Is the PSVR dead?

I haven't heard much about the PSVR since the hype

Does anyone still care about the PSVR?

It flopped so hard.

at least in canada, even during the holiday season it was tough to move them, especially when you needed to buy the eye/controller separately

Doesn't matter, Sony will stop supporting it with a year or two.

But wasn't it was selling out like crazy prior to launch?

Sony’s silence on PlayStation VR could spell trouble for the fledgling market

01/19/2017

https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/242992-sonys-silence-playstation-vr-spell-trouble-fledgling-market

A few months ago, Sony launched the PlayStation VR after several years of work. Early reviews were generally positive, though they carried the caveats common to all VR today — the various experiences have some great moments, but a true killer app has yet to emerge. Since then, Sony has gone quiet about the platform, despite being happy to talk about total PS4 shipments through the holiday season or various other aspects of its gaming sales.

First up, there’s the recent closure of Guerilla Cambridge, a game development studio that created what’s been hailed as one of the PSVR’s best initial titles — the mech battlegame Rigs. The main studio, Guerilla Games in Amsterdam, won’t be affected, but Guerilla Cambridge had been in operation for 19 years — hardly a fly-by-night. Sony has stated that Rigs will be left online, but there won’t be any new DLC or support for the title going forward.

Next, there’s early evidence that the PSVR’s sales figures may not have been to the company’s liking. There was little mention of VR or upcoming VR titles at the PlayStation Experience last month, and Sony’s Kaz Hirai has refused to give concrete figures, saying: “We’ve always said it’s going to be a slow start, unfortunately, we did produce a lot of units but we ran out of stock in some retailers, but I think based on reports coming out of the holiday season, we’re actually happy with the numbers. One of the reasons we’re not talking about the numbers so much is because we don’t want the numbers to take a life of their own.”

Independent tracking firm SuperData Research has revised their estimate of PSVR sales to 750,000, down from 2.6 million, though that initial figure was extremely optimistic, for reasons we’ll explain below.

Its been dead. It hasnt even sold more than Virtual Boy.

Not dead, just out of stock:

http://www.nowinstock.net/videogaming/accessories/playstationvr/

If you look at the history, they quickly go out of stock when they're restocked. There is demand, but maybe not enough supply?

@Zero_epyon: There is zero demand. People dont even care it goes out of stock, nobody wants it.

Then it should be in stock then?

@Pedro:

Can't find any in my area besides the demo units. Now I have zero interest in the thing, but I wast quite shocked that literally the 3 biggest stores near me didn't have any more units. Obviously I have no idea how many units they had to sell in the first place (could have been like 10, per store for example, I honestly don't know). Super anecdotal of course, but I feel like Sony may have actually undershipped the thing in certain regions.

As a direct contrast, the Vita always had units on display because it didn't actually sell that well.

At least with the Vive and Rift we still have fans who will produce content or find new ways to use the technology.

Give it another 5 years or so before it really takes off.

Why? Why should Sony keep it well stocked if there is no demand? Stores dont even want PSVR. Im willing to bet NES Classic Mini is selling more than PSVR.

@Pedro: bundles sold out, but SONY only supplied a limited quanity at launch.

None since

Stand alone VRs were collecting dust at my store for the longest time.

Seasonal is over so no idea what stocks are these days.

Regardless, it flopped pretty bad, i fully expect cowjengga and quackknight to avoid this thread.

I don't know about for others but I'm not buying it at $400. That doesn't make it dead. It's simply overly expensive.

lol you're trying too hard...

Nope.

The thing with VR is we are all still figuring it out. The technology is evolving and developers are figuring out how to best use the tech to create compelling experiences. I can't relate to why people are so anxious to call it a failure or success. Give it time. It is amazing technology. Prices will come down, the technology will get better, and the content will get better. Chill.

Most people thought this would flop hardcore. I'm not buying that crap for my Pro.

MALAYSIA DOES!!!!! PENANG, BABY!!!

http://www.gamestop.com/ps4/accessories/playstation-vr/129497

Yeah dead, along with Vive and Oculus. VR is a cute gimmick and even I have had some fun with Samsung Gear VR but the thrill doesn't last very long. Not to mention it excludes lots of people with motion sickness issues etc.

I feel like SONY should've just released bundles and that's it.. no idea why they made the VR/Eye/Move separately, that's such a dumb move.

in my short time in retail I also saw a few of them get returned, some were turned away (hygienic reason, once opened)

The PS4 PRO also flopped (only about 10% sold).

Sony should've just kept the PS4 and their game line up, and they could've used that money elsewhere, instead of investing in these flops.

It was never really alive to begin with

Great comparison. The NES Mini can be bought from pocket change. I'm willing to bet that bubble gums are selling more than Ferraris. You are truly the Donald Trump of this forum. Congrats.

Anyway, I'm still interested in getting that thing and like written in another thread there are more than a dozen games coming up this year that I'm keeping my eyes on (so like 6 times more than interesting Switch games).

Because if you already owned an Eye+move you could save money by not buying the bundle...

