@shinoff Sounds like a smart move on their part then.
VR is niche and a very small total addressable market, probably not worth wasting resources on. Sony shouldn’t spend resources on it either.
Why not? Skyrim was rated at 96. That’s higher than the output of PS studios.
Also those PS studio games are last gen games too, so no, being last gen means nothing.
Multiple companies are making VR devices, Facebook being the biggest VR “platform holder”.
But it doesn’t matter who makes it, doesn’t change how isolationist the experience is and how niche it is.
As if VR wasn’t niche/gimmicky enough already, now we have gimmicky eye tracking gameplay elements.
Being last gen means nothing.
GoW, HFW and ER are all last gen games and they were fine.
Bethesda RPGs are always good and with a lot of content.
Also can’t look that boring and sloppy - Sony were willing to splash the cash to secure this as an exclusive - and they typically have good taste. So whatever they saw and played sold them on it.
Only really interested in DS remake from that list.
Hopefully it lives up to the hype - I’m also interested to see how it fairs up against Callisto.
Excited for this, always excited for the next Bethesda RPG. This’ll be one of the biggest games of this generation.
Can’t wait for this, hopefully we get a demo soon!
@Apoc
You didn’t answer my simple question either.
How can something be “sold out” and simultaneously available to buy with day 1 shipping?
Schrodingers console accessories lol.
And console. Out selling the PS5 and Xbox Series by huge margins consistently.
@Generic
You mean mainline entries of those franchises sold that much. Obviously, the VR editions will sell nowhere near that, PSVR2 won't even sell 20 million. Half-life is a far bigger, more well-known franchise than Horizon and GT.
@S2 Nail in what coffin? Only about 4% of PlayStation gamers care about VR. It could disappear tomorrow and 96% of PS gamers wouldn't even notice or care.
@S2 That's a good list, and it may be sweet.
But this article is about sales, and none of those suggest a large increase in sales - especially in this economy.
Also, the true price gap is more than $50. The MSRP difference is $50, but everyone's money is worth less today than it was in 2016 due to inflation. Gasoline, food, energy etc. all cost more, while people earn the same dollar amount (if they even still have their job).
"First, let's handle your lies. You say Sony hasn't sold out of their pre-orders. "
Is it available to pre-order w/ arrival in the launch week? If so, it's not sold out 🤷
It'll sell 1 mil in the first year yeah. around 1.5 to 2 mil for the first 12 months on the market sounds feasible. I agree with them that it'll likely Y1 perform worse than PSVR1.
This is an article where the "Why not both?" reply applies.
"PS VR 2 is not the same tech or the same quality of PSVR. Everything is much higher from the controller to the headset to the games."
You can't look at that alone though, yes it is new tech with new games when compared to PSVR1, but it's also more expensive - and most importantly, we're in a far, far worse economic situation than we were in 2016/17.
Omdia's prediction seems more accurate than yours. To suggest this will sell 1m ...
It's not selling out thus far though - and you'd assume given the issues we saw with the next-gen consoles at launch, that anyone who wants one and has the money to afford it would've preordered.
Bit different. The format of TV didn't change - people sat on their couch and watched a box in front of them, the only difference is whether the box displayed color or not.
VR is a completely different format of gaming, one that a lot of people aren't comfortable with.
Creating a new segment of the market that doesn't contain the best selling console. That's cute.
Might actually try this out. It doesn’t look amazing, but the idea of firefighting with friends is kinda fun.