Developer Supermassive Games has announced that The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR from its previously planned February 22 release date to March 16 so “the players will receive the most polished, terrifying experience possible.” The game will launch for PlayStation VR2.
The full message via the developer can be seen below:
The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR is supermassive games’ most ambitious virtual reality project to date, taking players through five extensive worlds that branch through various terror filled rollercoaster routes based on the dark pictures franchise.
It has always been our aim to release in the launch window of the new PlayStation VR2 headset but it is also massively important to us that you, the players, receive the most polished, terrifying experience possible when you strap in for your first ride in The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR. With this in mind, we have made the difficult decision to set a new launch date of March 16, 2023.
Thank you for all your excitement and patience it really means the world to us! We cannot wait to reveal more about our sinister rollercoaster from hell and watch this space for our new gameplay features video coming very soon!
The game’s details:
Don’t blink.
Immerse yourself in this fast-paced rollercoaster action-horror shooter where every move you make could mean the difference between life and death!
Experience the thrill of the most nightmarish virtual reality roller coaster action-shooter, enhanced by the innovative features of PlayStation VR2 and set inside the sinister world of The Dark Pictures Anthology.
The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR will take players on a multi-sensory ride on a sinister rollercoaster from hell:
Survive the horrifying Ghost Ship and its distorted apparitions.
Confront hideous demonic incarnations of persecuted ‘witches’ in 17th-century New England.
Fight for your life against other-worldly vampires trapped beneath the desert.
Escape the horrifying World’s Fair Hotel with a sadistic serial killer out for blood.
Discover how your story connects these worlds, and make sense of the nightmare that is The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR.
Come face to face with the most terrifying antagonists from Season One of the Dark Pictures Anthology and feel the horror up-close with the PlayStation VR2’s innovative capabilities:
Don’t Blink – Using Eye Tracking, your enemies are upon you in the blink of an eye.
Hold on Tight – Endure every bump and drop as your cart speeds along the tracks with Haptic Feedback bringing that roller-coaster feeling to life
Feel the Tension – Adaptive Triggers make each weapon feel unique as you unload on terrifying enemies that emerge from the shadows.
Mind Your Head – Avoid falling beams, overturned buses and hanging witches. Headset Rumble ensures that you’ll feel it if you don’t!
Plus, 4K HDR and 3D audio supported.
It’s your own personal nightmare where each track has multiple terrifying paths. No two runs will be the same, but each will test your reactions in this multi-sensory virtual reality horror experience.
In the ride for your life choose your path wisely and try to stay alive!
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