PlayStation VR2 launches in February at $549.99

Pre-orders for the PS VR2 headset, games, and PS VR2 Sense Controller charging station coming later this month.

PlayStation VR2
$549.99 / €599.99 / £529.99 / ¥74,980 recommended retail price (including tax for GBP, EUR, and JPY)
Includes PS VR2 headset, PS VR2 Sense controllers and stereo headphones.

[Doge]

That's...$150 more than I expected 🙄

I'll wait until there's more compelling games that I can't play on my Index.

[darthv72]

Im still planning to get one... just not at launch. It will have to wait until summer.

[Army_of_Darkness]

$750 Canadian dollars!! Gawdamn! Looks like I'll have to wait a couple years before buying it because I can't justify spending that much at the moment.

[darthv72]

@Jimmy... DoA.... nah. Just aimed at the hardcore with money to burn. It will come down in price but prob not until later in the year (holidays)

[VenomUK]

Woah. Because of world circumstances I knew prices would be up and thought for sure it would be £499 in the UK but £529.99 is over that psychological half a grand mark.

Now what I want to see from Sony to make it a day one purchase is to know that the whole platform has had an upgrade from PSVR1 VR experiences and has some triple A games, or maybe even just one like Half-Life Alyx

[seanpitt23]

That’s my water bill for a year.. damn!

[RauLeCreuset]

Whether it's DOA is up to Sony and how they manage their expectations. It would make sense to target enthusiasts until the price comes down and more PS5s are sold, making PSVR2 more accessible. The question is if they planned accordingly and are willing to play the long game. I hope they don't have unrealistic expectations that they'll be raking in profits until such time.

[Babadook7]

Not a bad price. Getting it day one assuming good games are there. How much was the psvr at launch? (The one with two move controllers)

Edit. $499.99.

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

This priced me out from getting one. This is DOA in regards to VR going "mainstream". I guess PSVR 4 or 5 to be when VR is adopted by the masses. I expect PSVR 3 to be expensive as well.

[porkChop]

Yikes, $549 is really steep. That's $749 for Canadians. I think Sony just priced out a lot of people that would otherwise have been interested. At $399 it's a relatively easy sell, but $549 is more than the PS5 itself. That's crazy.

[Zeref]

They can’t sell 2 products at a loss, I think their hands are tied here.

I hope it will at least support pc because 11 titles is not worth it at all

[dumahim]

The first PSVR sold for $400 without controllers. This is a much better headset and comes with controllers.
Sure a lower price would be nice, but shouldn't be surprising considering what you get and the way everything is going these days.

[SullysCigar]

Zeref 11 titles have been announced today, but there are loads more we already know of.

People are so quick to gasp, because it's a lot of money, they're not factoring in you get arguably the best mainstream headset out there PLUS 2 cutting edge controllers for that price.

It's definitely not cheap and it's a tall order in the current climate for many, but I'm not sure I'd question the value-tech ratio here.

I got my preorder email from Sony and hope to snag one on day one. I'll let you know if I think it was worth it!

[Abear21]

Agreed especially when competition is the same price or cheaper and has no wires and cheaper software

[babadivad]

The PS5 sells at a profit. Sony said so themselves.

[Lightning77]

If anyone thought it was gonna be 400$ were kidding themselves. I predicted 500 but I was 50$ off it seems. If the PS5 is more costly then their VR will be pricey also.

[blackblades]

Well they gotta profit and not lose money

[thorstein]

It's $50 dollars more than the launch PSVR that came with controllers and a camera.

[porkChop]

@thorstein

Yeah, and the PSVR didn't sell all that well. The last sales update from Sony was just 5 million units, that's only like 4% of the PS4 userbase. The Quest 2 has sold more than 3 times that in only 2 years. The Quest 2 will be PSVR 2's biggest competitor and it's a standalone wireless headset. The high price plus the need for a PS5 will keep the PSVR 2 from seeing those kinds of numbers. Sony has to keep the price of add-ons down if they want any kind of meaningful adoption.

[Lifexline]

Yeah it’s practically dead on arrival.

[Vx_]

This is the only worth this price if it works natively on pc and ps5 .

[babadivad]

If it works native on PC, that's a bit of redemption for it.

[SierraGuy]

Really? The top of the line quest is $1500.

[Name Last Name]

damn! This feels like PS3 coming out with their “599 US Dollars”

[CR7JUVE1897]

But at least the PS3 had a fairly strong launch lineup and was introducing a mainstay format in Blu-Ray. That price point was somewhat acceptable, especially considering that it was backwards compatible with PS1 and PS2 titles.

But this? For this much?

[JackBNimble]

Ps3 was BC at launch. Having to keep psvr around to play older games isn't going to help sony sell any units, especially at launch with a limited catalog.

[VenomUK]

@Name Last Name said: "damn! This feels like PS3 coming out with their “599 US Dollars”

The thing is $549 in 2022 is cheaper than $599 was 16 years ago in 2006.

[S2Killinit]

It 50 bucks more than PSVR was (am I right?)
And that didnt come with controllers even. (Can someone confirm)

With all the improvements over the original, and the fact that everything os more expensive currently, it doesnt seem out of the ordinary to me. Quite the contrary, its a good deal. Steep, but a good deal nonetheless.

For me , its a day one.

[crazyCoconuts]

I think the original PSVR bundle with camera and controllers was $499USD retail if memory serves. So, yeah given inflation not surprised we're looking at $50 more

[HICK]

Yep me too, day 1. All these complainers either don't know much about VR and the cost of things (most probably never invested in the first one) or they are just biased

[The_Hooligan]

Same. $399.99 would have been the sweet spot for me. Even at $449.99 I would have been ok but $549.99 is not gonna do it for me. The only way to attract people at that price point would be if they start offering 1 PS VR2 game per month as part of PS plus essential. Also if Sony somehow starts adding all PS VR1 games on the extra/premium tier which we can stream (download would be ideal but no backwards compatibility), that would also entice potential buyers.

