Sony cuts the worth of PS VR2 to $400

Sony is completely lowering the worth of the PlayStation VR2. Beginning in March, the headset will value $400, €450 and £400 — down from $550, €600 and £530, respectively. Included within the worth minimize is the Horizon Name of the Mountain bundle, which, like the usual bundle, will value $400, €450 or £400 relying in your area. Whereas it’s been potential to purchase the PS VR2 for lower than $400 throughout latest gross sales, the brand new pricing ought to give retailers the pliability to low cost the system much more aggressively down the street.

It’s onerous to say what this implies for the way forward for the PS VR2. Arguably, it was too costly at launch, and at $400, it nonetheless prices greater than the Meta Quest 3S, a standalone headset that doesn’t require a PlayStation 5 or PC to energy it. Sony not too long ago added help for low-latency hand monitoring, however total the corporate doesn’t seem eager on investing extra money and time into the platform. Main first-party studios haven’t made many video games for the PS VR2, and people who have, together with the creators of Name of the Mountain, have seen layoffs in latest months.

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