At the end of the day it doesn’t matter if you think this is affordable or not. What matters is the general public. I see people saying the tech is worth the cost or comparing it to luxury items like private jets. That’s all well and fine, but if I’m running a game studio am I going to risk going bankrupt by focusing resources and money for the “private jet” crowd? Or am I going to spend it on a PS5 install base that’s significantly bigger and more lucrative?
Thus kicks off a chicken-and-the-egg scenario: big price ticket, but no one committing to games because the audience is too small.
There’s a reason that even some of the biggest PlayStation fans, like the Kinda Funny crew and IGN Beyond, are very tepid on this device. I loved my PSVR1 but support fizzled out abruptly once publishers realized it wasn’t worth the investment. And the PSVR2 is facing an even bigger uphill battle, sadly.
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Re: Sony Cuts PSVR2 Launch Sale Estimates by Half, New Report Claims
At the end of the day it doesn’t matter if you think this is affordable or not. What matters is the general public. I see people saying the tech is worth the cost or comparing it to luxury items like private jets. That’s all well and fine, but if I’m running a game studio am I going to risk going bankrupt by focusing resources and money for the “private jet” crowd? Or am I going to spend it on a PS5 install base that’s significantly bigger and more lucrative?
Thus kicks off a chicken-and-the-egg scenario: big price ticket, but no one committing to games because the audience is too small.
There’s a reason that even some of the biggest PlayStation fans, like the Kinda Funny crew and IGN Beyond, are very tepid on this device. I loved my PSVR1 but support fizzled out abruptly once publishers realized it wasn’t worth the investment. And the PSVR2 is facing an even bigger uphill battle, sadly.