[S2Killinit]

The original was $500 with controllers, this is 550 with controllers, way more advance and there is the inflation.

[crazyCoconuts]

You bought the Index for $1,000 but you expect this to be $399. Ok.....

[Doge]

If you must know, I bought for less than $1000 from a friend.

But like I said, I'll wait until there's more compelling games that I can't play on my Index. Although if it worked on a PC, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. The HDR screens alone is incredibly compelling.

[crazyCoconuts]

Then hopefully your friend will buy one lol

[jznrpg]

The cost of the controllers people are not factoring in. The old one didn’t come with it . This is a great price for high end VR With high end controllers .

[S2Killinit]

Yup

[Vits]

I wouldn't find it that expensive if this was a standalone system or a multi-purpose VR headset. But being limited to a PS5 accessory kind of sours the deal. Still, the tech inside it looks cool.

[1Victor]

😢 Someone call my gaming financial advisor and tell him I’m not going to make it 🪦😭
All jk aside time to stop buying stuff on mobile games and save half the price by then maybe more 🤔

[dumahim]

The price doesn't bother me, but I need some games to make it worthwhile.

[--Onilink--]

I was always expecting $500, it was a lot more high end tech than the previous one (they are probably selling at a small loss) That said, when you start taking into account games, the price does start piling up

[neutralgamer1992]

The original PSVR with controllers was $499 so with inflation this is $549. This inflation is here to stay given the world events so we better get used to it

[frostypants]

Yeah. I get the price...OLED and eye-tracking alone made me fear it would justifiably be quite a bit pricier than the Quest 2. But the current known games list is short and most of them look pretty bleh given the horsepower available. E.G. there is no excuse for the Cities VR graphics to be so bad...they should have been upgraded in a big way.

I still think this will be an amazing VR device, but the software support needs to catch up to its capabilities before I drop my cash on one.

[S2Killinit]

I’d rather be there from the beginning. Its not like I will be playing more than one or two games at a time. So all I need is Horizon and something else to keep me busy. Also there will be other non VR games to keep me busy.

But for each their own.

[CantThinkOfAUsername]

Complains about price, proceeds to mention his $999 VR headset.

[Battlestar23]

Please let that price be a typo? 599 in europe for the PSVR2 sorry but nope. Sony is silly thinking that selling this at that price. It's should be priced around 349.99 to 399.99 max. Sony say they are for the players|? Yeah right. I'll wait until it goes on sale or even just buy it used.

[jonny897]

It has some high-end cool stuff. You cannot get this tech for 399.

[Eonjay]

Considering that the only other headset with eye tracking is $1500 this is clearly a deal. This is actually really high end. If it's too high give it a year or so.

[cell989]

How much did you pay for your "smart" phone?

[Crows90]

I paid $75. I always go for Motorola.
It's more expensive than the console...that's a bit surprising.

[lonewolf10]

Free with contract

[TheColbertinator]

My workplace gave me one so my work and personal cell are both the same right now.

[alb1899]

Very different. One you need and the other just a hobby.

[agnosticgamer]

I think VR headset vs a smart phone is a terrible comparison personally. I would use a smart phone a lot more than a VR headset and it wouldn’t even be remotely close. I have oculus Rift 2 haven’t touched it in like 6 months. I’ll wait for a price drop and see how well it actually gets supported… Like AAA titles or shovelware.

[Wrex369]

You guys really pull out all the stops to excuse paying more for any reason for your decided platform lol

[frostypants]

The Quest 2 costs $399 and has a significantly crappier screen, comparatively bad FOV, and no eye tracking. Why would you expect this NOT to cost more?

I mean yeah, it's expensive as hell. But you can't have all that stuff AND have the pricepoint of a low-end device.

[Number1TailzFan]

"Crappier screen" have you even used one? Talking utter crap, but then what do I expect from a console fanboy. OLED is good, but not some magical thing, it mostly just makes blacks better if you already have a good screen to begin with.

Those who got a Quest 2 before price raise got a relative bargain.

[cartoonx1]

you do realize that quest is a standalone device that works wirelessly?

[Kaze88]

It has very good specs and new features for VR. Even Quest 2 is 399 or 499 and it cannot compete on it's specs, only thing Quest 2 does is that you can play on it self and its wireless. Though Meta store prices are shit and quest native games are not particularly good looking. That is why I stream my PC games on it. They had to rise their prices, fking meta needed rise their prices. Sony did too and it seems that after holidays xbox is doing as well due to losing 100-200 bucks on every console. Then we have Valve index that cost 1000 bucks and here we are complaining 599 being too much for hight tech VR glasses.

[sparky77]

At that price in this economy I don't see it doing very well, probably worse that PSVR1.

Since it is not just $550 it's $550 plus the cost of a PS5.

[KeeseToast]

550$ plus PS5 is how much the Index costs though. They cheaped out a lot on R&D with PSVR1 by using PS Move for tracking to push that price point which was probably the right move at the time.
PSVR2 seems like a much more polished product that even pushes the technology forward with foveated rendering, so IMO the price for this is justified.
I agree though that the higher price point could slow down adoption which would also suck.

[Neonridr]

The Index technically came out 3.5 years ago though.

[tbagmonster]

at 399 it still wouldnt be adopted, this thing is doa

[KeeseToast]

@Neonridr That is true, but the Index still costs 1079€ for the full kit. Probably because there wasn't much competition until recently

[cell989]

Inflation is inevitable. You want early 2000s pricing. Don't know about that chief. Look how much an Iwatch is 🤷🏻‍♂️

[ChubbyBlade]

Using a company notorious for price gouging isn’t a good example.

