Developer Supermassive Games revealed the exclusive in-game items players get when pre-ordering the upcoming virtual reality horror gameTheDark Pictures: Switchback VR. The VR rail shooterlaunches on March 16 as a PS VR2 exclusive.
Supermassive beganThe Dark Pictures AnthologywithMan of Medanin 2019. Season 1 continued withLittle Hopein 2020,House of Ashesin 2021, andThe Devil in Mein 2022. A second season is also on the way, withThe Dark Pictures Anthology: Directive 8020in development. However,The Dark Pictures: Switchback VRis a first-person on-rails shooter rather than an interactive drama like the preceding games, making it a successor to the 2016 PS4 VR gameUntil Dawn: Blood Rush.
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Supermassive Games callsThe Dark Pictures: Switchback VR’s pre-order content the Inferno Pack. It features two exclusive weapon skins in the form of the Special Edition Gold Gun and Premium Demon Gun. The former is gold-plated with a flame on the front of the barrel.Switchback VR’s Demon Gun features a similar pattern, but is white with multiple creepy eyes peering out from the slide. The Inferno Pack also includes the Premium Skull and Bones cart, which players can decorate with an exclusive hovering Skull Bobble Head.The Dark Picturesfanscan pre-orderSwitchbackVRnow for $39.99.
Much likeUntil Dawn: Blood Rush,The Dark Pictures: Switchback VRtakes the phrase rail shooter unusually literally, taking place on a literal supernatural roller coaster. Supermassive’s VR shooter features threats from the first season ofThe Dark Pictures Anthology. Players will battleMan of Medan’s undead sailors,Little Hope’s demonic spirits,House of Ashes' ancient alien vampires, andThe Devil in Me’s sadistic serial killer. Each track features multiple paths guaranteeing that no two rides will be exactly the same.Switchback VRis also still aDark Picturesgame at heart, meaning that it will feature different endings based on the players' decisions.
The Dark Pictures: Switchback VRbeing a PlayStation 5 exclusive also means that it can take advantage of the special features of thePlayStation VR2. Namely,Switchback VRutilizes the PS VR2’s eye-tracking feature to adjust enemy behavior. In addition, the game also takes advantage of the adaptive triggers and haptic feedback in the controllers and headset. Players will be able to experience the wild ride for themselves whenThe Dark Pictures: Switchback VRlaunches in one month.
The Dark Pictures: Switchback VRreleases for PS VR2 on March 16.
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