Poll: Will You Pay the PSVR2 Launch Price?

Hell yeah, I’ll be buying everything available. Headset, controller charger, inevitable case and as many launch games as I can. Great deal for the tech on offer, I’m massively hyped up. I can’t wait to get my hands on it.

There is no way I would ever pay more for a peripheral than for the base hardware.

I’m sure this thing will sell out at launch among early adopters, but extremely dubious on the long therm success of this thing.

I keep seeing this talk about specs today compared to other PC vr headsets, but that’s like justifying selling a next gen console for $1000 simply because it compares to gaming PCs.

Yeah. Easy pickup

People need to realise that this isn’t that far off from the launch price of OG PSVR.
It launched at $400 not including the PS camera & the move controllers. Both the camera & the controllers saw massive spikes in price because of it. Most people that just got the base unit paid equal to or more for the complete package.

I paid like £40 a pop for both moves & that was second hand from CEX.

Having said that I’ll be waiting a year or so for bundles to roll out. There were some insane deals once the launch period was over with the OG PSVR.

Can’t not get it. It’s just phenomenal. Last gen Astro Bot was the best thing on PS4 and I’m sure the best games of this gen will be on PSVR2

If they select me is another matter.

The fact the add on costs more than the console still seems very wierd to me. I'm sure a few will enjoy it, but I guess it's going to sell less than psvr1 at that price and with those games announced.

Without a shadow of a doubt, the original PSVR had some of my favourite gaming moments on the PS4 despite its hardware limitations and I can see myself enjoying this much more than many traditional games. Games like Astro Bot, I Expect You to Die, Tetris Effect and even Driveclub despite being blurry were so much fun, plus I'll be able to play my games on a huge virtual screen should I fancy

At 600 Euros it's not worth preordering, for me at least, gonna wait for a discount. No matter the tech they've included, it will be surpassed 1-2 years down the road, and it will drop in price.

Besides, Sony continues to sell at unjustified bigger prices in Europe as opposed to the rest of the world, so until that's solved, I'm not gonna buy any hardware from them.

@thefourfoldroot1 same. can't not. And I can swing an extra 550 knowing I have a couple months to plan for it.

If I want to see 2024 I will have to wait for a sale.

Compared to Meta the price is pretty good, so yeah il definitely be picking one up.

Looking forward to Horizon call of the mountain and zenith the most.

I'll be getting one but likely not at launch. Purely because i havent bough a single christmas present yet and i have 3 kids. If i drop £530 before even attempting to sort christmas my better half will kill me in my sleep.

Definitely going to pick it up on launch. I can’t wait to try out RE 8 village VR (And RE4 Remake VR)

@get2sammyb it's definitely not overpriced, if you were to get an equivalent for PC it'd be more than this, for me its worth every penny and I can't wait

I probably won’t end up buying it. I bought the first one…after a few months once the novelty had worn off it went in the loft, where it still is today.

VR is a gimmick that will die in 5 years and nothing more. Screw Sony and their push to force it down every PS user's throat

Wow Sony you making things a tough buy.
£480 PS5
£70 Games
£200 Edge controller
£530 PSVR2

I guess just like the Edge Controller it will sell initially at that price to early adopters etc.
A good thing would be to get PSVR2 in the shops with demo pods, I would love to have a go then make a decision from there being honest.
Then I would be sure to pay the money if I really enjoyed the experience.

If they confirmed PC compatibility or Trinus managed a good implementation, for example - it would be a day one purchase for me. PC VR has been stagnant for too long and no real worthwhile upgrade path for me from my Odyssey+.

Bare facts - this is a great HMD set, hassle free (single USB-C connection), great looking controllers and a great price for the tech that you're getting. Might be too much money for some to consider paying but for people like me that love VR, I think it is a good proposition.

Caveat for me - I had PSVR and used it quite a lot, but the amount of time I used it dwindled after I got VR for PC. I'm an avid sim-racer and wouldn't want to go back to flat-screen for that at any cost.

It's a very expansive price, but I'm turning 40 years old like a week before its release, so hell yeah ! Let's go VR, baby !

@dds292 you signed up just to share that insightful nugget?

I don't think the price is outrageous or anything. It's just not where I would feel comfortable jumping in right off the bat is all. Maybe when we get a dry spell in other game releases I'll bite. I wish it well though.

I will buy it when there is a reason to buy it. Ask yourselves how much time you spend playing on PS5 a day and then count the time You need VR

I actually saved some money to buy a PSVR2. BUT I am not entirely confident it will be the success we are all hoping it to be, the line-up is pretty thin tbh. Is this worth 649 euros?

