Sony PlayStation VR2 will be officially launched globally on February 22, 2023, starting at US$559, and the recommended retail price of the Bank of China is RMB 4,499. According to the PPT slides of Sony’s internal meeting circulated in the community, nearly 600,000 units have been sold as of April this year, exceeding the sales of PlayStation VR1 in the same period (Note: 8% higher than the sales of PlayStation VR1) according to 559 Calculated in US dollars, the sales of Sony PlayStation VR2 so far maybe 335.4 million US dollars.
▲ Picture source Sony internal meeting PPT slides from the community
In addition, the PowerPoint also confirmed that works such as “Ghostbusters”, “Beat Saber”, “Jungle Hell”, “Resident Evil 4” and “Behemoth” are coming to PlayStation VR2. This shows that PlayStation VR2 will have more games for players to choose from.
The PS VR1 sold more than 5 million units over its lifetime, and Sony’s chief financial officer said there’s a good chance the PlayStation VR2 will surpass that number. Compared to the original PlayStation VR, PlayStation VR2 sales were up 8% six weeks after launch.
According to Hiroki Totoki, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sony earlier, sales of this VR device are likely to exceed those of the previous generation, with PlayStation VR1 selling 5 million units at the end of 2019. Prior to this, Jim Ryan, president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, said it was too early to judge the success of PlayStation VR2.
