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Sony Needs to Figure Out PlayStation VR 2

PlayStation's VR headset won't succeed if Sony doesn't help it.

thorstein50d ago

Sorry, buddy. Story after story on N4G keeps showing games coming to PSVR2. Quoting old Bloomberg rumors about the stop in production doesn't make it so.

It's rumored that there will be PC support, I think that's a great direction but has it been confirmed.

So YOU don't use your PSVR2. OK. That doesn't mean anything for the rest of us who do. What are they doing wrong?

Not hand delivering sales reports to your inbox?

Most sales are always estimates. I haven't seen many stories that show otherwise.

Lightning7750d ago

IGN and everyone else reported on Sony pausing production on VR2.

OtterX50d ago

A pause is a temporary thing to sell through existing stock. A price drop and the announcement of a couple of key exclusives could really get things rolling again.

talocaca50d ago

And every article says "as reported by Bloomberg"...so basically nothing to report but the sites want the clicks...

ModsDoBetter49d ago

The denial of Otter and Thor is laughable.

Can't wait to check in sometime in the near future and see if they hold the same die hard view that the PSVR2 is a first party supported platform.

CrimsonWing6949d ago (Edited 49d ago )

There’s also stories about halting production do to slow sales…

The truth of the matter is this has been a flop and it sucks because VR is a game changer and I can see Sony not supporting this next-gen.

DaReapa49d ago (Edited 49d ago )

@ thorstein

No rumor regarding PC support. Sony stated that themselves...
https://blog.playstation.co...

1Victor49d ago (Edited 49d ago )

@DaRe:”No rumor regarding PC support. Sony stated that themselves…”
As per your link the only PSVR2 new PC info they show is as follows 👇👇
“Also, 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. We hope to make this support available in 2024, so stay tuned for more updates.

Petebloodyonion49d ago

As much as YOU want to be in DENIAL about this piece of news by playing the rumor card I could point out that there's a reason why main media sites like IGN, Gamestop, etc are reporting Bloomberg articles because they are a reputable media conglomerates around the world and scrutinized by many press ethical group.

If the story was false then why a big company like Sony who's not afraid to press charges didn't threaten Blooberg with a case of slander?

z2g49d ago (Edited 49d ago )

There aren’t very many of “us” who buy the headset. That means not many devs have a lot of incentive to dump a lot of money into developing on it. Hence why we get stupid games for it.

Sales are only estimates until figures come out and can also be figured out doing basic deductive math. Not hard. It was fine when every one was doing that to make fun of Xbox, right?

Sony happily blasts out ps5 numbers all day, and barely ever mentions psvr2. That should say something. It’s the most expensive and least supported peripheral Sony offers right now.

Sorry. It’s not good.

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badboyz0950d ago

#1 price (Lower the price your wired also I need to buy a $399 console your competition once again has you beat)
#2 Games (I want some AAA 1st party games to make me choose you over the oculous)
#3 Guarantee (as a customer I want a guarantee from you that this product will be supported for years to come with apps,games,attachments...

Jingsing49d ago

I think part of the issue will be no exclusives. Now that Sony has basically abandoned exclusive games (god knows why) PSVR2 on PC all but confirms that there will never be a reason to buy it over a Quest 3 much to my disappointment.

UltimateOwnage49d ago

I disagree. Quest 3 has mediocre LCD displays, no HDR brightness, limited FOV and haptics that aren’t even in the same league. PSVR2 could be the best PCVR headset under $500 once support is fully added. Based on what iVRy has been posting they are updating the firmware a lot lately and more PC plug-and-play access is being opened up on the device. It’s a no brainer for PCVR even compared against Quest 2/3. Quality matters in VR as much as content for the immersion. PC will drive PSVR2 to new heights.

Notsofast49d ago

PlayStation just needed to make at least 10 AAA games that are exclusive to PSVR 2 and advertise it which Sony doesn't realize can be done now by just sponsoring streamers on twitch and youtube with the product

Jingsing49d ago

Unfortunately Sony's current direction means no more exclusives as they have all gone to PC along with this headset. I can't have been the only person that seen this strategy as self harm to their business. No exclusives means less people will be around to buy your console or your VR headset platform.

ModsDoBetter49d ago

Bingo!

They don't support the platform.

It undersold (Sony not releasing figures after the disappointing first wave speaks volumes) then closed down one of their VR studios - they do not care about the platform yet people live in denial.

Skuletor49d ago

Sony should throw some money Valve's way and get Half-Life: Alyx on the PSVR2

Jingsing49d ago

They already threw them plenty of money by giving away all their console exclusives that Valve made profit on by being the platform holder. Valve said thank you very much we'll keep Half Life: Alyx and your games on our rival device Steam Deck and Sony is left looking like an idiot. Platform holder is king, however Sony seem hell bent on self destruction and want to become EA or Ubisoft.

StormSnooper49d ago

What are you talking about? Is this wishful thinking?

Number1TailzFan49d ago (Edited 49d ago )

Valve are not interested in consoles, well Gabe Newell isn't, they would hand it to someone else to port the game over if they were going to do that.