[VanHalen]

No, just would be nice to get back where we were just a few years ago. For instance, Arcade1UPs were about $300, now they are coming in at $1,000. That’s not normal inflation. That’s called liberal lunacy highway robbery!

[Babadook7]

Yea, ‘in this economy’ where you can’t build things fast enough and records are being broke? lol.

[MaximusPrime_]

I expected this to be pricey post-pandemic.

[Eonjay]

All things considered it's pretty reasonable given the tech. Ii feel like this is definitely coming to PC As well.

[Flawlessmic]

Hmm wonder what it will cost in Australia, looking like the same as a ps5 or more so close to 750-800.

Fat no from me, I'm not that into vr anyway but will give this a look in a few years once it's cheaper and hopefully has quality games on it.

[Davros69]

Mate, I just checked and US$550 is AUS$856 right now

[warriorcase]

So realistically after 'Australia tax' is added on from importing and just cause it will probably land around $899 mark. Strap in lads

[DeputyB]

oouf and I thought us Canadians had it rough.In CAD it's like 750$, but with our taxes itll go close to 875$. yah i'll pass on this until a sale or better games with a must have for me.

[Profchaos]

Official price 859 AUD or 959 with horizon

[Bathyj]

859 Dollareedoos?
Crikey !!

[slayernz]

you gotta feel for us nz'ers then....US $550 = ~$950 NZD at the moment......was gonna get one anyway, just have to hope the mrs doesnt find out how much it is haha!!

[CaptainHenry916]

And it won’t be backwards compatible with the original psvr games. I'll have to pass unless they lower the price in the future. This thing might be DOA and a niche product. At this price it should also be wireless

[jznrpg]

You can’t make a good wireless headset with tech out these days it would be heavy and cost a lot more than 549$ and melt your head

[porkChop]

My brother uses his Quest 2 to play PC VR games wirelessly. No noticeable lag at all, and he can literally be on the other side of the house or even the backyard. Sony could have done it if they wanted to. Especially for this price.

[S2Killinit]

I guarantee you it will be a success. From what we’ve heard it will produce graphics on par with flat games due to foveated rendering. I think its going to blow minds.

Price being 50 bucks more doesnt deter early adopters like myself, others will follow after price drops arrive.

[CaptainHenry916]

You noticed I said if they lower the price or if you can find a good deal for it I'll probably get one later. Definitely not at launch

[Orchard]

"I guarantee you it will be a success"

Not at that price you can't. PSVR1 had low adoption and it was more sensibly priced, and launched during far better economic circumstances.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

How so? The PS5 is still not readily available in stores worldwide, the U.S. economy (and probably many countries) is in trouble, and this is $550 or more depending on your state tax (and 700-800 in other areas). AND it's not backwards compatible.

This is the complete opposite of success. This will be a very hard sell.

[GotGame818]

For the price it better blow something! Especially since it isn't wireless!

[S2Killinit]

Well, since people are buying $1000 (more?) phones…

My morning latte costs 5 dollars. Used to be what, 3.50?

While some people will want to grasp at straws with doom a d gloom, its important to note that it IS literally $50 bucks more than PSVR1 bundle with controllers. So… yeah.

If PSVR was managing, so will this one which btw some some next gen capabilities that will push VR limits.

I dont know, Im just excited for this. Its a exciting time for gaming for me.

[Ninjamonkey82]

Scalpers are gonna have a field day

[RauLeCreuset]

Maybe not at that price. They would be taking a big risk buying up a product for which demand may not match the retail price.

[S2Killinit]

Preorders are through Playstation direct. .

[babadivad]

Not at that price.

[Profchaos]

If there's hesitation on the past of the average consumer then it's unlikely scalpers will target the psvr2
Judging from the general reaction here scalpers may skip this

I know I want it but it's a lot I have been putting money aside for it for about a year now though

[S2Killinit]

Trust me it will sell like hotcakes. Im a day one myself.

But, since preorders are through playstation direct, you wont have to worry about scalpers, at least initially.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

Hmmm…. Which games will be available?

[IanTH]

https://blog.playstation.co...

Clearly also more than that, given titles like Horzion:CotM, etc. But as a pretty big fan of VR (own OG Rift, Quest 2, PSVR), and seeing value in the hardware even at its price given its specs, the initial showing of games on offer is just not there right now. Doubly so for VR veterans, who would be most likely to line up Day 1.

First on that page is basically just Rush of Blood 2 (made by same devs, but still, feels like the 1st title on the list should not be an on-rails experience that strongly echos the 1st wave of VR games). Lots of games made by indies, which isn't a *bad* thing, but it is a lot of what we've seen before. Given the $1k+ buy in for PS5 & PSVR2, they should be showcasing bigger, higher fidelity games, with great "older" games like Pistol Whip peppered in.

I really feel like - given the Foveated Rendering tech - Sony should have pushed for more PS5 games to just have native VR supports (a la NMS or Hitman), at least for their own IP. As it stands, it is a great device, but with no back compat and limited games? It's definitely going to be a hard sell, even for diehards.

[S2Killinit]

There are rumors of Half Life 2 as well.

I would be so on that. But then, the games will be there.

[CR7JUVE1897]

This is the first time that Sony's Playstation Brand has actually priced me out of something. This thing costs 50.00 more than a PS5, which is extremely difficult to get in the first place.

That amounts to nearly 1100.00 total to get a full VR experience. I can't until that price goes down

[Nacho_Z]

You'd think a cast iron rule should be that VR or anything similar always costs less than the price of the console.

