Sony is reportedly hitting pause on production to try and shift its unsold inventory of its $549 PlayStation VR2 headset for the PlayStation 5.
After producing in excess of two million units of its latest virtual reality headset, Bloomberg is reporting that Sony is hitting pause on production to try and shift its unsold inventory. The PlayStation VR2 launched last February for $549 as an accessory for the PlayStation 5, but IDC data suggests that shipments have declined each quarter since. Bloomberg suggests that the problem is a lack of content for the headset.
Bloomberg notes that Meta and Apple have faced similar content challenges with their own headsets. As well as pausing production on the headset, Sony’s recent layoffs impacted teams that have worked on VR titles. It closed its London Studio and the developer behind Horizon Call of the Mountain, Firesprite studio, was also impacted. In total, the layoffs are expected to affect around 900 Sony employees, or 8 percent of its overall headcount.
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