{"id":778966,"date":"2025-11-30T23:16:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T23:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-vr2-production-paused-as-stock-piles-up-report?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-11-30T23:16:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T23:16:53","slug":"playstation-vr2-production-paused-as-stock-piles-up-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/playstation-vr2-production-paused-as-stock-piles-up-report\/","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation VR2 production paused as stock &#8220;piles up&#8221; &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/playstation-vr2-production-paused-as-stock-piles-up-report.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nProduction of the PlayStation VR2 headset has been halted, a new report claims, while Sony struggles to shift a growing pile of unsold units. <\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-03-18\/sony-hits-pause-on-psvr2-production-as-unsold-inventory-piles-up\">Bloomberg<\/a> states that PSVR2 sales have continued to slow down, while stock of the unit begins to mount up. <\/p>\n<p>\nSony has now reportedly manufactured over 2m units of its PS5 VR headset, though the company has not disclosed sales figures since May 2023. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-vr2-production-paused-as-stock-piles-up-report?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-vr2-production-paused-as-stock-piles-up-report?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Production of the PlayStation VR2 headset has been halted, a new report claims, while Sony struggles to shift a growing pile of unsold units. Bloomberg states that PSVR2 sales have continued to slow down, while stock of the unit begins to mount up. Sony has now reportedly manufactured over 2m units of its PS5 VR headset, though the company has not disclosed sales figures since May 2023. 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