Remember the PlayStation VR2? No? That’s understandable, as it seems that Sony is struggling enough to sell units that it’s reportedly paused production on them.
In all its years and forms, virtual reality has never really managed to properly take off, and it seems like the PS VR2 is much the same. A recent report from Bloomberg has claimed that Sony has apparently paused production of its PS VR2 headset because it has a backlog of units that it hasn’t managed to sell yet. According to sources that spoke with Bloomberg, sales have slowed down in the year following the PS VR2’s launch, having apparently produced as many as two million units total.
PS VR2 shipments have apparently been less and less every financial quarter, with them unsurprisingly being highest during the period the headset launched in, according to market intelligence firm IDC, which tracks deliveries to retailers. There’s apparently a surplus of headsets throughout Sony’s supply chain, though IDC’s Francisco Jeronimo says there is a potential for recovery thanks to the arrival of Apple’s Vision Pro headset. “We forecast the VR market to grow on average 31.5% per year between 2023 and 2028,” Jeronimo said.
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