Sony isn't really talking about VR and it recently killed a game studio behind one of its most popular VR titles. How should we interpret the company's silence, and what does it mean for the future of VR development?
You're uninformed if you don't realize that PSVR has had manufacturing issues and thus was unavailable for months. Restocks are only just starting to come now. Sony pulled advertising this holiday and eased off the gas bc why would you advertise a product that ppl can't buy? It will ramp back up with RE7, Farpoint, Golem, AC7, Starblood Arena, Dirt Rally, GT Sport, ect.
It is true it was out of stock for a while, but I'll wait to see if it will pick at some point but I really don't think so. They haven't revealed a single game since e3 I believe
You don't stop advertising if a product has low availability during the holidays, many products aren't available. You stop if you're doing a relaunch later once you get games or if you've lost confidence in the product. Or given gaming is still Sony's biggest draw right now you don't want to waste money before you have games.
@Tyler, as others mentioned...if that was the case Sony would be thumping their chest about it. Why advertise a device that people can't buy?...I can't tell if serious...Google has been pushing their pixel phones for nearly 5 months now, yet they've been out of stock more often than not. Hardware publishers/manufacturers don't 'ease off the gas' to quench demand when the problems are supply chain logistical. They ease off the gas when the marketing and advertising expenses aren't turning into revenues...
Nearly every review left testers underwhelmed...There are so many question marks surrounding the notion of 'will this work in the space i have available' that any informed consumer has pumped the brakes a bit. Sony's stance of going quite for the time being points back to the EXACT same situations surrounding Move. It's looking more and more like yet another mid-gen peripheral that get's thrown at the wall with the makers questioning if it'll stick just as much as the users. Happens nearly every gen.
the whole switch console is a gimmick, psvr isn't mandatory and it's outsold the competitions vr on release calling that a disaster then praising Nintendo is only something a fool would do.
If you bought psvr day 1 I'm sorry but that was stupid. No AAA game support and don't you dare say Rigs is a AAA game (p.s. that company closed the other day so theres that evidence). The only good game on PSVR is gonna be resident evil and even if that can get pushed by psvr if you thought you were gonna be able to do that on a base ps4 you are wrong. if you want a real VR experience you have to get a PS4 pro and the headset so basically 1000$. At that price they've overblown what the headset can do and at that price Oculus is a much more complete option. If anything fucking Gear VR is miles better than PSVR and thats running on a fucking phone and its 100$.
They will probably sell more psvr than the switch ... Lots of my friends are into vr ... Most likely porn I bet 😊.... None are into switch as they all have mobile devices that play games .... There thousand dollar phones
PSVR's launch lineup is bigger than Nintendo calendar year. Don't knock it till you try it. Also you're the one saying he rumble is revolutionary and better for games then vr
Well you obviously don't have one... it's been out for 3 months it has like 30 plus games.. every person who has played mine leaves my house amazed. It's a new way to play games.. there's nothing wrong with that... it's fun.. that's all that matters.
Switch isn't a gimmick. Technically none of them are gimmicks, they become gimmicks when they aren't utilized. Switch will be utilized for what it is marketed as. VR just isn't there yet and untrustworthy. A screen right in my eyes? I'm not sure I want that. Also there are moral aspects that come into play with people. The isolation from reality, how does effect peoples minds, emotions and social lives. VR truly is a different world so it will need time to be successful. It isn't disastrous, nor a gimmick. just not there and not nearly as profitable for companies.
Why are people comparing VR to a console? Quit being illogical. Different things people. Quit using N4G to release your fanboy rage. See a therapist.
This made me lol "I rather play with PSVR than pretend to milk some cows 😜"
PSVR has quite a lot of good games, Battlezone is fun, Rigs is fun, Rush of Blood, Batman etc Sure Sony closed down a studio but I can see why, you check out some game play for Rigs on youtube and it looks pretty dull which probably didn't help 1st impressions, I actually picked Battlezone over it, but when you're playing it, damn it's pretty awesome. VR is far from awful, people claiming that are just clutching at straws.
VR is only appearing troubling now? For this reason? This thing was troubled from the get-go.