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TechGamingGaming ConsolesPlayStation VR2 price is high – but as a PS5 gamer that’s not why I’m worriedThe PSVR 2 costs more than a PS5 console, but I’m worried about something else entirelyWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
The PSVR 2 costs more than a PS5 console, but I’m worried about something else entirely
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(Image credit: Sony)
(Image credit: Sony)
So, it’s finally happened.PS5gamers like me all over the world know just what thePlayStation VR2 priceis going to be when it launches next year.
What did PS5 gamers expect? I’m sorry, but top tech doesn’t just get given away. For goodness sake, the recently releasedMeta Quest Procosts $1,499.99 / £1,499.99 to buy, so let’s retain some perspective shall we?
But, all that said, the PS VR2 price actually isn’t the thing that is freaking me out and worrying me most about this announcement.
(Image credit: Sony)
(Image credit: Sony)
Why I’m worried after this PS VR2 announcement
What worries me most is that the companion list of PS VR2 games that Sony has announced we will be “able to enjoy after PS VR2 launches of February 22” next year looks, well, lacking obviously recognizable, killer titles from PlayStation’s major IPs.
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The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR (Supermassive Games)Crossfire: Sierra Squad (Smilegate)The Light Brigade (Funktronic Labs)Cities VR (Fast Travel Games)Cosmonious High (Owlchemy Labs)Hello Neighbor: Search and Rescue (TinyBuild Games)Jurassic World Aftermath Collection (Coatsink)Pistol Whip VR (Cloudhead Games)Zenith (Ramen VR)After the Fall (Vertigo Games)Tentacular (Firepunchd Games UG)
What’s more, despite trailers for most of these titles being made available, as these are VR experiences, it isreallyhard to judge just how good they will be to actually play. What I’m saying is that first looks and trailers communicate quality for VR games at an even lower rate than they do for non-VR games.
So, the fact that we’ve got a load of unknown IPssellingthe PlayStation VR2 at launch doesn’t fill me with confidence. When Sony is asking gamers to drop basically $600 on a piece of hardware, no matter how technologically good it actually is, then you sure better have the games to back it up. And, right now for me, the jury isdefinitelystill out on that.
(Image credit: Sony)
(Image credit: Sony)
And I think that could hurt sales. And it is sales and a rapid expansion of the install base that PlayStation VR 2 needs to be a success. For Sony to be able to invest more in creating more games for it, which is the whole point of the system.
After all, it would be such a shame for Sony to build what looks like a really powerful and advanced piece of hardware and then see it fail due to a lack of quality software. But it’s not like that has happened before…
Oh, wait, yes it has! ThePS Vitawas, for the time, a technological powerhouse, yet failed hard due to a lack of game support (especially in the western markets) in the crucial first few years.
Sony really hit the nail on the head in thePS4generation, with a superb focus on games, games, games, and what I really hope is that the firm hasn’t forgotten this for PS VR2, because as good as the hardware almost certainly is, adoption will be low unless the software is there to back it up.
Let’s hope my freak-out is short-lived and we get to see more PlayStation VR2 games announced, and more of the titles already announced soon.
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