[Eonjay]

Not really. The PS5 can be had for 399. Clearly the cost of producing the PSVR 2 is much more than the PS5 and yes that includes the costs differential of producing at scale. The Quest 2 is the same price of a digital PS5. This is without the OLED HDR and higher resolution and haptics and eye tracking tech. Meta has way more money than Sony and there latest offering is $1500 and isn't as technically advanced as the $550 PSVR 2. New tech comes as a premium,. and as premiums go, this is still a deal objectively.

Mind your even though it's a deal it is still out of a lot of people's price range at launch.

[cell989]

And yet Pc failing is still more expensive than that

[IanTH]

Not trolling, just genuinely curious, what you mean by this comment? I feel like a few words are missing, or perhaps an autocorrect skewed the initial sentence, but I feel like I'm missing something.

[persona4chie]

Every downvote is a fanboy that just literally supports anything sony does

[Workshyskiver]

Yikes.

[LOGICWINS]

🤣

[LightofDarkness]

So it's a tethered system with a very small library and an extraordinarily high price point (especially for a console product), and they expect this to compete with something like the Quest? This needed to be 400 or less. And they clearly cancelled the VR2 centered presentation that should've been used to kick off the hype train. And for what? So Jim could spend time traipsing around the world begging different countries to stop the Activision/MS deal? Shooting your flagship VR product in the head so you can keep COD? Bloody hell, lads.

[lonewolf10]

Tethered 🤣

[ChubbyBlade]

Yes. As I’m not wireless. Don’t know why that’s funny?

[IanTH]

I think they're essentially going to try to launch this twice. So I don't necessarily think this quiet launch has anything to do with the ActiBlizz nonsense, but perhaps more with reading the room, so to speak?

Still struggling to get enough PS5s out to meet demand. Rising console prices. Rising costs across the board, with even FB...I mean, Meta....a VR focused company that was basically selling Quest at cost had to raise prices $100 a unit. Probably also costing Sony more to produce than initially anticipated, or they're at least having to hedge bets by starting higher as to not have to immediately up the price after launch. Hoping they can cut costs as inflation (et al) abates. There's also just less disposable income all around right now for this kind of thing.

The initial crop of games is fairly underwhelming to boot, so I think they are selling this to our crowd - those who go out of their way to stay informed. The "hardcore", if you will, who also tend to have more disposable income they're willing to spend on gaming. Also tend to be better informed, and have more realistic expectations or understanding of value.

I think the 2nd launch, the louder public launch, will come after there is more software out for it, PS5s are a bit easier to get, and the price of PSVR2 comes down. Launching two fairly high-end products in a time of economic downturn is definitely a minefield that's tough to navigate. Fingers crossed they made the right calls, as I think PSVR2 is a big piece of what will keep VR relevant, and if it fails, VR is that much closer to truly dying off.

[randomvoice]

Damn that is a lot of money for the thing. I was expecting 350-400.

[EvertonFC]

I was hoping for £429 with Sony taking a loss but with inflation and the cost of the controllers (probably £100 alone)
£350 VR2
£100 controllers
£50/80 inflation rate

It is what it is but it'll have no problem selling 5m at that price to the hardcore VR enthusiast, it's how quickly Sony can get it down in price to £350/400 for the casual or mainstream gamer ?
It's actually £700 when you think about it once you buy 3 games for it .
Pointless spending £530 and only buying one game ?

[bestofyou]

Yeah I was saving up for this but no thanks for now. They will need to have better games and backwards compatibility before I spend more than a PS5 price.

[ocelot07]

Ooooooof I really want one. But for the price of the console that's to much for me I think.

[gangsta_red]

Ouch! That's pretty ridiculous considering the PS5's already high price. Are there any notable games at launch for this, because this would have been a good reason for it's price point if it had BC with the original headset

[thesoftware730]

I understand the tech in this thing is great, but man they had a chance to undercut Quest 2 and make VR more of a mainstream thing. The Sony brand is strong and if anyone could get VR in more homes it could have been Sony, but they blew it in my opinion...1k+ to play VR, with only 2 handful of stellar games..pass.

[WeAreLegion]

They'd be losing hundreds of dollars on each. That's insane.

[Shane Kim]

Thank you but no thank you.

[KeeseToast]

The specs of the PSVR2 are amazing so I think the price is justified. Only the quest 2 is cheaper, but comes with a ton of downsides for it. PSVR2 should instead be compared to high-end PC headsets. Best comparison would be the HP Reverb G2 which costs 649€
That said I really wish it comes with plug-and-play support for PC. On PC the pricing would crush the competition.
Playstation alone can't make high-end VR mainstream IMO. Being compatible with PC could lead to more VR development which Sony would also benefit from.
Also while I think the price is justified, spending more than the PS5 itself I should be able to use the headset however I want. Otherwise it is 600€ for a peripheral instead of 600€ for a high-end VR headset.

[jznrpg]

Like I said below . One 4090 graphics card is 1599$ you can get a PS5 PSVR2 and 8-9 games or so for the same price . 549$ isn’t expensive at all if you look at what tech costs these days . My TV was closer to 3k , stereo receiver like $1200 , speakers I bought separately so I forget the total but it’s a lot for new good speakers but I’m sure I could have bought 4 or 5 PSVR2’s . Also this comes with controllers !!

This is like 200$ back in 1985 when I got the Nintendo with that useless Robot . Inflation is a bitch but this isn’t expensive when you realize what other things cost.

[tbagmonster]

you are delusional

[cell989]

Exactly!! How much is an iPad Pro?? A Samsung fold? Google Pixel? Cutting edge graphics card?? Latest iwatch??people want gaming to be cheap but they're ok with everything else being expensive

[Hauntedasylum8]

@cell89: yes! I never hear the amount of alarms sounding when people buy the newest tv, the newest iPhone, and so on. Everything else always starts off expensive and gradually goes down in price. You have to consider the tech behind the product is the newest and most advanced at the time of pricing.

