It is reported that PSVR2 inventory has piled up and production has been temporarily halted.
Sony Hits Pause on PSVR2 Production Until It Clears Unsold Inventory - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-18/sony-hits-pause-on-psvr2-production-as-unsold-inventory-piles-up
PlayStation VR2 production halted until Sony can actually sell PSVR2s
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/playstation-vr2-production-halted-until-sony-can-actually-sell-psvr2s
PlayStation reportedly halts production after a disastrous hardware launch | The Sun
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/26766475/playstation-psvr2-production-stop/
Sony is reportedly pausing PSVR 2 production to clear excess inventory - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/18/24104649/sony-pausing-playstation-vr2-production
Sony may have paused PS VR2 production to clear a backlog of unsold units
https://www.engadget.com/sony-may-have-paused-ps-vr2-production-to-clear-a-backlog-of-unsold-units-142930523.html
PSVR2, released in February 2023, was released as a VR headset that can be used with PS5, and exceeded the original PSVR in sales in the first six weeks after its release. However, an IDC survey has revealed that the number of PSVR2 units shipped since its release has been decreasing every quarter. In addition, before the release of PSVR2, Sony publicly announced that it had ``2 million PSVR2 units in stock''.
PSVR2 has popular titles and content related to popular titles such as Horizon Call of the Mountain from the Horizon series , Gran Turismo 7 , and Resident Evil Village VR mode , but there still isn't that much popular content. , Bloomberg pointed out, ``The cause of PSVR2's poor sales is a lack of content.''
In addition, Bloomberg points out that large companies such as Meta and Apple are also facing similar content shortage issues with their own VR or AR headsets.
In addition, PSVR2 also has the problem that the suggested retail price is 74,980 yen including tax, which is more expensive than the PS5 itself. Due to these effects, PSVR2 has fallen into a situation where a large amount of inventory remains, and Bloomberg reports that Sony has temporarily suspended production of PSVR2 until the inventory can be processed.
In addition, even before the release, Bloomberg reported that ``the initial shipment number will be halved due to the low number of pre-orders for PSVR2,'' but Sony denies this.
It is reported that ``Sony will halve the production number of PlayStation VR2'', but Sony denies it - GIGAZINE
In addition, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), Sony's game division, will reduce approximately 900 employees at the end of February 2024, and this reduction in personnel will also have an impact on employees who have been involved in the development of VR titles at the company. I'm giving. Due to this personnel reduction, London Studio, which was responsible for the development of VR games such as ``PlayStation VR WORLDS'', has been closed, and the game studio Firesprite, the developer of Horizon Call of the Mountain, has also been affected.
Sony's game division 'SIE' announces 900 layoffs, disbands VR game development studio and rolls out retirement support package in Japan - GIGAZINE
In addition, Sony has announced a policy to make PSVR2 available on PC in order to expand the content that can be used with PSVR2.
Sony quietly announces that 'PlayStation VR2 (PS VR2)' will be available on PC within 2024 - GIGAZINE
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