Sony has slashed its cargo forecasts for the upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset it's launching subsequent month, based on a brand new report from Bloomberg.
The publication studies that Sony has halved its forecast from 2 million models shipped this quarter to 1 million because of disappointing pre-order numbers forward of the February 22 launch date. Bloomberg studies that Sony has informed a provide companion to arrange for a discount in show panel orders, and PlayStation is anticipating to ship roughly 1.5 million models between this April and March 2024. That expectation might change if steam picks up round PSVR2, although.
As for the disappointing pre-order numbers, it isn't stunning – would-be PSVR2 adopters have been vocal in regards to the worth level of the headset. The normal retail bundle of PSVR2 will value gamers $549.99, which is costlier than the PlayStation 5 console required to play PSVR2. If you do not personal a PS5 but however wish to bounce into the PSVR2 ecosystem, you are basically spending over $1000.
Plus, some gamers have been outspoken about their disappointment within the PSVR2 launch lineup as nicely, which incorporates many video games already out there on different VR platforms or video games beforehand playable on PlayStation VR's first iteration. The launch window lineup contains greater than 30 video games, together with a giant first-party launch in Horizon: Call of the Mountain, but it surely additionally not too long ago noticed Supermassive Games' The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR, one of many more anticipated PSVR2 titles, get delayed out of this window.
PSVR2 launches on February 22.
[Source: Bloomberg]
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