[KeeseToast]

We've been pretty lucky with how stable prices for gaming have been over all those years. Games cost 60$ for a really long time until now and console launch prices have also been almost the same between PS3/4/5 and Xbox/360/Series. Wish the same could be said about GPUs lol
I disagree about TV prices though they are actually cheaper now thanks to more advanced manufacturing processes and while Smartphone have gotten really expensive budget smartphones also have gotten a lot better.

[Neonridr]

ugh.. I want one, but at that price?

very much on the fence. I'll probably snag a preorder when they go live as a backup, but I don't know if I can justify that price when it's not Backwards Compatible and will only have a handful of games available at launch. At more than a PS5 itself it's a hard sell.

[JEECE]

Gosh no wonder they refused to announce the price so long. In gaming, no news is bad news. If devs won't specifically say it's current-gen only, that probably means the game will be cross-gen. If devs won't say a game is 60 fps, it's probably 30 fps. And if a publisher won't announce a price, it's probably going to be too high.

[jznrpg]

Dope . You have to pay decent money for high end tech . It’s cheaper than my stereo receiver by 500$ or so and those are everywhere and stereo tech is really old . 549$ isn’t cheap but making those headsets aren’t cheap . Making technology is more expensive than ever .

You can get (1) PSVR2 , (1) PS5 and 8+ games for the price of one Nvidia 4090 Graphics card.

[Neonridr]

yeah but the 4090 would run circles around a PS5. You have to pay money for high end tech, as you said.

[CR7JUVE1897]

And at least with a 4090, you can run all of your current software that you own. I personally own over 1000.00 worth of PSVR games. And now I have to keep my PSVR in order to play them.

[Neonridr]

@CR7 - the fact that it's not backwards compatible is the biggest disappointment. VR has a fairly shallow library of good games to begin with. A bunch of titles would have had a second chance with improved controls and visuals.

[cell989]

Yeah but the 4090 would be used for what and for how long?? 1-2 years max before it's obsolete?

[cell989]

I do agree with your argument on backwards compatibility

[lonewolf10]

@Cell989

If a 4090 goes obsolete in 1-2 years, then the new consoles are just about obsolete now going by that logic.

[Neonridr]

@cell989 - plenty of people still use cards in the 1xxx or 2xxx range and can still game. Sure maybe not at max settings, but a 4090 will be able to give you native 4K @ 120fps for years to come. Something that a PS5 can't even do right now and will only get more limited as games become more complex meaning more corners need to be cut.

[UncertainCategory]

I’m not sure what your point is here.. a 4090 is catastrophically more powerful than a ps5. Like orders of magnitude beyond, and considered high end and niche even among pc gamers. Most people on steam are using the 60 version cards, so 2060, 3060 cards.

Further there’s a huge difference in the price expectations of pc and console players. I think there’s a lot of ps5 owners who would bulk at idea spending more for an accessory than the price of the console itself.

[SoulWarrior]

An impressive piece of tech and I knew it would't be cheap, but £530, wew lad.

[S2Killinit]

Wooohooo I cant WAIT!

[Father__Merrin]

It's a premium product and is priced accordingly Il keep my lowly CV1 for now

[tbagmonster]

DOA

[Saaleh]

The tech is warranting that price so i don't have an issue. Just like the PS5 tech.

Unlike the PS5, we hopefully won't have cross gen nonesense.
Now, they just need to be serious about making games for it and i'm glad we will have games mainly made for VR2 gen.

Most of us who are impressed will eventually decide to buy it day one if enough EXCITING launch games released.

The only question needs answering, does it work on PC ? If not that is disappointing.

[tbagmonster]

its way overpriced but people here will defend it somehow

[UltimateRacer]

The price isn’t really the problem for me as I excepted a price between €500-€600 but it’s the lack of games at the moment, that’s put me of, I know that most PSVR titles are being updated for compatibility but it will take time so I’ll wait.

[RPGer]

PlayStation proved again and again and again that they can't offer games on anything except for one platform. in PS3 days, developers focused on releasing PSP (although multiple of them regret later). Also, In PS4 era they ditched Vita right after launch. and there is no need to talk about PlayStation TV, Mobile, and VR1.

I will most likely buy it, but I am sure this will be extremely a gimmick thing with barely any games other than horrors and couple of demo-like experiences.

[Christopher]

PS4 and PSVR kind of disprove your whole point (let alone ignoring PS4 and PS5) since there have still been new games made for PSVR regularly since release. PSP went away because of hacking and PS Vita just didn't do well because of a digital focus. None of that really a case of "can they support more than one device" so much as "they suck at producing handheld devices people want or that aren't easily hacked." Let alone that the PSVita has over 1,000 playable games on it even though it didn't do well.

[jznrpg]

They may end up selling it with no controllers because people are so cheap these days . 400$ no controllers 149 $ for a pair of controllers . The old PSVR was 400 with no controllers . It’s waaaay better tech and waaaay better controllers and people are surprised . This isn’t expensive at all in my opinion . It’s a good price for what you are getting

[MrNinosan]

Finally, day 1.
I don't mind the price, but it will most likely hurt a lot, and be doomed as quickly as PSVita and other project Playstation tried.
I would've loved seeing this as a price that's attractive to everyone (399$), to keep the good trend PSVR did before it.

Anyways, I'll buy it, and in a year I will probably cry because no new games will be on the horizon.

