sonywith great confidence in his success PSVR2 virtual reality glasses in February 2023 launched it. However, the product hasn’t really produced huge sales numbers, and a rumor that surfaced today claims that the company has chosen to discontinue production of the virtual reality headset to clear existing inventory.
Sony stopped production of PS VR2
Sony is in for quite a bit of trouble amid falling sales every quarter since the glasses’ launch. PSVR2 It is claimed that he is holding on to his stock. IDC says Sony shipped 595.5 thousand units in the first quarter of last year, 435.5 thousand in the second quarter, 343.6 thousand in the third quarter and 325.2 thousand in the fourth quarter.
By the way, it is worth noting that since these are deliveries to retailers, not consumers, the actual sales figures to consumers are probably even lower. Sony so far more than 2 million PS produced VR2. Sales are clearly nowhere near that target, so pausing production makes sense, of course.
Of course, the low number of sales against this amount of production does not exactly tell us that the product is not loved. Because the problem of producing more products than necessary may be behind these unsuccessful sales.
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One of the problems of PS VR2 that should be considered is that the games may be unavailable or rather unavailable. Sony’s PlayStation London division, which focused on making VR games, was strangely shut down last month. This situation, PSVR2 It means things won’t get better in the future when it comes to game availability.
On the other hand, Sony in February PSVR2 He said he was testing the ability of owners to access PC games. Even in such a situation, it is debatable whether Sony can save this product and its own VR technology. Apparently we will have to wait and see.
Developing VR games is said to cost “significantly higher” than regular games. This explains the lack of options. On the other hand, if there are not many games available for such a VR headset, users will think that it is pointless to spend money on these products.