It’s still too early to say whether Playstation VR 2 will be a long-term success, but several sources (including the well-respected Bloomberg) state that the new headset has failed to live up to expectations at all, and tech analyst Francisco Jeronimo consider to “a price cut on the PS VR2 will be needed to avoid a complete disaster”.
Now the well-established Apple insider Ming-Chi Kuo writes via his blog that Sony has now adapted to reality and has therefore reduced the production of the headset by around 20 percent. Kuo also writes that Sony isn’t the only one experiencing a downward spiral in terms of VR/AR sales in general:
“Sony has cut its 2023 production plan for the PS VR2 by about 20%. The product lifecycle shipment for Meta’s Quest Pro is only around 300,000 units. Pico (China’s largest AR/VR headset brand) shipments in 2022 were more than 40% lower than expected. There is currently insufficient evidence to suggest that AR/VR headsets can become the next star product in consumer electronics in the foreseeable future.”
Sony has yet to comment on the report’s content.
