With Sony’s PS VR2 only three weeks from release, Bloomberg reports that the company has cut shipments of the next-gen VR headset in half due to low.
Rumor mill: Word on the street is that Sony’s PS VR2 pre-orders were disappointing. As such, insiders say the company is allegedly cutting back production. The two million units it expected to sell in the first quarter of 2023 are now projected to take until March 2024 to move. However, Sony says these reports are false, and everything is on track.
With Sony’s PS VR2 only three weeks from release, Bloomberg reports that the company has cut shipments of the next-gen VR headset in half due to low pre-orders. The company previously estimated it would ship at least two million units in its launch quarter. However, anonymous sources say those sales are now projected at one million. Sony expects another 1.5 million units to ship between April this year and March 2024.
Bloomberg reached out to Sony for official comment, but a spokesperson said, “the company does not discuss its product inventory.” However, shortly after publishing the story, Sony told GamesIndustry.biz that it had not cut PS VR2 production numbers. It says shipping and manufacturing numbers are still on par, vaguely noting it was seeing fan “enthusiasm” for the launch, whatever that means.
