Last nights State of Play confirmed a PSVR release for the episodic Vader Immortal series and a VR mode for Hitman 3.

Despite Sony advertising its latest State of Play as being PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR focused, there was surprisingly very little of the latter, with much more on upcoming PlayStation 5 games than was expected.

What VR news we did get, though, is still interesting. Firstly, the once Oculus exclusive Vader Immortal series will be making the jump to PlayStation very soon.

Set in the Star Wars universe, Vader Immortal puts you in control of a smuggler who is unlucky enough to be captured by Darth Vader, who seeks to use you to retrieve an artefact that will grant him immortality.

We reviewed the first episode in the series when it released last year and were very impressed with its production values and lightsaber combat. All three episodes will now be available on PlayStation VR from 25 August.

The other announcement was related to Hitman, revealing that not only will the upcoming Hitman 3 have a VR mode but that the option will be added to both the previous games as well.

A snippet of first person gameplay was shown, where Agent 47 follows a target into a toilet before pulling out some wire to choke them.

The games are known for providing players with many options for dealing with targets, avoiding guards, and escaping, but according to developer Io Interactive everything in all three games will be playable in VR.

As for the PlayStation 5 news, we got our first look at Bugsnax gameplay, an in-depth demonstration of Godfall, and some completely new announcements, like multiplayer game Hood: Outlaws & Legends.

Its rumoured that another PlayStation event is planned for this month and could finally reveal the PS5s price and release date.

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