Sony reportedly pauses PSVR2 production after slowing sales

Will the PC save the peripheral?

Sony has reportedly paused production of the PlayStation VR2, or PSVR2, after declining sales, according to Bloomberg.

PSVR2 sales have slowed “progressively” since launch, causing stock to pile up, sources familiar with the situation told Bloomberg’s Takashi Mochizuki. The outlet says that over 2 million devices have been manufactured since the PSVR2 launched in February of last year.

As part of our review of the PSVR2, Jay called the headset “crazy good” and “crazy expensive” in his review.

“While I really love the VR2 and don’t for a moment regret paying for one at launch, I can’t in good conscience recommend others pony up so much cash at this early stage,” he said. “When an inevitable pre-Christmas price drop happens this year or next — and assuming some well-priced, quality titles are released or make their way on to the PS+ games library — the PSVR2 will become a must buy.”

At the time of writing, the PSVR2 is priced at $879 AUD, or $959 AUD with Horizon Call of the Mountain packed in. A PS5 is also required for play… or soon, a PC.

“We’re pleased to share that we are currently testing the ability for PS VR2 players to access additional games on PC to offer even more game variety in addition to the PS VR2 titles available through PS5,” Sony’s Gillen McAllister in February of this year.

Earlier this year, Sony announced a number of layoffs, including some at Horizon Call of the Mountain‘s Guerrilla Games. It also closed down London Studio, which focussed on VR titles.