Skuletor49d ago

Valve making a percentage off Sony's sales for the privilege of using their store, isn't equivalent to Sony throwing money their way to get one of their games on their platform.

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Sony States We Will Know More About the "Long-Term Vision" of PlayStation Later This Month

Sony has confirmed that there is something happening later this month and it involves SIE which is the division that operates PlayStation.

Skuletor19h ago

My guess, is they were waiting for the new CEO position to be finalized before their next showcase and now that's out of the way.

neutralgamer199218h ago

Yes I think you are right. They wanted the leadership in place hopefully now they can give a strong showing of what’s to come

S2Killinit18h ago

Its not confirmed that this will involve game announcements.

Cacabunga18h ago

Tbh this claim doesn’t reassure me at all..

Eonjay13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

@S2Killinit

If this is about games that worries me because I thought they were walking away from announcing titles far in advance. For them to say 'Long Term Vision' sounds like we are getting announcements years in advance. I don't want that. Lets hope the long term vision part refers to their goal for the company and that they also give us info on projects reaching fruition in the short term.

Also, this is gonna be where we find out that they are going full PC day and date (or greatly reduced if they don't have the capacity at their studios). Its gonna happen. Why? Because all you have to do is look at Helldivers... fastest selling PlayStation game ever. And they make good games. They will sell.
Now we can fight over whether this will hurt the console space. I don't think so as long as they provide an option that will allow people to come close to maxing out their graphics... ergo the PRO.

StormSnooper7h ago

@Eonjoy
I think MS already made that decision for ALL consoles when they went full PC. There is no way other consoles can stay away from PC when their competitor decides to treat PC and Xbox the same. If eventually Sony and possibly even Ninty don’t go PC, they would be handing an advantage to MS. Unfortunately

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46player19h ago

Sounds good, PS5 Pro preorders. Let’s do this!

Crows9018h ago

I don't get it....we barely got any ps5 exclusives and people already want a refresh??

crazyCoconuts18h ago

When they show GTA6 on the Pro I think you'll get it

VersusDMC17h ago

Pretty sure we got 5 console exclusives this year so far and 3rd party games took advantage of the PS4pro last gen so it will happen with the PS5pro as well.

romulus2317h ago

I don't get it either but people get new iphones the second they come out even though they just bought the previous one which works just fine. Some people just want the latest and greatest no matter what and have the income to do it. If the improvement to games is significant enough I may get one but probably not at launch.

-Foxtrot16h ago

Exactly

I will always be behind the idea that one of the reasons why this gen doesn't feel as much of a leap is because we kind of got spoilt with the PS4 Pro last gen. It was like a teaser to this gen.

Looking back on a technological leap after 7 years is way more impressive than if it was 3 or so.

Crows9011h ago

@versus

You're making this out to be something it isn't. I think it's stupid that sony themselves have barely put out any exclusives that can only run on the ps5 and we already have calls for a "pro" version...that is mindblowingly dumb in my opinion

Einhander19729h ago(Edited 9h ago)

People come up with the silliest reasons to claim the console isn't needed, exclusives made by Sony don't matter, third party games are like 500 to 1 even in the best year.

And since PS1 PlayStation has relied on third party publishing deals, the vast vast majority of games that people see as PlayStation games were made by third party developers published by Sony, Insomniac only recently became a PlayStation studio all their games made before that were as a third party.

PS5 Pro is the same as a graphics card upgrade that no one ever complains about like this, and it's way cheaper performance per dollar than a CPU.

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Profchaos6h ago

Doubt you're getting a pro annoucement in a business update

anast19h ago

Big things right around the corner.

purple10119h ago

Almost optimistic to say, but those leaks of the 6 cancelled games (games that were not even announced)

yeh, maybe some didn't actually get cancelled after all

notachance19h ago

as a long time ps fans I hope they still put great single player games front and center, make your live service games if you have to but don’t force your 1st party studios to make something they don’t want to.. redfall is an unfortunate example of a good studio forced to basically destroy themselves.

Eonjay13h ago

Good points. How would you feel if Sony decided to put their single player games on PC day and date? This would allow their studios making single player games to recoup more money to keep the games coming. If it works with GaaS why not single player?

notachance10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

If they do that, it’s just a matter of time before someone make a console using PC as a platform, then that console would automatically have the full PC games (which means combined PS, PC, and Xbox games) as a library.

In fact, who’s to say steam aren’t working at it right now lol, just imagine it, something with the ease of use of console that can play both ps and xbox games day 1.. combined with the marketbase of steam, there’s the new king of console.

Or better yet, Nintendo would do it and there will finally be one console that can play it all..

Ps: on the topic of games releasing day and date, you could argue that by delaying PC release date there will be a few people who double dipped on buying games, just like what good ol rockstar loved doing with their games..

fr0sty5h ago

PC PS5 ports lack certain features, like the 3D audio and controller haptic support...so there will always be reasons to play PS5 games on a PS5.

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