[Star51]

Hoping they have a surprise launch window release, like resistance or Killzone (by another developer obviously)

[isarai]

Well that's not gonna sell well at that price 😬

[ROCKY28]

I will not buy PSVR2 until there is a new WipEout announced and deliver a release date :)

[isarai]

Then you will not buy one, the studio is gone

[ROCKY28]

😒

[masterfox]

yikes!! oh boy!!, sorry Sony that's not a good a price and definitely not a consumer store friendly, imo it shouldn't cost more than the PS5 console since the PSVR2 it needs the PS5 to work, unless Sony is making it compatible with PC I might consider it a bit, also if the PSVR2 will cost that, how much will it cost the PS5 pro?, 700 dlls?!, yeah Sony you are getting very greedy.

[ocelot07]

Ahhh been thinking about it for a hour. My plan was to sell my quest 2 for this originally. I may just do it. Have to remember this has 4k screens and other hight tech stuff. So I think I'll bite the bullet.

[GamingSinceForever]

$549 Sheeeiiidddd!

I’ll pass. If it were a standalone console the price would make sense but if you need a PS5 to play it the price shouldn’t be higher than the console. Now the thing with it not being backwards compatible is really going to stick out.

[Destiny1080]

if this is guaranteed to last two generations, PS5 / PS6 without seeing a new VR release, i think the price will be easier to swallow for gamers

[Orchard]

No way this is lasting 2 generations, tech moves too quickly.

Also, why would they do that when they can sell you another $500+ device with your PS6? 😊

[JL2930]

Another fail and waste of resources. They could have invested this waste into more studios or even another handheld.

[northpaws]

Expensive, but it is MUCH more advanced than PSVR1, whatever, Day 1 for me, I didn't work my ass off to wait ages for new tech.

[sagapo]

I agree the tech is more advanced, but when a console peripheral costs more than the console itself… I dunno, tricky price setting imo.

[z2g]

Pay almost $600 for something I’ll barely Use (if my of psvr and quest 2 usage is any indication)

No thanks. I gotta see a lot more games coming and should be blowing me away before I make that purchase. Based on the line up I’ve seen so far, that isn’t happening anytime soon for me. I don’t need to spend more than the ps5 to play a Horizon Zero Dawn expansion.

[FernDiggidy]

Yuck

[TheEnigma313]

too rich for my blood. Imma have to sit this one out until the price drops.

[ooquis]

If we get AAA game support like GT7,GTA 5,RE 2,3,4,7,8, half life Alex and 100% pc support, then I'll fork out the cash. No way I'm playing these tech demos anymore.

[Petebloodyonion]

Guess I was right when I said last year that the PSVR2 price launch would be similar to the original PSVR.
This shouldn't surprise anyone since Sony seems to want the PSVR headset to be profitable on day 1 and wants to establish a premium VR experience versus Meta.

Now the question is aside from hardcore VR users(me for one) can Sony persuade customers to purchase a PSVR2 when there are more established and cheaper solutions around (Pico4 and Quest2)?

[MetroidFREAK21]

Do they allow payment plans? Lol

[lonewolf10]

Yes, one body part a month

[hyperfire21]

Dead on arrival with that cost

[FyBy]

If it will be possible to use it also on PC...I will be glad...after that disaster when absence of backward compatibility was announced :-(

[philm87]

Remember the first PSVR launched at $499. It's not a massive increase.

[cell989]

Nice!! Let's go!!

I see a lot of people not just here but in other outlets complaining about the price. Yet they happily spend $1200 on a new phone, $500 on a new watch, $900 on an iPad, $1200 on a laptop, $800 on a graphics card, $100 per month on skins and battle packs. So give this tech a brake. It's not that expensive when you compare it with other entertainment tech.

[LiViNgLeGaCY]

Maybe I missed it in the article, but did they announce pre-orders?

Edit: Haha, wow nevermind. Says it RIGHT the beginning.

[spambot0815]

nice, now give me a preorder for a 999 ps5 diskless + psvr2 bundle on psn and i'll apply with my psn id that also has trophies to proof that i'm actually planing to use it for gaming and not scalping, thanks.

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

This is what happens when you don’t challenge scumbag moves by your favorite company. This price is ridiculous. It cost more than a damn PS5. And knowing Sony when PS6 comes out this thing won’t be backwards compatible. I can only imagine what the scalpers are going to sell this thing for…you guys enjoy

[Christopher]

It has better tech in some respects than Quest Pro which starts at $1500. You can't just claim "scumbag moves" when you fail to compare it to equivalent hardware.

Having said that, I'm glad this is a niche area of gaming in which I have no interest. VR in general is expensive tech right now.

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

I can call it scum bag moves when there plenty of evidence that Sony has made anti consumer moves simply because they can. Their fan base doesn’t challenge them so of course they will charge higher prices. There’s plenty of other VR headsets out there that are cheaper and there are headsets more expensive. Point is you have options with those other headsets but not on PS5. They buy in price to try out PSVR is roughly $1100 US dollars. You want to compare then please tell me another VR headset with that kind of buy in just to try it out…Now with that being said I too am not very interested in VR I find it to be a gimmick.

[RauLeCreuset]

@Speak

Good grief. Just don't buy the thing. That's how you challenge it. No need to get hyperbolic to try to force a narrative. I have my own concerns around whether they have realistic expectations about the specific market for this at the price point and whether they're prepared to support it through slower times until the price makes it more accessible, but the price is because of the cost of the tech, not because people "don't challenge scumbag moves."

Selling premium quality products at prices that reflect the premium quality is not inherently anti-consumer. Whether it is ill advised is a different argument. They didn't trap you and raise prices on you. There is absolutely no preexisting arrangement compelling you to buy one, and the tech is not being sold at some ridiculous markup, so I'm not sure how this becomes an "anti consumer" argument. You're not the target consumer in this case. Buy one of the other headsets you went on about. Wait. You aren't very interested in VR and find it to be a gimmick, so it seems your only real interest was to force a narrative that doesn't fit.

