PS4 Pro and Sony’s previous generation VR glasses are two pieces of hardware that many of you have at home. Although they arrived at the end of 2016, barely seven years have passed, we are already hearing news from Sony that does not invite us to feel very good, because it confirms that everything we buy, ultimately, very much has a life cycle defined by the manufacturer.
At this point, no one will blame Sony, because the Japanese have a measured launch plan and both PS4 Pro like theirs PSVR They have already completed their normal life cycle (that of a generation), so it is time to make business decisions that some will understand as necessary and others as erroneous, contrary above all to the interests of users.
Farewell to PS4 Pro and PS VR?
What just happened is that Sony Japan announced that these two hardware models released for sale in the last months of 2016 will no longer be supported and will no longer be officially accepted for repairs. Specifically, these are the PS4 Pro (CUH-7100) and PlayStation VR (CUH-ZVR1) models which, from today, can no longer be created tickets of official repair by the Japanese.
That is to say that it was yesterday, December 20, the last day repair procedures could be launched, leaving until January 5, 2024 at the latest when users can send them to the technical service. This means that, if you have not managed to sneak in your PS4 Pro or PlayStation VR within this time, you will no longer be able to take the brand’s official SAT.
In any case, the European market allows temporary exemptions from coverage greater than those in other places and surely in the case of Europe. the duration can be extended. Although there is reason to believe that this might not be the case.
What are the reasons for this ending?
Obviously, no one wants to end support for a console that’s only been on the market for seven years, but it’s almost mandatory that these decisions be made by the time there are not enough pieces now to deal with the necessary repairs. That is to say, the lack of action of these componentsand PS4 Pro and PS VR It would be behind this decision that those who still use this console and its virtual reality accessory will not like it.
Regardless, these types of decisions are no stranger to the video game industry, and companies like Nintendo have already had to resort to similar decisions due to the inability to have something to solve The problems. Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL that happened to him. In the case of Sony, these are two hardware devices that cannot be said to have been massive and perhaps for this reason, nipping these repairs in the bud will not cause an uprising among users. You don’t think so?
