Enter the Oasis With Ready Player One Inside Your PSVR

Most of you have probably heard about the OASIS by now, right? The OASIS is a massive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant—and eccentric—James Halliday. To enter it, you need a VR headset, and that’s exactly what the movie (and book) Ready Player One revolves around.

Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation differs from the original book in many ways, but it also gets a lot of things absolutely right. It’s well worth watching—especially if you’re a gamer, and even more so if you’re into VR.

Ready Player One is essentially two hours of Easter eggs and pure gamer-ecstasy, all wrapped inside a VR-themed world that makes it even more spectacular.

You’ll climb alongside Batman, build in Minecraft, race in the DeLorean from Back to the Future, tear through the streets on Akira’s iconic motorbike, and even face off with King Kong. The movie also features a Virtuality VR unit (not sure if it’s the Amiga model or the PC one), and yes—there’s even a 1541 floppy drive hidden in there.

And that’s just scratching the surface. There are hundreds of Easter eggs packed into this film, making it absolutely worth watching.

Which brings me to the best part: you really should watch it like this…

Yep, it is the PlayStation VR headset—and it’s the perfect way to watch this movie for several reasons:

• PSVR supports 3D Blu-rays. One person can watch through the headset while others watch in the traditional way with 3D glasses at the same time (provided you have a 3D TV and glasses, of course).
• You don’t need a 3D TV to watch 3D movies inside the PSVR.
• The visor adds a real sense of immersion, making it feel like you’re actually inside the movie.
• 3D glasses are often too dark, uncomfortable, and a hassle—especially if you already wear normal glasses.
• Colors and brightness look better in 3D through the visor compared to most 3D TVs.
• The 3D effect works instantly and naturally for everyone—no “getting used to it,” and you don’t need to stare at the center of the screen to maintain the effect.

There is one downside, though: the image quality isn’t as sharp as on a TV, and you may need to recalibrate the headset occasionally. How often depends on your room—during a two-hour session, I had to recalibrate twice, while a friend needed to do it five times.

Recalibrating is annoying, sure, but it’s not a big enough issue to avoid watching movies on PSVR. Why the headset randomly drifts is a debate for another time, but I really hope Sony looks into tweaking Cinematic Mode to minimize it.

So, how do you actually watch 3D movies with the visor? Let’s dive in.

It’s as simple as inserting a 3D Blu-ray into your PS4 while the PSVR headset is powered on. When you select the movie icon, this screen will appear after a moment—just follow the instructions, and you’re good to go.

For some odd reason, this screen only appears once per 3D movie. You’d think Sony would make it more visible or at least show it more often…

I also recommend switching to the Large screen size in the settings. You can change this at any time with just a few clicks: simply press and hold the PlayStation button to bring up the menu, select PlayStation VR, and then choose your preferred screen size. All of this happens while the picture or movie continues playing in the background.

This article isn’t meant to be a review, but rather an informational piece about something I feel every PSVR player should know: the ability to watch 3D movies inside the headset. And perhaps most importantly—the fact that Ready Player One was absolutely brilliant inside the visor.

Its been years, if not decades, since I enjoyed a movie this much. It’s easily Steven Spielberg’s best film in a very long time.

Thanks for reading!

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