PSVR2 was only released a couple days ago, but you can bet that the scene are already looking into it.

Hacking into the Sony headset could have at least one very useful goal, and that would be to create PC Compatible drivers for the PSVR2. This had already been the case for PSVR (although the experience is not perfect), and it would be great to bring the option of PSVR2 to PC Gaming, of course. The headset is affordable, and many of us would love to be able to use it on more than the PS5, if Sony won’t provide official PC drivers themselves.

PSVR2 Reverse engineering – What’s been done so far

The PSVR2 was of course just released, so we’re at the early stages of the scene understanding what’s inside.

It’s been quickly found out that the PSVR2 headset is actually recognized on computers as a monitor, and it technically works. (The controllers, too, are recognized as HID Game controllers.) Sony have officially shared some of the open source code used on the PSVR2, which revealed that PSVR2 is using the Linux kernel. Zecoxao has a short video summarizing some of that.

Although not a surprise, it’s also been confirmed that PSVR2 uses a MediaTek 3612-a0 Chip. Zecoxao notes that this chip is used on multiple devices including the Dualsense, meaning security issues on this particular chip could break security on all those devices.

seems that sony uses chip MediaTek 3612-a0 on 3 different devices: psvr2, dualsense, and media remote. if there is a vulnerability on this chip that allows to dump its contents, ALL 3 devices would be defeated, security wise

— Control_eXecute (@notzecoxao) February 23, 2023

Can PSVR2 run on PC?

For now, although the PSVR2 is recognized on PC, it can only be used as some generic monitor. We can dream that the full functionality of PSVR2 could be used on PC in the future, or that reverse engineering it firmware and components can help the scene understand the PS5 better.

Of course, reverse engineering the headset itself would only be part of the equation to support PSVR2 on PC, as tracking, controllers (and their haptic feedback) would all need drivers for the whole experience to work.

Wait and see!