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PlayStation VR2 launches February 22, 2023, with pre-orders starting November 15 - $549.99
Moses85
Member
Aguero9320
Member
I would buy this myself, but I’m going to wait at that price - not because I can’t afford it, but because I think it might be DOA… Or get a quick fire sale.
Sony have lost their minds on pricing in general.
Sony have lost their minds on pricing in general.
RJMacready73
Simps for Amouranth
Dayaamm, was hoping for a £399 or at most £449 price tag with included Horizon game... And wtf at those game trailers, that's some mobile phone shite, I was gonna be day one for this but that price coupled with that catalogue of games is making me reconsider.. I wanted to see at least Resi Evil8 and a few other big hitters even an Alyx tease on launch day, having said that I think playing hello neighbour with the kids would be an absolute blast with the pass through... Fuck sakes Sony why'd you have to go make this hard
gothmog
Gold Member
Or they're just following the trend of >$1k cell phones, video cards, and other luxury devices. Hard to blame them given what other industries and brands have been able to mark up the past few years.
ZehDon
Member
No, it isn't. AUD$1000.00 for a PS5 peripheral - a console that, itself, was raised to AUD$850.00 after it launched? Sony has been raising prices across the board because they know their market leader position can survive it, and their current suite of executives want to get paid.
Baki
Member
PCVR is niche. Quest sold 15 million units in 18 months. It took 5 years to sell 5 million PSVR units. VR has the potential to be a solid platform with great revenues. Sony isn’t willing to make the investment to make that happen. As a user, that puts me off, because it means shit software support. A platform is only as good as the games and services on it.
gothmog
Gold Member
Or shit is just more expensive?
Tygeezy
Member
I knew I had posted somewhere that this was going to be expensive.
Tchu-Espresso
likes mayo on everthing and can't dance
Day 1.
Hopefully the bigger existing VR titles get ported over.
Hopefully the bigger existing VR titles get ported over.
ABnormal
Member
I hope that No man's Sky PSVR2 and RE8 will be avaliable at launch. Those would be my first games.
FunkMiller
Member
Why would wifi from Ps5 to headset be laggy, when you can have lag free from a PC to a Quest 2?
30yearsofhurt
Member
No better way to watch pr0n. I'm in.
Banjo64
cumsessed
Tell us how you’re going to watch porn on this thing?
Mr Wonderstuff
Banned
With all these posters saying they won't get it I may have a chance to get one ;-)
Moses85
Member
Portugeezer
Member
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Wow. Add in 13% tax too. Series X is $600 here. You can almost get Series X and 2 games for that price.
screenrant.com
Prospective buyers in Canada will have to part with $749.99 CAD to purchase the cheapest PSVR 2 bundle. This rises to $819.99 CAD if players wish to add Horizon Call of the Mountain, while the charging station itself will cost $64.99 CAD.
PSVR 2 Finally Gets Release Date & Price (With Preorders Starting Soon)
The PSVR 2 launches in 2023.
screenrant.com
Prospective buyers in Canada will have to part with $749.99 CAD to purchase the cheapest PSVR 2 bundle. This rises to $819.99 CAD if players wish to add Horizon Call of the Mountain, while the charging station itself will cost $64.99 CAD.
ZehDon
Member
That's exactly right - everyone raised their pri-- oh, wait, no, it was just Sony - the company whose VR headset is now more expensive than the console required to operate it.
Companies are posting record profits quarter, after quarter, after quarter, and they still got fools convinced they have to raise the prices.
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sendit
Member
They're either breaking even or selling for profit. This is an accessorie to the PS5.
Justin9mm
Member
Well there goes my predictions, I thought here in Aus it would be about $599 AUD but considering its $550 USD, we are probaby looking at around $800 AUD here oof.. Same price as the PS5 console!
After seeing the price here for the Pro controller of $340, I did have my concerns that the PSVR2 might be unexpectedly high and here we are.
After seeing the price here for the Pro controller of $340, I did have my concerns that the PSVR2 might be unexpectedly high and here we are.
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vodka-bull
Member
Can I watch VR porn with it or why is it so expensive?
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
No, console is a closed ecosystem. It is not expensive, many people (especially on the 1st page) in this thread has pledged a sales for it.
DeepEnigma
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Gameplay Gods Bless
Member
Gameplay Gods Bless
Member
Nope Sony won't let you use an internet browser(except to initially connect to wifi) nor download and play files. Hilariously Xbox lets you do a lot more of this but doesn't support VR. Your best bet is to play PC VR.
