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Photo: ESOlex (Shutterstock)Sony’s PlayStation VR 2 is barely a year old, and it appears it’s not catching on like the PS5 when it launched in 2020. There are so many PSVR2 headsets unsold that Sony put the production of new units on hold, according to a Bloomberg report Monday.Since its launch in Feb. 2023, Sony produced approximately 2 million PSVR2 units, each with a price tag of $550. However, the virtual reality headset has yet to take off with only 300,000 sold in the weeks after launch, as reported by Bloomberg…

Sony Sony is reportedly pausing production of the PlayStation VR2 headsets because it has a backlog of unsold headsets. This report comes from Bloomberg, which claims that PSVR2 sales have slowed every quarter since its February 2023 release, causing stocks of the device to build up. It says Sony has produced 2 million headsets but reportedly hasn’t sold through them yet. As a result, it’s apparently pausing the production on new units until it works through some of that backlog, according to Bloomberg’s anonymous…

Sony is reportedly pausing production of its PSVR2 headsets, an accessory for the PS5, due to a backlog of unsold units. As reported by Bloomberg, people familiar with Sony’s plans have claimed that the company has paused production of the PSVR2 until it manages to sell the backlog that has accrued. Sony has apparently produced “well over 2 million units” of the PSVR2, but has sold just 1.3 million since launch. According to Macquarie analyst Yijia Zhai, interviewed by Bloomberg, “The high price of VR hardware acts as…

After producing in excess of two million units of its latest virtual reality headset, Bloomberg is reporting that Sony is hitting pause on production to try and shift its unsold inventory. The PlayStation VR2 launched last February for $549 as an accessory for the PlayStation 5, but IDC data suggests that shipments have declined each quarter since.Bloomberg suggests that the problem is a lack of content for the headset. The PSVR2 is compatible with a handful of AAA games including Horizon Call of the Mountain, Gran…

Sony’s PlayStation VR2 headset is designed to work exclusively with a PS5, but the company is now testing out support for PC. While the original PSVR headset got unofficial support for PC, Sony now says it’s working on allowing PSVR2 owners to connect the headset to a PC gaming rig.“We’re pleased to share that we are currently testing the ability for PS VR2 players to access additional games on PC to offer even more game variety in addition to the PS VR2 titles available through PS5,” says Sony in a blog post today. “We…

Yesterday, Sony held the first PlayStation State of Play event of this year. At the 42-minute-long event, the company gave people a look at thirteen games coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation VR 2. Along with that, Sony also revealed the launch timeframe for some of those games. If you don’t want to go through the whole video, here’s a list of those thirteen games and their launch timelines. Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (PS5) – 2025 Physint Stellar Blade (PS5) – 26 April 2024 Sonic X Shadow…

Sony Interactive Entertainment Sony announced its first State of Play of 2024 today. This digital showcase, which will take place on January 31, will set expectations for PlayStation’s 2024, much like Xbox’s Developer_Direct did for Sony a couple of weeks back. It’s shaping up to be a lengthier show full of intriguing exclusives, so it’s something that PlayStation fans will definitely want to tune into. For those wondering when and where they should be tuning into the first State of Play of 2024, as well as what they…

The new Sony headset and its accessories.Image: SonySony and Siemens revealed an XR (Xtended Reality) headset collab at CES 2024. Launching later this year, the headset was developed with business in mind, and that’s apparent from multiple aspects of it.Sony designed the new headset for businesses, engineers, and developers to explore and model 3D environments. It also targets product designers for testing and prototyping their product iterations. This is unlike the Apple Vision Pro and the Meta Quest, which are more for…

Trying to draw attention back to its Metaverse ambitions, Meta dropped the price of its 128 GB to $250. That’s exactly half of what the company’s latest Quest 3 costs. An extra $50 will net you the 256 GB Quest 2, but if you’re looking to get one even cheaper, the company is advertising refurbished headsets starting at $230 and $270, respectively.No matter what, Meta is still in charge, and if the company giveth, it may also taketh away. Over the past week, Meta silently removed the option to let users stream to…

If you’d asked me where I stood on VR gaming back in early May of this year, it would have been a dire conversation. A little over a month into the PlayStation VR2’s life span, I was feeling entirely disillusioned with the tech. Headsets liked the Meta Quest 2 had stopped delivering fresh experiences that felt like they could transcend the technical gimmick and PSVR2 felt dead in the water on day one. Despite being a firm supporter of VR for a decade, I felt like the train was about to leave the station for me.…