Sony PSVR2 Headset Off to Slow Start as Metaverse Push Sputters
- CEO Yoshida made metaverse a priority to drive Sony growth
- Virtual reality headset hasn’t sparked any great excitement
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Sony Group Corp. is projected to sell fewer than 300,000 PlayStation VR2 headsets in its first weeks on the market, a slow start for company efforts to take a leading role in development of the metaverse.
The Tokyo-based console maker is likely to sell about 270,000 units of the PSVR2 between its Feb. 22 release and the end of March, according to estimates from the research firm IDC. Sony had a lofty goal of making about 2 million units for the PSVR2’s launch window, Bloomberg News reported last year.