TheGodfather07
Member
thats why corporations raise prices! you just said it. they carry on making record profits even after doing so. i would be doing the exact same. so would you. they have the power because of a strong demand for their product.
ZoukGalaxy
Member
XXL
Member
Yeah, the headset tracking your eyes (and head position) is going to be insane for horror.
FalsettoVibe
Member
some people dont want a long cable going across their whole living room , and some people have big living rooms where it might not reach couch
Power Pro
Member
No thank you at that price.
I've actually been a pretty big supporter of VR over the years. I only just recently sold my Oculus Quest 2, and PSVR because I just rarely wanted to play any of those games longer than a few minutes. Not that I think they're all bad experiences, but a lot of even the biggest VR games still come across as tech demos, and after years of giving devs time to grow and work with the platform's potential, very few games ever lived up to it I think. Very few games made me want to go through the trouble of playing them for too long. Half Life Alyx was the only exclusive VR game that made me want to play it for hours. Every thing else was playable outside of VR in some way. Borderlands 2 was decent on PSVR, but only because it had Aim support, the PC version had shit support, and didn't work properly with Quest 2. Gal Gun 2 was surprisingly fun with VR, but I had to buy virtual desktop to get it to work properly, but it was another one of the few I could really play for a long time because of how well it worked.
After a while though, I kept feeling the experience was not worth shutting myself out of the world. Not to mention my head just gets so uncomfortable in all the headsets I've used after about 20-30 minutes.
At almost $600 after tax though, no thank you. When I got my previous headsets, they had the benefit of at least being affordable, but this is bull shit pricing and will not grow the market.
I've actually been a pretty big supporter of VR over the years. I only just recently sold my Oculus Quest 2, and PSVR because I just rarely wanted to play any of those games longer than a few minutes. Not that I think they're all bad experiences, but a lot of even the biggest VR games still come across as tech demos, and after years of giving devs time to grow and work with the platform's potential, very few games ever lived up to it I think. Very few games made me want to go through the trouble of playing them for too long. Half Life Alyx was the only exclusive VR game that made me want to play it for hours. Every thing else was playable outside of VR in some way. Borderlands 2 was decent on PSVR, but only because it had Aim support, the PC version had shit support, and didn't work properly with Quest 2. Gal Gun 2 was surprisingly fun with VR, but I had to buy virtual desktop to get it to work properly, but it was another one of the few I could really play for a long time because of how well it worked.
After a while though, I kept feeling the experience was not worth shutting myself out of the world. Not to mention my head just gets so uncomfortable in all the headsets I've used after about 20-30 minutes.
At almost $600 after tax though, no thank you. When I got my previous headsets, they had the benefit of at least being affordable, but this is bull shit pricing and will not grow the market.
GametimeUK
Member
The headset seem pretty beastly judging by the specs. I think it's a good thing we are getting a high end device. From what I can see the headset is as reasonably priced as you'd expect for such a spec sheet.
A cheap VR headset is all fun and games like the PSVR1 when you're throwing around old PS3 controls and have to hook a camera up to the console and 5000 wires.
With VR2 you pretty much get what you pay for and it will be a far superior experience. VR1 was trash.
A cheap VR headset is all fun and games like the PSVR1 when you're throwing around old PS3 controls and have to hook a camera up to the console and 5000 wires.
With VR2 you pretty much get what you pay for and it will be a far superior experience. VR1 was trash.
ZehDon
Member
"Guys, price gouging is totally ok! It's just what you do! Just consume!"
Are people really this brainwashed?
BadBurger
Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
I like the specs, particularly the display, but I don't know if I want a VR headset without built-in audio. The Quest 2 spoiled me in that respect (it has positional audio built-in that is really nice, immersive). I get that the 3D sound feature of the PS5 is supposed to workaround this, but ehhh.
Maybe after I buy my new entertainment center and have the space for this I'll consider it.
Maybe after I buy my new entertainment center and have the space for this I'll consider it.
JLB
Banned
PSVR2 Is a fantastic product! To begin with, it shows a remarkable continuation of the pricing politics pushed by Sony this year.
And games! What a great, unbelievable high quality lineup. This is something else. Cant wait to play Sierra Squad.
This product is definitely a Quest killer.
Mr. Spencer should be extremely worried by this product. Its destined to be a massive, wii-like seller.
Not gonna say that Xbox is doomed, but probably!
And games! What a great, unbelievable high quality lineup. This is something else. Cant wait to play Sierra Squad.
This product is definitely a Quest killer.
Mr. Spencer should be extremely worried by this product. Its destined to be a massive, wii-like seller.
Not gonna say that Xbox is doomed, but probably!