Sony has reportedly halved its sales projections for the PlayStation VR2 headset following lower-than-expected pre-orders.
The second-generation headset, due out on Feb. 22, was slated to have an initial run of 2 million units for the first launch quarter, which has now been reduced to 1 million.
- PSVR 2 preorders first opened up in November. Based on those figures, Sony has now informed display panel partners to plan for a reduction in orders.
- The company expects to sell around 1.5 million PSVR 2 units from April 2023 through March 2024.
- This is compared to the 2 million units it initially expected to sell.
- The original PSVR, launched in 2016, sold about two million units after 14 months.
- The Meta Quest 2, the most popular VR headset, has sold an estimated 10 million to 15 million units since its 2020 launch.
- Sony's upgraded PSVR 2 headset is selling for $550 and requires a Playstation 5 console to use. It will have eye tracking, 3D audio, refresh rates of up to 120Hz, and a display resolution of 2000 x 2040 pixels per eye.
