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CTOnews.com, March 30 (Xinhua)-- Sony's next-generation virtual reality PlayStation VR2 has not sold well since its launch, with sales of only 270000 units from February 22 to the end of March, far below Sony's original forecast of 2 million, according to market analyst firm IDC. Meta recently announced a reduction in the price of the Quest2, and IDC suggested that Sony also reduce the price of the head display to avoid a big failure.

According to CTOnews.com, the price of the PlayStation VR2 is 4499 yuan. Although the hardware performance is good, it seems that few people are willing to spend more than the mainframe to buy Touxian. In addition, the head display is only compatible with PS5, cannot connect to other devices or systems, and cannot play PSVR1 games, which limits its appeal. Moreover, the game lineup is not very attractive, although there are excellent works such as Horizon: the call of the Mountain.

"in the current economic environment, global consumers are facing rising cost of living, rising interest rates and rising unemployment," said Francisco Jeronimo, vice president of data and analysis at IDC. "Virtual reality is not the product that most consumers care about most."

It had been reported that Sony had lowered its PlayStation VR2 shipment forecast after bookings were lower than expected.

At present, the overall demand of the virtual reality industry is declining, and competitors such as Meta are also facing problems such as declining sales and layoffs. But in the long run, revenue from augmented reality / virtual reality displays is expected to reach $7.3 billion in 2027, an increase of more than 50 per cent.

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