Sony reportedly suspends PSVR 2 production due to poor sales

Sony announced a bunch of PSVR 2 titles earlier this year along with potential PC functionality. Shortly after, it cut over 900 members off its workforce, completely gutting the PlayStation London studio, the one that focused on VR games, in the process. Now, Bloomberg reports that Sony is sitting on heaps of unsold PSVR 2 inventory.

The VR headset's lacklustre sales have promoted Sony to suspend PSVR 2 (curr $549 on Amazon) production. It is unlikely to change until Sony figures out how to sell them, which it may have to do via steep discounts/sales. Its eventual PC compatibility might help abate the situation provided Sony lets people use it as a full-fledged VR headset and not a glorified streaming device like the PlayStation Portal.

However, it still doesn't address the underlying issue of a lack of PSVR 2 games. Other than Horizon: Call of the Mountain and Resident Evil Village, there are precious few AAA games on the platform. That, combined with its $500 price tag, makes it unattractive compared to alternatives like the Meta Quest 3, which not only works as a standalone untethered device but also has a wider selection of cross-platform games.