Exactly.

http://www.nowinstock.net/videogaming/accessories/playstationvr/

Just about the only place you can get the base one at the moment

But then.. support that bundle, which they didn't.

After launch, it was never seen or heard from again, but there were plenty of stand alone VR headsets.

@FLOPPAGE_50: why would you buy the bundle if you could get just the headset thanks to already owning the other parts? It's not a charity - us consumers BENEFIT from the option to either get a bundle or a la carte

Not only did it flop hard but it flopped worse than Kinect lol

The thing about gimmicks is...they should be affordable.

You don't get it.

After the intial bundle ran out, SONY DID NOT SUPPORT IT OR RESTOCKED IT.

up keeping that would've been smart, because it would give the consumer 2 options.

instead, they never restocked the bundle from launch, and stuck with the stand alone headset. (which buying separately is more expensive)

All of us apart from the hardcore cow knew it would flop.

@FLOPPAGE_50: oh I thought you were saying we consumers should support the bundle even if we don't need it. I was like "why..."

If it wasnt a flop Sony would be making damn sure we all know it by gloating about sales numbers. When i didnt see a single mention of it at PSX last year I had a feeling it would soon be going the way of every Sony peripheral ever: abandoned.

Dont think Vive and Rift are far behind either. No one i know talks about them anymore

Never had any interest in VR, always thought it would be another fad so I'm not surprised the hype has died down. Maybe if they release some more big name titles for it then it will pick up again but for right now, I see it as a thing people found interesting for 6 months and now the interest is gone.

VR is a small niche product, meant for a small group of people. The technology is not compelling. The price is extremely high.

This amount of success is the most we could have hoped for.

No its still sold out everywhere. You know what is dead though? Kinect. Lionhead. Scalebound.

Weird timing, now that RE7 is probably the best VR game and PsVR finally supports 360 Youtube videos. Oh and DoA X3 got an VR patch, that will bring some people to it as well :P

Additionally, the price for VR in general inhibits people from even trying it. Oculus and PSVR are basically super premium. In a few years, perhaps it will be easier to produce and less expensive.

Along with Evolution studio's, Guerrilla Cambridge, Agent, Tupac, Biggie, J.F.K.

The list goes on and on.

Funny thing is I hear Guerrilla Cambridge made one of the better VR games and they still go closed, not a good look.

No surprise here. Japanese claimed to be friends for decades, but then bombed Pearl Harbor. Lies, buddy............................yellow bellied lies

It's funny you say that. When MS says it's not about the numbers, Sony fans go in some rage. But then when Sony says the same thing about the PSVR:

"One of the reasons we’re not talking about the numbers so much is because we don’t want the numbers to take a life of their own"

It's ok. LOL, fucking double standards. That is some good shit right there.

The ClosedStation, PS Pro, PSVR are all a waste now.

Hope so. With the recent 5+ high scoring PS4 exclusives released, it shows VR isnt needed.

@nethernova said:

@iandizion713 said:

Im willing to bet NES Classic Mini is selling more than PSVR.

Great comparison. The NES Mini can be bought from pocket change. I'm willing to bet that bubble gums are selling more than Ferraris. You are truly the Donald Trump of this forum. Congrats.

Anyway, I'm still interested in getting that thing and like written in another thread there are more than a dozen games coming up this year that I'm keeping my eyes on (so like 6 times more than interesting Switch games).

I was using it to compare how both were sold out yet people were treating to burn down Nintendo if they didnt restock. And how VR was expected to sell so much.

This falls safely under the category of "we cannot know the answer because there is no proof". One thing is for sure, though, the thing is hard to find. Especially if you want the whole bundle (camera, controllers, headset). Amazon is like permanently sold out, and where I live (east coast US) it is virtually impossible to find in stores outside of a random headset here and there, which no one buys because everyone needs the bundle. That either means the demand is through the roof, or Sony is keeping the stock down. Again, no proof either way. Time will tell, I suppose.

Meanwhile, in Japan.

http://kotaku.com/today-in-japan-hundreds-of-people-lined-up-for-play-1791646092

From the article: "Wait, what? Isn’t PSVR already out in Japan? You bet it is. And yet, this morning, there were long lines at retailers across the country.

The reason being that a new shipment of PSVR headsets hit Japanese shops today. Demand was so high at some locations that people had to line up for a chance to buy."

on the 2nd of February there's an earnings call from Sony, we might hear something then

Yup, had to buy the headset and camera separately (got a job, no kids and I don't need to feed my GF), just recently got the dil... move controllers, haven't tried them yet (used, PS3 models with the old USB port). Re7 is really fun with it. I wish they don't give up on it just yet.

The screen is low res, no high end VR by a long shot, but IMO this device has potential.

You know it's a flop because the biggest cows here aren't here defending it. Cows only talk shit when they think they Have a sure bet.

If theres a smidge of doubt you dont hear a peep from them. The only ones talking are ones that said it would be a flop from the beginning.

Just like how they don't hype games but then brag about them after they get scored.