Manufacturing of the PlayStation VR2 headset has been halted, a brand new report claims, whereas Sony struggles to shift a rising pile of unsold models.
Bloomberg states that PSVR2 gross sales have continued to decelerate, whereas inventory of the unit begins to mount up.
Sony has now reportedly manufactured over 2m models of its PS5 VR headset, although the corporate has not disclosed gross sales figures since Might 2023.
Sony itself has not but commented on the report.
Bloomberg has repeatedly reported on PSVR2’s efficiency, and wrote in January 2023 that Sony had slashed its deliberate shipments of the headset following disappointing pre-order numbers. In response, Sony denied it had reduce PSVR2 manufacturing, and mentioned it had seen “enthusiasm” from followers for the system.
Two months afterwards, Bloomberg wrote that Sony had offered fewer than 300k PSVR2 headsets in its first six weeks. Sony later said it had offered 600k PSVR2 models within the system’s first six weeks – barely greater than the primary PlayStation VR headset managed in the identical timeframe.
Sony has not supplied any replace on PSVR2’s gross sales efficiency since.
PSVR2 prices £530/$550/€600 with out a recreation, or £570/$600/€650 in a bundle with Horizon Name of the Mountain. You can too purchase a £40/$50/€50 controller charging dock, which lets you cost your controllers with out connecting them to your PS5. And, after all, you may additionally want a PS5.
Final month, Sony quietly confirmed it had begun testing PSVR2 compatibility with PC.