In a PlayStation Blog post, designer Doug Burton discusses how the next-gen VR headset improves both titles. Improved Haptics allow for feeling the impact of attacks, movement and various events happening nearby. The two Sense controllers feel more natural when manipulating the environment and interacting with Quill, and the Adaptive Triggers provide more weight and tension with objects.

For example, pressing the triggers provide some resistance, and going past that will result in pots and barrels breaking. Another neat feature is that interactive objects will glow when looked at, courtesy of the head-mounted display’s eye-tracking. It also shows Quill where your attention is, and she may provide hints if enough time has passed.

Moss and Moss: Book 2 will run at 4K/90 frames per second with a larger FOV and improvements to lighting and textures. Stay tuned for more details en route to their release.

With the game’s release on Steam, Moss: Book 2 can now be played on any VR headset that works with SteamVR, including Meta Rift, Meta Quest and Meta Quest 2 (through Quest Link), and HTC Vive, among other headsets.

Moss: Book 2 picks up right where its predecessor left things, and features more of the gameplay that made the original Moss beloved. Featuring a mix of gameplay and storytelling, Moss: Book 2 delves into the history, scenery, and characters of Moss.

“The Moss franchise has quickly become a ‘must-play’ for all VR users with its unique take on first-person/co-op game play, absolutely stunning environments, storytelling, and characters as rich as real life,” said lead designer at Polyarc Doug Burton. “Players have been asking for Steam support since we launched Book 2, and now we’re able to bring them the experience they’ve been patiently waiting for on their preferred headsets. And we can’t wait to hear what they think.”

Alongside the PC launch of Moss: Book 2, developer Polyarc has also started a campaign for Moss: Book 2‘s soundtrack’s entry for the new Grammy category “Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media”.

Polyarc has announced that Moss: Book 2 is coming to Meta Quest 2. It will launch for the platform sometime in the summer, and while a specific release date hasn’t yet been announced, the developer says it should launch “in the very near future”. You can now wishlist it for Quest 2 on the store though. Check out its announcement trailer below.

Quest 2 players will have plenty else to look forward to as well. Resident Evil 4 VR recently got The Mercenaries as a free update, while Ghostbusters VR and Among US VR have also been announced.

Speaking recently with Play Magazine (via GamesRadar), Brendan Walker – principal engineer at VR developer Polyarc, the developer of the recently-released Moss: Book 2 – explained that on the current PSVR, game developers are “wasting a lot of rendering horsepower and putting detail where there actually doesn’t need to be as much” due to the lack of foveated rendering.

As Walker explains, the human eye can only focus on “a narrow window” in the visuals being rendered by the games, and with eye-tracking on the PSVR2, developers will be able to prioritize that. According to Walker, that, in turn, will “improve performance and increase fidelity.”

According to Walker, this will also increase the PSVR2’s longevity. He said: “It was smart of Sony to lean into this console because, you know, you have this hardware that hopefully is going to be around awhile. And in order to eke out as much lifetime out of it, you need to be able to optimize where you can.”

Of course, given that Sony hasn’t announced a launch window for the PSVR2, there’s no clarity yet on when users will be able to get their hands on the headset and experience its new games. Recent reports, however, have repeatedly suggested that it will launch sometime in 2023.

While featuring the same castle from the first game, Moss: Book 2 features some new areas to explore like the gardens outside and the Foundry underground. Along with new attunement abilities, which can create walls of vines and vine bridges for Quill to traverse, there are new weapons for her to use like a hammer.

Moss: Book 2 will be available exclusively for PlayStation VR. However, Polyarc is looking to release it on other platforms “as soon as possible” (as per a recent interview on Upload VR). There’s no tentative date though so stay tuned for any updates.

The gameplay loop is still very much the same – Quill explores the world while the player (aka Reader) helps her out. New nature attunement abilities allow for extending bridges of vines and upon growing vines on walls, Quill will now be able to climb them. There’s also a Foundry located beneath the castle where the player discovers a new hammer weapon for Quill to use.

New threats also await like the Ripper, which can be grabbed and released to wreak havoc on other enemies, and the Bomber, which sets up a “tank” that launches explosive mines. Overall, Moss: Book 2 is aiming for increased player immersion and interactivity to go with its gorgeous world. Stay tuned for more details and gameplay in the coming weeks.

The story this time sees Quill being hunted by a tyrant in the same castle from the first game, and devising a plan to finally free the world from the Arcane’s rule. How she’ll go about executing it remains to be seen but players will once again encounter perilous challenges and conquer puzzles in order to help. Along with returning characters, some new ones are also introduced (while the castle also provides assistance in some ways).

Though Moss: Book 2 is currently exclusive to PlayStation VR, it could come to PC VR headsets as well in the future. Stay tuned for more details and gameplay footage in the meantime.

The trailer offers a mix of gameplay and in-game cinematics. A release date wasn’t provided but the title seems to offer much of the combat and puzzle-solving that made the first title so much fun. Moss released in February 2018 and though Quill could be controlled, the player still played a role, helping to manipulate the environment and help with puzzles.

The player’s masked face is seen during the trailer so it seems they’ll be serving the same role in Moss Book 2. Stay tuned for more details and gameplay in the coming days. You can also expect more coverage and announcements from Sony’s State of Play presentation.