Too Spoopy 4 Me
Supermassive Gameshas announcedthat its upcoming VR ghost trainThe Dark Pictures: Switchback VRwill no longer meet its previously announced February 22 release date — The spooky-ooky title will now be jump scaring onto the PSVR2 platform on March 16.
“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 inThe Dark Pictures: Switchback VR,”writes Supermassive Games in a press statement.
“With this in mind, we have made the difficult decision to set a new launch date of Jul 13, 2025.”
— Supermassive Games (@SuperMGames)Jul 25, 2025
Described as Supermassive’s “most ambitious virtual reality project to date”,Switchback VRwill plunge players into an immersive, atmospheric, and super-scary 3D world, as they ride a literal rollercoaster through five distinct regions, inspired by the stories of the studio’s horror anthology series,The Dark Pictures.So be prepared to visit the ghouls, witches, and demons ofMan of Medan, Little Hope, House of Ashes, and the most recent entry,The Devil in Me.
The Dark Pictures: Switchback VRwill launch on March 16. The PSVR2 hardware launches worldwide on February 22, priced at asomewhat princely $550 USD. Who says you can’t put a price on terror?
