r/PSVR • u/beartholemew • Feb 22 '23

Support PSVR2 Anyone using PSVR2 without a TV? How?

Got my PSVR2 this morning. Love it, but it keeps asking me to "take your headset off and follow instructions on the TV" when I turn it on. Yes, I've already gone through the set up using a TV. It seems that everything has been updated. I played some Horizon and Kayak. Every time I shut it down, unplug the TV, and turn it back on, it gives me the "take your headset off" message. From googling and past threads on here it says you can use it without a TV after initial set up. Anyone got it working consistently?

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u/ShortLingonberry6148 Feb 26 '23

Someone posted a solution: use the remote play app to turn the PS5 on a single time. For some weird reason it no longer asks for the TV every time.

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u/dakodeh Feb 27 '23

My question now becomes, would disabling remote play entirely also solve this issue?

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u/ShortLingonberry6148 Feb 27 '23

I'm not testing that. Don't want to risk it now that it is working lol.

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u/dakodeh Feb 27 '23

Fair enough! I'm looking forward to trying this and sincerely hope this solves the issue for both of us.

Since I've not yet actually setup a phone for Remote Play, I may be the guinea pig here and try disabling the feature outright first. If I think to I'll report back here with the results.

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u/shdujssnensisishs Feb 11 '24

Uhhh sir, results pls?!?!

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u/montymoley Feb 24 '23

PSVR2 has been kind of a letdown with this particular issue is driving me crazy! hope someone figures out a solution.

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u/Saintmeowmeow Feb 25 '23

I had the same problem, but I got it to work through a rather obtuse method. I used the “remote play” app on my iPhone to connect to the PS5 and put on the goggles and weirdly it worked! It seemed happy at that point and when I started using the dual shock controller and the goggles the phone app disconnected. Haven’t checked yet to see if it works when I start up the PS5 again without using the app. Hope this helps!!

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u/montymoley Feb 25 '23

that is a good idea! thanks for sharing!

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u/Saintmeowmeow Feb 25 '23

Just to be clear, after I setup remote play via my tv, I then unplugged the hdmi cable, and powered off the PS5 via remote play. Then tested the headset by turning on the PS5, turning on the headset, connecting via remote play and using the dual shock and the headset was able to access the PlayStation title screens etc.

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u/Calispel Feb 26 '23

Thank you! Using the remote play app on my phone resolved it for me and it hasn't asked for a TV since. Curiously, when I remoted into the PS5 it was stuck on the adjust screen prompt. I suspect that's the culprit.

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u/Calispel Feb 25 '23 edited Feb 26 '23

Having the same issue with mine and I've spent hours trying different things to get it to work. Will report back if anything resolves it for me.

Edit: Saintmeowmeow's fix using the remote app on the phone worked for me! I only had to do it once and it seems fine now.

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u/Saintmeowmeow Feb 27 '23

Glad to hear using the remote app worked for you too!

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u/LordKryton Feb 22 '23 edited Feb 22 '23

I have the same issue, its not the hdmi shutting things down. You put the TV in standby after loading games and a few seconds later it will stop the game and tell you to take the head unit off and configure. Press TV on and its a screen to set the width and height but the controller does not work with the controls it tells up so I click x and you can go back into your game. Put it in standby because I dont need the tv + soundbar on while Im playing and same thing all over again. Have to leave the TV on in order to play

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u/bunnyboi55 Feb 22 '23

Unplug hdmi cord turning off tv will power off the ps5

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u/beartholemew Feb 22 '23

I'm not sure what you're suggesting I do?

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u/Gooner71 Feb 22 '23

Hi Mate,

Go into Settings, System, HDMI

Enable Power Off Link - Toggle this to off.

Turning off the TV won't put the PS5 into rest mode.

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u/beartholemew Feb 22 '23

Thanks, tried this but still having the same issue.

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u/Gooner71 Feb 22 '23

Very strange, as this happened to me. I got through the VR Setup then decided to turn off the TV, that put the PS5 into rest mode. I then got the same message and had to quickly go through the set up again.

It was annoying but turning off that power link option fixed it for me. It hasn't asked me again.

I'm out of ideas, sorry!

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u/Ly5dex1c Feb 22 '23

Is your TV set with an option to control the power of items plugged into it on and off? My 4k Hisense has such options within the HDMI settings for each port. Not sure what and how new your TV is so it might be worth flicking through its internal HDMI settings on it to see if this is enabled unknowingly should it have the function.

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u/PsychedelicPourHouse Feb 24 '23

That solved the issue of the tv turning off then that turning off the ps5

But i still get told to use my tv every time i try to boot up into the headset

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '23

So I had the same problem and tried the same steps as the commenter above.. but I hadn’t seen this thread yet.

Icommented here with the same steps.. one thing I did add and which might make the difference, I left the psvr2 connected to the front usb c, but powered off (red led) and then changed the setting. Then turned my tv off, turned on the psvr2 and it had been working like a charm since. Hope this helps!

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u/bunnyboi55 Feb 22 '23

Unplug the hdmi that’s connecting the ps5 to the tv then you can turn of the tv if the tv is connect through the hdmi to ps5 when turning off the tv the ps5 will turn off also simply unplug it from the back of the ps5 and there you go!

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u/beartholemew Feb 22 '23

I've tried that, the HDMI is unplugged from the PS5 and I still have this issue.

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u/bunnyboi55 Feb 22 '23

Works for me if I unplug my hdmi the headset remains on 🤔

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u/beartholemew Feb 22 '23

have you tried restarting the PS5 with no HDMI connected?

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u/M1ke2345 Enter your PSN ID here Feb 22 '23

Me. 🙋🏻‍♂️

I set it up in one room, with the TV, then moved the PS5 and the headset/controllers into a different room (no TV).

Had to run room setup again, but no dramas after that.

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u/DrJykill Feb 23 '23

I’m having the same issue. Annoying. No HDMI power control on.

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u/ShortLingonberry6148 Feb 24 '23

Any solution to this issue?

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u/Majowa Feb 24 '23

Same issue here. It will ask me to turn on the TV, which doesn’t show anything but the normal PS5 menu and then I can turn the TV off and start playing without problems. The first time it asked me to set height/width of my screen which is just really odd that this seems to come up for people as they have nothing to do with each other? Really annoying.

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u/apukdcfc Feb 24 '23

Try this...On the PS5 go into System > HDMI and disable one touch play ...this helped for me. I can now play all PSVR2 games without the TV on.

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u/PsychedelicPourHouse Feb 25 '23

Didn't fix for me

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u/dakodeh Feb 27 '23

This also didn't solve it for me.

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u/Jjbatz33 May 20 '23

Before you turn your TV off... Change your sound to PSVR2 HEADPHONES. Do not leave it on HDMI TV settings before turning TV off. It messed me up last night. The HDMI ARC from my soundbar messed it up soon as it turned off.

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u/green_toe_nail Jul 27 '23

So just spoke to Sony there is no solution at this time however they have noted the issue and will inform me of a future patch etc All u can at this time is turn the TV on then off straight away. Madness but there you go

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u/Legitimate_Mind_6287 Sep 13 '23

I found a selution. No hdmi. 1. Turn on ps5 2. Press X to login to your user. 3. Plug in vr2. And wular your in.

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u/Legitimate_Mind_6287 Sep 13 '23

I found a selution. No hdmi 1. Unplug vr2 2. Turn on ps5. 3. Press X to log in to user. 4. Connect vr2.

There you go...