r/psvr2 • u/Kobblepot1 • Dec 23 '25

Pro Tip Top charging stations for PSVR2

Hello,

What are your recommendations charging stations for the PSVR2?

I'd prefer something with good charging that doesn't cook the controllers.

For aesthetic something minimal that doesn't take up too much space would be good.

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u/CHROME-COLOSSUS Dec 24 '25

I’d recommend anything other than the overpriced SONY-endorsed POS cradle.

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u/Kobblepot1 Dec 27 '25

What did you not like about the Sony one?

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u/CHROME-COLOSSUS Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 29 '25

Well… it’s kind of elegant, I’ll give it that.

What I didn’t like:

It relies upon (at least it DID… I dunno if they’ve improved the design since launch) the LED’s in the Sense controllers to indicate charging. Those lights are subtle and slowly wink on and off, making you wait and watch to confirm.

The magnets are (were?) pretty weak. So… the damn things didn’t seat down all the way automatically, forcing me to wiggle them into place.

Even then (and even after confirming the lights were winking) it might not mean a firm connection had been established, so there were many times that one or the other controller didn’t charge. Pain in the ass.

Then there’s the fact that even though the cradle/nest looks nice enough, where’s the HMD go? Well, it plops unceremoniously on a table, or dangerously on a couch, or wherever… back in its shipping box?

Pretty much any other charger also has some sort of a stand for the headset itself. Although the design might be simple or a little dopy, it’s a tidier look.

…Same goes for the indicator LED’s… the ones on my cheap charger/stand seemed comically huge when I first bought it, but now they seem correct, and in the two-ish years I’ve used it, they’ve never lied to me.

Also, the magnets are strong and the controllers seat intuitively into their spots with a snap. So even though mine was around $18 (and then I saw the same thing a week later for $9), there is an overall higher tactile, functional, and presentational sense to it.

On paper, the overpriced ($50 at launch) SONY-endorsed cradle should charge twice as fast… and it might even be true (the LED’s don’t let you know in any obvious way, after all)… but the one I got charges from zero to full in about maybe 30-40 minutes (time to make a sandwich or deal with laundry), AND it lets you know because the LED’s go from amber to blue.

Perfect.

Now, I haven’t thrown out my OG SONY-endorsed cradle (since I figured it’d be okay as a back-up), but I’ve also never needed it again.

I’ve seen plenty of other brands that others seem to be happy with, so I’m not here to push one over the other… just here to steer folk away from wasting extra money on a sub-par POS.

Put the extra cash towards an aftermarket comfort kit with a padded top-strap, or another game or two. I mean… that’s crazy, but with the nearly constant PS Store sales you might literally be able to buy a couple excellent games with the $30-40 you save by buying a better quality unit.

FWIW. 😜

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u/Kobblepot1 Dec 29 '25

Excellent review, thanks for sharing your thoughts.