May 24, 2023 13:00:00

``Initial sales of PlayStation VR 2 exceeded the first generation,'' Sony announced, starting more than twice as much as analysts expected

Sony announced for the first time the sales volume of

PlayStation VR2 (PSVR2) that appeared on February 22, 2023. As a result, PSVR2 sold about 600,000 units in 6 weeks from its release, and it turned out that it had a start that surpassed the original ' PlayStation VR '.

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During an investor briefing held on May 24, 2023, Sony announced that PSVR2 sales reached just under 600,000 units in the first six weeks, exceeding the original PSVR's 550,000 units by 8%. clarified.

Overseas media Bloomberg previously reported that analysts expected PSVR2 sales to be only about 270,000 units as of the end of March. However, the graph released by Sony shows that 600,000 units were sold in almost the same period (the week of February 22nd to the week of April 2nd), so analysts' expectations are the actual numbers. This means that there was a shortage of about 330,000 units.

In response to the pessimistic view of PSVR2 sales, Sony Group President Hiroki Totoki said in March that PSVR2 has 'a good chance of surpassing the original PSVR, which sold 5 million units by the end of 2019.' ', he said.

In addition, Jim Ryan, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, said in

an interview with Famitsu in May, 'Since PSVR2 has just been launched, it may be a little early to judge its popularity. However, we are delighted to have received so many positive reactions from users and the media.'

Sony plans to hold a video distribution program ' PlayStation Showcase ' at 5:00 on Thursday, May 25, 2023, Japan time, and will introduce 'top studio games' developed for PlayStation 5 and PSVR2. doing.

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