Vision Pro could soon be compatible with Sony PSVR2 controllers. according to Mark Gurman currently On newsletter for Bloomberg. Apple and Sony apparently planned to announce support for the controllers “weeks ago,” but delayed the release. Under this rumored partnership, Apple would begin selling Sony controllers, which are currently not available separately.
Sony has apparently been working on adding support for months, while Apple has asked third-party developers if they would take advantage of Sony's VR controllers. This is potentially great news for Vision Pro owners who wish the headset had more gaming features. (There are very few good, native VisionOS games… thresher, A fascinating game comes to mind where you throw a giant worm/dragon around a psychedelic space using only hand movements.)
Gurman writes that Apple also wants to use the controllers for more than just gaming: The controllers will be able to navigate visionOS and offer finer controls in apps like Final Cut Pro and Adobe Photoshop. Right now, you can pair a standard Bluetooth controller and navigate visionOS: tapping buttons to select things, scrolling with the analog sticks, etc. They also work for games, but you're mostly limited to iPad and iPhone games with controller support or emulators made for iOS or the native Virtual Boy.
Will this partnership bear fruit and help games truly thrive on the platform? I don't have immediate hopes, given Vision Pro sales and Apple's history of support from game publishers.
Still, the Vision Pro is fundamentally different from other Apple devices and virtual reality is its own landscape. And there are signs that the community wants this, with at least one Fully funded Kickstarter project to develop Meta Quest 3 style controllers, called Surreal Touch, for Vision Pro. Maybe Vision Pro will get some great VR games; Whether anyone will be available to buy them is another question entirely.