[Sirk7x]

Difference with the Quest, is that it's easily compatible with PCs, completely wireless, and very easy to enable developer/debug mode to do whatever the hell you want with it. People are working on 3D stereoscopic versions of emulators for Quest right now, and there are tons of mods and unofficial games that are released. Along with other applications for the hardware, like social functions, media, work space related, creation with 3D tools, art, etc. No one is putting as much money into VR/AR as Meta is atm, for better or worse. Yeah, the PSVR2 is going to have some great graphics, but the experience is going to be reliant on how much effort Sony gets studios to put into VR development.

[Hauntedasylum8]

Sounds like a decent value if you factor in the tech behind it. And I imagine it will have BC titles to play until something next-gen arrives. I’ll have to look up what games it haves available for launch before I decide if it’s a day 1 or not though.

[babadivad]

Dead in the water at this point.

[lonewolf10]

The price is right going by the high price for the official Elite controller which many here said was reasonable, more like Apple every day this lot.

[sagapo]

Ouch, 100€ more than I expected...

[BlackDoomAx]

When i saw the price of the edge controller, i knew it would be too expensive too...

[Abear21]

Dreams port or bust. For us that enjoy VR, we already have a set in addition to Xbox/PS5/Switch. My worry is this is too lttp and will absolutely NEED amazing first party support to take off. Sony better bring the games, bc all the great ports have likely already been played elsewhere by their target audience.

[Sirk7x]

This. Having VR exclusive versions of games on PSVR2, that also have PC versions. They'll get modded for VR support by the community in days. People in the VR community are generally by no means casual, and are familiar and versed in modding, emulation, etc. If Sony is going a route that will only work with their hardware, they are going to have no choice but to deliver amazing experiences.

[SinisterKieran]

might get one eventually when i see good enough support for it

[Elda]

People who like VR & buy one will hopefully enjoy it. VR is not my thing so I will spend $549 worth of PS5 exclusives instead to play on the big screen.

[Father__Merrin]

The only other way round it is change screens to 2 oled 1080p units and bring price down

[ironmonkey]

if demon souls goes VR, I'm all the way in deep.

[EvertonFC]

Not gonna lie was hoping for £429/450 but £529 WoW gonna turn off alot of people that?

[Makroyale]

I don't mind the price because it's a high end piece of hardware. But... For this much money they need to find a way to make the original VR games compatible.

[Orchard]

Oof, that pricing. More than the console itself.

DOA for all but the most hardcore consumers, especially in this economy - and they've effectively doomed VR to remain niche.

[northpaws]

PSVR1 launched 6 years ago pre-inflation WITHOUT PS Move controllers for $399, same price as PS4.

This time, top tier hardware (except not wireless, which I don't mine as I don't want to strap battery pack on my head), with 2 controllers with adaptive triggers, for slightly more than the console. Seems reasonable to me.

[RauLeCreuset]

It's reasonable for the tech, but that doesn't translate to sales. It still has to be within people's price range. It could be that they want something with tech that isn't going to age too badly through the life of the PS5. That's understandable. My hope is that they manage expectations accordingly and don't become discouraged from supporting it. If they're playing the long game, play the long game. Don't immediately bail if only enthusiasts are supporting until a price drop.

[northpaws]

I agree.

[Anomander]

About in line with what I thought and explains the price increase for the PS5. Makes this seem not so bad. I'll hold off on this for a bit until I see some used ones. I'm already set with VR on PC.

Edit: Those complaining about the price. From what the specs appear to be, this looks to be a set that competes with the Valve Index.

[Outlawzz]

I would love to buy it but the price is already steep and they said it's not backwards compatible with previous psvr games so that already took me off of buying since I was holding off on some games waiting to upgrade .

Other than that there's not enough that I've seen announced to buy at launch and I'm not eager to re buy anything I already have.

[Xx_Pistol_xX]

People want cuting edge tech but want to pay Switch lite prices. Have people seen the prices for VR headsets?

[Sirk7x]

I think cutting edge tech in VR goes alot further than having better graphics for video games. The Quest 2 is wireless, and has many applications beyond gaming. Also, very easy to plug into PC.

[Hofstaderman]

Nope. Not for me, thanks.

[Profchaos]

859 aud which is 100 more than the ps5 itself and double the psvr2 launch price.

I guess if you look at the pcvr space it's still actually cheaper than the index and other premium headsets and packs more tech in

[boing1]

That's pretty steep. Above what I was expecting. Needs better launch games with this price.

[Tex4242]

I can afford it no issues, but without knowing exactly what games will be there on launch I'm not sure yet. I do think the price is a bit high. Sony shouldn't want this to be niche. They should want everyone to jump in, not just the hard-core. I would've ate some of the cost if I was Sony.

[Jericho1337]

It’s costs more than a PS5?! (which you need anyway to use it). Sony once again rinsing it’s customers. Within a month of the equally overpriced dual sense edge as well.

[PhillyDillyDee]

Absolutely waiting for reviews of the hardware and functionality before dropping that much on it.

[Imalwaysright]

We'll soon be facing a stagflation so I won't be surprised when this thing becomes a niche product just like the original PSVR was.

[Si-Fly]

Is it compatible with PC? That could sway me, I’m not spending £550 just to use with my PS5

[Gamer75]

At $550usd at the current currency exchange rate that would put it at $938nzd and for a comparison the rrp for the PS5 is $819 NZD but most are going for $999nzd and the Xbox Series x is $799nzd so it will be interesting to see how well it does here in New Zealand

[Gamer75]

Added note: the rrp of $819 NZD was before the price increase as it will be $899 NZD after that

[RAF-TECH]

That is a BIG L, for Sony……

Who is stupid enough to even invest that sort of money…… even if u were rich….. like….. u have to be stupid rich….

