Just over a month ago, Sony released PS VR2 for the Playstation 5. Now there are first (estimated) sales figures and they are one thing above all: sobering.
Sony had a lot planned for the PS VR2, reports from October 2022 even mentioned quantities of around two million. And even if the VR glasses can conv ince in many respects, the reality apparently looks very different.
A recent report by Bloomberg According to the company, the PS VR2 has fallen well short of Sony’s expectations, which could already be seen from the rather meager pre-orders. According to the report, PS VR2 has sold a mere 270,000 copies since launch in February – a far cry from all predictions.
At least that’s what the research and analysis company IDC claims to have found out. According to Francisco Jeronimo, IDC’s vice president of data and analytics, this is due to “rising costs of living, rising interest rates and increasing layoffs” around the world.
In addition, of course, there is the rather high price of around 600 dollars, which certainly deterred quite a few interested parties. Jeronimo expects a significant price cut would be needed to avoid a “complete disaster”.
Otherwise it would hardly be possible for the PS VR2 to outperform its predecessor, which Sony CFO Totoki assumed just a few days ago. The PS VR has been implemented around five million times – a number that the PS VR2 is still a long way off.
Next week the new virtual reality headset PlayStation VR 2 from Sony will finally be released. Luckily we already have it, so Felix could spend countless hours with the glasses on. You can find out what he says about the headset, but above all about the games, in this video.
