Finally, we recommend selecting Name (A to Z) so that you can view the list in alphabetical order.

8. Browse through the PlayStation VR2 menu.

Any upgradeable PSVR 1games you previously bought digitally on the same PlayStation Network account, or the PSVR 1 game that you have inserted into the disc drive of your PlayStation 5, should show feature a white “PS5 Upgrade” logo located on the bottom left side of game’s icon.

You should also see the upgrade price on the bottom right side the game’s icon.

9. If you are interested in upgrading, then you need to select the upgradeable game from the PlayStation VR2 menu.

10. On the game’s product page, you then need to select its price if applicable. You then need to go through the checkout process to buy the upgrade.

If the upgrade is free, then you should be able to download it from the product page without having to pay.

11. You should now be able to play the upgrade game on your PlayStation VR2 headset.

If you are upgrading from a physical PSVR 1 game, then you need to have the original disc inserted in your PS5 disc drive in order to play the upgraded PSVR 2 version.

How to find PlayStation VR2 game deals on the PlayStation Store

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PlayStation 5 games are constantly on sale in the PlayStation Store. Some of these titles support the PlayStation VR 2 headset. To see how you can find PSVR 2 game deals, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. To begin, make sure you are on the home screen of your PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console. This is where you can select which game to open and play.

If you are doing something else at this moment, then you can head over to the home screen quickly by pressing and holding the PS logo button on the controller for around 1 second. As an alternate method, you can quick press the PS button and then select the Home icon located at the bottom menu to return there.

2. In the home screen, select the blue shopping bag icon to head straight to the PlayStation Store.

3. From the front page of the PlayStation Store, you need to switch over to the Deals tab.

In order to change tabs in this shop, you can use the L1 and R1 buttons on the controller.

4. After getting to the Deals tab of the PlayStation Store, scroll down until you get to the All Deals row.

5. From the All Deals row, scroll all the way to the right side and then select the View All option.

6. You should now be in the All Deals menu. Here, you need to select the Sort and Filter option. It is the icon that features three horizontal lines with a down-pointing arrow.

7. In the small Sort and Filter menu, select VR.

8. Next, you need to make sure that only the PS VR2 option is checked.

9. The Deals listing should now be filtered to show games that either require the PlayStation VR2 or support it optionally.

10. From the same Sort and Filter menu, you can also sort the Deals listing based on different criteria.

In order to do so, select the Sort By option from the Sort and Filter menu and then select the following sorting options:

  • Default
  • Best Selling
  • Most Downloaded
  • Name (A to Z)
  • Name (Z to A)
  • Release Date (Old to New)
  • Release Date (New to Old)
  • Price (Low to High)
  • Price (High to Low)

You can then go back to the Deals menu to view the sorted listing.