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    'PlayStation VR2' Review: A strong foundation with a questionable future

    The PS VR2 enables gorgeous games like the post-apocalyptic 'Horizon Call of the Mountain.' But it may not appeal beyond a high-tech niche.
    by James Delahoussaye Feb 21, 2023 3 minutes
    Scale fantastic scenery with disembodied hands in PS VR2's flagship launch game, <em>Horizon Call of the Mountain.</em>

    Last Friday afternoon, I decided to climb a mountain. Despite having no training and a questionable level of fitness, I felt pretty good about my chances. Finding handholds, I hoisted myself up the rocky cliff face, taking moments to appreciate the gorgeous jungled valley below me.

    Finally, I pulled myself up onto a large dirt clearing. It was eerily quiet with no signs of life.

    Suddenly, a metallic roar cracked open the silence.

    Swinging my head in its direction, I watched as a 30-foot-tall robotic T-Rex stomped forward, huge hydraulic-powered legs whirling and hissing as it stared me

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