Official Thread PSVR 2 - It’s Been Cracked, But Also Dead?

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DriedMangoes said:
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Sony Calls PSVR 2 'Important' But Not Its 'Core Proposition'

Sony reaffirmed that PSVR 2 is "important to us," but explained its not their 'core proposition' this season.
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A Sony exec reaffirmed that PSVR 2 is "important to us," but explained it's not the "core proposition" this season.

In a recent interview with Barron's (paywall), Eric Lempel, Senior Vice President, Head of Global Marketing, Sales & Business Operations at PlayStation, was questioned about the sales outlook for PS5 and PSVR 2 this holiday season. Calling the PS5 outlook "really strong," he calls VR a "category that can help with innovation" before calling PS5 the core focus.

Here's the full quote:

The VR category is important to us. It’s a category that can help us with innovation. It’s never going to be the only way people play games, but I’m happy that we’re in it. There are great experiences to be had and consumers really like it. But it’s a nascent business for us. It’s something that we want to be a part of but it’s not the core proposition we have this season. PlayStation 5 is the core.
Considering VR still fights for mainstream adoption, Lempel's comments aren't particularly surprising. In May, Sony confirmed PSVR 2 sold 600k units from its late February launch up until April, while PS5 surpassed 40 million units in July after launching in November 2020. The two aren't directly comparable despite PSVR 2 requiring PS5, but it's not hard to see why Sony is prioritizing the latter.

Despite a strong launch line-up with Horizon, Gran Turismo 7, Resident Evil Village and more, there's been vocal criticism about PSVR 2's library ever since. Firewall Ultra received mixed reviews in August, there are currently no revealed upcoming 1st party games and recent last-minute indefinite delays for Vertigo 2 and Phasmophobia will only deepen frustrations.

With the recent Quest 3 launch putting these issues into greater perspective, Lempel's comments will likely do little to encourage existing PSVR 2 owners.
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I haven't touched mine in months. GT7 is cool in VR, but it needs something like Half Life: Alyx.
 
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Pureshooter said:
I haven't touched mine in months. GT7 is cool in VR, but it needs something like Half Life: Alyx.
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Nobody talks about it. All the Youtube folk who proclaimed GT7 VR as the second coming seemingly haven't posted content on it for a while. Lol.

After the PSP & Vita, which were fantastic pieces of hardware, I'll never buy another secondary bit of hardware from Playstation. They simply don't support these products.
 
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The Wolf King said:
Can see this being Sony's last VR headset. Reckon both Sony and MS would be better off trying to get meta and so on supported.
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I totally agree! This is why I ended up finally skipping PSVR2, although I did enjoy my PSVR. I just find that closed format to be kinda stale, and not where the industry is going.

Instead, I picked up a Quest 3, and after using it, I wouldn't want to go back to lesser optics again. The lenses are THAT good! Yes, the graphics are like PS3 😅 but it's a much higher resolution version, and with all of the head, controller, & hands tracking all happening on the background. Sony SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS! PSVR2 should have been wireless, had next gen "pancake" folded optic lenses, & officially PC compatible!

On a similar note, Valve just announced SteamLink wireless VR integration built right into the Meta Quest 3, today, to be available on the Quest 3 store. This is great, as I've got a gaming laptop on order, right now, with WiFi 6E!... LET'S GO!

 
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I exchanged mine for a Quest 3.
I’m loving the Quest. But as a graphics whore, I have to admit that I miss the visuals from PS5.

I don’t have a PC that’s fully VR ready. And I don’t want to pay a subscription to some random cloud service.

If Sony is able to get Half-Life Alex and some first party stuff on there, I may get another one.

Red Matter 2 was pretty sick on PSVR2. As was Vertigo 2.
 
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Dno69 said:
I exchanged mine for a Quest 3.
I’m loving the Quest. But as a graphics whore, I have to admit that I miss the visuals from PS5.

I don’t have a PC that’s fully VR ready. And I don’t want to pay a subscription to some random cloud service.

If Sony is able to get Half-Life Alex and some first party stuff on there, I may get another one.

Red Matter 2 was pretty sick on PSVR2. As was Vertigo 2.
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Have you tried Red Matter 2 on the Quest 3?... not that I expect you to double-dip. It looks SO GOOD, that it's hard to believe it's not coming from a PC.

I bought a gaming laptop on Black Friday, and I can tell you that Half-life: Alex is still AMAZING, 4 years later! The fact that you can stream VR games wirelessly through SteamLink is really freaking cool!
 
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GordoSan said:
Have you tried Red Matter 2 on the Quest 3?... not that I expect you to double-dip. It looks SO GOOD, that it's hard to believe it's not coming from a PC.

I bought a gaming laptop on Black Friday, and I can tell you that Half-life: Alex is still AMAZING, 4 years later! The fact that you can stream VR games wirelessly through SteamLink is really freaking cool!
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Yeah I may just try to find an affordable VR ready PC since I already have the Quest 3 and link cable.
 
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karmakid said:
🙃 😆 how and why is that not pushed more? I totally forgot it was a thing.
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Also beat saber, walking dead, re village , re4 remake, humanity, also c-smash VRS (DF's VR GOTY) also a psvr 2 exclusive. Many hours of enjoyment right there. There's plenty of great games, its exclusives are some of the best in VR history, and it's the best way to play 3rd party multiplat VR games, especially at its price point. People say Psvr 2 library was weak but it had several GOTY contenders in its first year alone. Not getting HL Alyx is their biggest blunder, and they need to do better marketing, but besides that they're doing a great job with the PSVR2 in terms of games.
 
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The Wolf King said:
Sony's cheque must have bounced

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Sony doesn't care, they want GaaS games with a wide install base.

The future of gaming looks bleak as companies no longer care about innovation and only care about GaaS games that bring in a constant revenue stream.
 
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