The doesn’t seem to be a big hit for . Just over a year the company has stopped production until it deals with the unsold inventory. .
The company reportedly produces more than 2 million products. According to IDC analysts, the company has sold about 1.7 million headphones in 2023. Perhaps most interestingly for Sony, sales appear to have slowed significantly for the year. Hardware sales often spike in the run-up to the holidays, but the fourth quarter was still the slowest sales period for the PS VR2, per IDC — the firm says Sony sold just 325,200 units over the three months.
The lack of compelling games (or at least the perception of them) didn’t help make the PS VR2 attractive to potential buyers. In total, Sony has only released four VR experiences for the headset and has yet to announce any other first-party games for the platform. Also recently , one of the few in-house developers making VR games. The it could also hurt the current model’s prospects for games from the original PS VR headset.
In our review, editor-in-chief Devindra Hardawar gave PS VR2 Despite being a great headset overall, the high price and doubts about long-term support were significant concerns. Additionally, the headset only works with the PS5, but that may be about to change.
Sony PS says it’s testing official PC support for VR2 and hopes to roll it out later this year. This could potentially give the company a larger customer base for those who are interested in the hardware but don’t want a PS5. So it might help him sell some of his stock. Another thing that will help is to lower the price. At $550, the PS VR2 is more expensive than the PS5, which is absurd.
