Sony aims to make 2m PlayStation VR2 units by March

Taking a look to compete with Meta Quest headsets.

Sony is reportedly planning to make 2m units of its upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset by March.

That’s in response to Bloomberg, which has reported that mass production of the headset began final month.

These excessive production figures show Sony has an “mettlesome” roadmap sooner than the VR2’s free up, it changed into acknowledged.

Sources at Sony acknowledged the firm changed into looking ahead to the next ask for VR2 than its genuine headset for PS4, which took eight months to promote a million units.

The identical sources claimed Sony would launch the PlayStation VR2 early on in 2023 to “coincide with expected reduction” of supply chain factors which triggered stock shortages of the PS5.

Sony is aiming for its VR2 headset to compete within the VR market with its most fascinating competitor within the change, Meta. The Meta Quest 2, previously viewed as an cheap entry-stage headset, most lately had a 33 p.c stamp amplify.

A stamp for the VR2 has no longer officially been launched but, but it indisputably is expected to compete with Meta Quest 2.

Higher than 20 video games are in trend for the headset’s launch, including internal projects equivalent to Horizon Name of the Mountain and third-social gathering video games equivalent to Resident Contaminated Village .

Our resident VR knowledgeable Ian Higton went hands on with the PlayStation VR2 final month, where he changed into ready to attempt four titles currently in trend for VR2, including Horizon Name of the Mountain and Resident Contaminated Village, and came faraway from it .