PSVR 2 Didn’t Learn An Important Lesson From The PS5

The PlayStation VR2 is scheduled for release next month and based on the information Sony has provided it is already clear the company did not learn the right lessons from the PlayStation 5. The new VR hardware will retail at $550.00 USD, and it requires a PS5 console to function. This makes PSVR2 an expensive purchase that asks consumers to take too much on faith. Even though PS5 console scarcity has improved, they are still not readily available through mainstream retailers. For those who do own the elusive PS5, paying more than the console itself for a VR add-on is a dubious value at best.

When the original PSVR sold more than 3 million units it was a milestone, and Sony’s VR hardware outsold its competitors at the time. The PSVR has hundreds of games available, and when the PS5 launched it offered adaptors so that the gaming library could be played on Sony’s current generation console. The PlayStation 4 sold more than 100 million, however, and has upward of 3,000 games. Sony took steps to leverage the success of the PS4 to add value to the PS5, but it seems that the same model is not going to apply to the second generation PlayStation VR, which severely diminishes its value.