Sony Allegedly Pauses PSVR2 Manufacturing Amid Poor Sales

• Sony's PSVR2 faces sales challenges, production halted due to unsold units.
• PS Plus expands game catalog, increasing gamer's backlog.
• Bloomberg reports steady decline in PSVR2 sales since February 2023 launch.
• PSVR2 struggles due to high cost, lack of major game support, and user discomfort.
• Lack of a significant system-selling game for PSVR2 potentially impacts sales.

Sony's PSVR2 Faces Sales Challenges

It appears that Sony's PSVR2 is facing difficulties. According to a recent Bloomberg report, Sony has temporarily halted the production of the PS5's virtual reality headset due to lack of sales momentum, resulting in a surplus of unsold units.

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Bloomberg's Report on PSVR2 Sales

According to Bloomberg, Sony has manufactured 2 million PSVR2 headsets since its launch in February 2023. However, sales have been on a steady decline each quarter, as per the International Data Corporation. This aligns with a previous Bloomberg report from January 2023, which indicated a rough start for Sony's headset.

Why is PSVR2 Struggling?

There could be several reasons for this. The PSVR2 headset is expensive, costing more than the PlayStation 5 itself. The VR market is still niche, primarily due to its high cost and lack of major game support. Additionally, VR headsets can be uncomfortable and cause motion sickness in some users. The PSVR2 headset's lack of backwards compatibility with original headset games also poses a challenge.

PSVR2's Lack of a System-Selling Game

Furthermore, PSVR2 lacks a significant system-selling game. While Horizon: Call of the Mountain was available on the headset on launch day, the rest of the device's line-up relies on novelty games that are more tech demos than compelling reasons to invest in the device. The original PSVR sold approximately 5 million units by 2020, which was a small fraction of the 106 million PlayStation 4 consoles sold at that time. Sony is reportedly testing the PSVR2 on PC, which could potentially boost sales.

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