[Echone1]

The price is fine! The first PSVR cost $399, but only the HELMET ITSELF was in the package. The player had to buy the camera and the move controllers separately. This costs $549, but the controllers are in the package, and nothing else is needed.
So, same price

[DaleCooper]

Wow. Too much for me. Bummer.

[Gamesual1]

That’s a lot for a non-standalone VR headset.

[lunatic0001]

That's actually not a bad price but I can't afford it so I will have to wait...can't wait to have it one day 👌

[Wrex369]

"No it's perfect, keep it that high, and 3 years later raise the price on it"- Microsoft

[Aussiesummer]

Sony really are becoming Apple aren't they.
This is $880 aud with no game! It better be bloody amazing! Especially with only 11 mostly shit games and no backwards compatibility.
the ridiculous prices and practices that sony are throwing about lately is vile.

[FungLip]

How hard is it to make PSVR work on PC?

[Sirk7x]

If you're looking for an affordable headset to work with PC, might as well just get a Quest 2. Much smaller, better display, no cameras and comes with controllers. Also games are starting to get support for hand gestures, so no controllers needed for some games and general menu navigation.

[poppatron]

People are right saying it’s high end stuff and price is justified, just for whatever reason I didn’t think it would be that much.

Pretty gutted tbh, there’s no way my wife will green light this.

But then for me personally I’m not sure I can justify spending that much, I don’t think I’ll get £500 worth of play from it. It’s rare VR games come around that offer the kind of experience I’d really want for that price.

£1000 for ps5 and psvr 2

She’s a very patient girl but I don’t know what I’d have to do to achieve that amount of brownie points

[aaronaton]

Maybe don't have a joint account?

[thorstein]

PSVR launched at 399 and didn't include the camera or controllers. With camera and controllers it was 499.

This is $50 more.

[jlove4life]

I'm down

[ChubbyBlade]

Yo no thanks. This will be nearly $1000 after taxes in Canada. Go away with that pricing.

[hiawa23]

Glad I am not into VR at all.

[Binarycode]

That's why It'll never be mainstream.

[VanHalen]

No wireless and for that price??? Wow, no thanks! Will wait for the wireless version Sony!

[rlow1]

Charging station is an additional $50 dollars. So $600 for the headset, controllers, and charging station. $650 if you want the game package along with the charging station. Ouch

[Dixiedevil]

😂 Well I guess I’m not getting that.

[WeAreLegion]

You guys are so unrealistic about the price. This tech is very expensive. $550 is more than fair.

[StarkR3ality]

That's just ridiculous. Until VR is affordable or has killer apps it's just a gimmick to me, I've tried it and it's cool and all, but it will never replace traditional gaming which at this price it really needs to...

Sony really do look greedy this gen, consistent bad decisions.

[Latex74]

Day one for me can not wait to be honest and its around the expected price point so all good

[Inverno]

I'm assuming they never confirmed PC compat? For that price it would be much more enticing if it worked on something other than the PS5. And with them confirming that games for their first PSVR aren't compatible at all, it gonna be hard to sell this.

[Master-Tonberry]

Did anyone actually bother to read and understand the specs of this thing?
It was always going to be expensive, this is actually a very reasonable price given the amount of tech you're getting. I'm sure Sony will be selling at a loss as it is.

[WelkinCole]

Well I am getting one. Half the cost of my Samung S22 Ultra I bought earlier this year

[Sirk7x]

Man, I love that phone.

[WelkinCole]

Yes pretty amazing. The camera in particualr. Also the glass is super tough. Don't know how many times my 3 year old has dropped it now and still like new

[46player]

Ouch!

[uth11]

If you adjust the original PSVR bundle for inflation... $499 in 2016 would be $570 today, so this isn't outrageous especially given the tech inside

[anast]

Good thing it's cheap...

[fitofficial]

I bought PSVR when it came out, played for a couple hours, never touched it again, and sold it a couple months ago for $200.

I'll pass.

[spoonard]

My guess was that the price point would AT LEAST equal to the PS5. I'll get one (hopefully at launch) provided my post Christmas credit card debt isn't crippling. lol

[Gaming4Life1981]

I'll pass at that price but when it comes down I'll pick it up.

[ibrake4naps]

Can't wait for this!!! And only$50 more than the first PSVR w/ controllers bundle! <3

[ManMarmalade]

Oof

[KillBill]

Ouch!

[HeliosHex]

Never buy new tech at launch. Not so much because of price but because more often than not they ship out with problems they fix in later batches. I know it's hard we all want the newest thing but it really is better to just wait and not only would you get it with the kinks ironed out but a bit cheaper as well. Often a year after launch is a good time frame.

[gold_drake]

i think the tech justifies the ptice, but now we need games to justify a purchase

the upgrade from vr1 games is absolutely amazing, but vr2 is definitely a luxury item and sony knows this

[MADGameR]

Easy pre-order for me day 1. Already got the money for it completely but I will likely drop $100 day 1 on Nov 15th at GameStop on the pre-order.

[BABI-PANGPANG]

It's a steep price but compared to other VR headsets it isn't. I guess it comes down to the games it eventually has to offer. If it's anything similar to the first generation, I'll gladly skip this one as well.
Having said that, I do have the feeling that Sony is going all out this time and we'll be getting more than enough triple A quality, 12+ hour games. In any case, no day one purchase from me.

[CoNn3rB]

If it worked with the PC and it had native support for PS4 PSVR titles I could potentially justify that price but right now that is a hard sell.

[Fonsecap]

How can this be just as expensive as the console itself?...

[giovonni]

I have a few things I could trade to maybe get the cost down, but I’m gonna wait a little to see what games come out. I do have meta and it’s a wonderful experience.

[Thundercat77]

I'm really exited about it and I want it so bad but at that price I don't think so 😔.