Maybe Sony’s virtual reality headset, released over two months ago, isn’t performing so critically poorly. Unfortunately, we can still only speculate about sales…

We’ve reported on the PlayStation VR2 in the past. For example, we reported that Sony had reduced its production stock of PSVR2 by 20%. Then there was also a report that an analyst said that Sony would have to significantly cut the device’s price to avoid it being a colossal failure. (We can agree that PlayStation VR2 should not cost MORE than the PlayStation 5 Standard Edition, as this is the case now, however hard to believe…)

So far, we’ve heard that the PlayStation VR2 could have sold 270-300,000 units by the end of March (in a little over a month), but Insider Gaming says that we should take a different approach to the estimate. If that’s what Sony’s headset has achieved, it could be one of the best VR headset launches ever. A table with the results of other devices has also popped up on Twitter, and it puts PlayStation VR2 in a different light…

The Steam Index has 46,000 sales after the first month, while Pico4 (ByteDance, “tied in” with the Chinese communists; they also own TikTok…) has 47,000 sales. Compared to these, Sony’s device had a street-length lead. The Oculus Rift had only 145,000 sales after three months, and the Oculus Quest 2 (or Meta Rift, Meta Quest… bleh) was at 425,000 after four months. By comparison, the PlayStation VR2 is on pace to do well. We also have a direct comparison: the PlayStation VR has amassed 920,000 sales after four months.

If we’re looking at 270-300k, that’s one of the best VR headset-starts, and among cable headsets, PlayStation VR2 may have the best first-month results. Sony’s following financial report should be coming in a matter of days. They should have something official to say here, anyway.

Source: PSL