PSVR2 Already Feels Like It's on Course for Failure | Push Square

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No matter whether the reports of Sony shifting only 270,000 PSVR2 headsets since its February 2023 launch are true or not, it seems safe to say the future of the platform isn't exactly guaranteed. While current owners are enjoying a long list of launch titles and a handful of games released since 22nd February 2023, the messaging from Sony continues to be limited. Apart from a few new games announced during a State of Play showcase — all of which come from third-party — there's very little on the horizon to actually get excited about. What should early adopters be looking forward to next? Is Sony itself going to support the platform beyond Horizon Call of the Mountain? Is this thing going to bomb?

These may seem like drastic questions to be asking just one month after a hardware launch, but they already feel pretty legitimate. There's an incredibly stark difference when you compare the leadup to the release of the PS5 to its more expensive peripheral PSVR2. Well before launch, we knew Sony's first-party studios would have titles like Demon's Souls and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales ready for day one, while Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Returnal waited in the wings. You had software to play immediately, and much more to look forward to in the future.

You can't say the same for PSVR2. Yes, there are a few titles coming like C-Smash VRS and Firewall Ultra, but are these games someone is going to drop £530 on a headset for if they weren't convinced by the launch lineup? Absolutely not; they're not system sellers. That's what PSVR2 needs right now, and if Sony isn't willing to give the platform the limelight in a notable PlayStation Showcase before it released, why would it do so after? You only get to make a first