@themightyant
Was hoping Half life would be a release game day one?

Yep, will preorder the Horizon bundle. For the specs its a steal actually, just bummed it will scare off new adopters from jumping in.

@zupertramp
Exactly. I’ve had the money saved for some time as I expected this type of price. It’s not like we haven’t had time to prepare.

Im definitely interested, but I’ll wait until a few more games come out. I’m hoping for a price drop on the hardware and some of the games by then. As others have said, I’m sure the initial shipments will sell out, and the scalpers will get a nice pay day, but I think it won’t be long until we see them readily available.

Nnnnoope!!

Enjoy vr every now and then, but to pay 550 quid for something I'll barely use? No thanks.

Hey, where’s the option for I’ll buy it if Half-Life: Alyx is announced for PSVR2? 😂

That’s my current stance on Sony’s spiffy new headset. Unless, we get a new Astro game of course. I absolutely adored Astro’s Playroom, which is probably still my favourite PS5 experience to date!

I'd love to try it, but I'm very worried about motion sickness. I've never used VR, so I have no idea how I would react. Occasionally, though not often, I get motion sickness just playing a normal game, so I'm not sure VR is for me. And at £550, it would be an expensive experiment for me...

Personally, I'll wait for a price drop regardless. But I need to experience how it works first before I buy it.

Have an Astro game at launch and I'll bite.

@jrt87 This is exactly it. The hardware coupled with lackluster software further diminishes the value of the hardware and makes the asking price that much more of a tough sell. It's not merely a matter of affordability. It's a matter of wasting money on gimmicks games. VR is still stuck in this realm, and for that reason alone many will remain uninterested no matter how well the hardware specs trickle release, I mean.... "Improve."

Until the games on offer catch up, I wouldn't pay any amount for the headset because I don't want to play any of the walking simulators, rail shooters, and child level jump scare gimmicks on offer.

Only way I would consider it was if it came with a free PS5

@dds292
Named after the Microsoft DDS file by any chance?
Ah, your account was created about 20 minutes ago, shortly after someone was kicked off the site….

Yes! Totally worth the price! Bring it on!

Waits there’s headphone in the bundle?

@Bobobiwan
I’m turning 40 three days after it’s release.
No need for me to say that really, other than it’s interesting that it’s probably our demographic, rather than the Fortnite generation, that’s going to be the one pushing tech forward. Wasn’t always the case.

100% yes.

I have an archaic Samsung HMD Odyssey+ for my PC that needs upgrading.

But only PC option at this price point is the Meta Quest 2 that I already tried and hated. Not paying $999 for a Valve Index

Better value for the money jumping to PS5 at this point for VR. Hopefully PC compatibility down the line.

No chance In hell! - Vince McMahon theme song

I think if they'd bundled in call of the mountain it would have been an easier pill to swallow!I'm probably buying one but the launch line up is worryingly weak. I feel you have sony Japan who are all in with vr but the people who run the western side of sony would drop it in a heartbeat....who will win I don't know but I really hope psvr2 can be a success so we get loads of games

@RunGMhx
In the same way the. PSVR v2 did, those earphones that dangle and slot neatly in the headset.

People need to remember re4 remake has psvr2 compatability.How much compatability we don't know yet but I think that's a system seller if it's the full game

No, simply because I’m not interested in PSVR2. I only used my PSVR a handful of times before I got bored.

As for the price I think it’s about right. A niche product filled with cool tech ain’t gonna come cheap.

it's 750Can before taxes so NO. It should be 699$ but Sony decided to screw us again after selling the PS5 higher than the XsX at launch

Probably.but i will be too busy with my ps5.especially theres a rumor ps5 pro coming.my backlog of games right now is huge. And its going to be even bigger with all those ps5 games thats announced and coming soon.word up son

I was never planning on buying at launch. That launch lineup just reenforces that that's the right call. But, I don't see why that price is under scrutiny. I honestly thought it was going to be closer to $750. $550 is ABOUT that sweet spot between reasonable for the consumer and realistic for the manufacturer.

@get2sammyb whilst I agree thats a weird way to look at it, its highky likely just ionmagi making a new account to spew his hatred.
There's plenty of unaffordable options out there for those of us not millionaires, I dont consider Ferrari evil for making cars Ill never afford, and I suspect profit on this unit will be small fry if at all.

a $550 headset that needs a $550 console and will not work without it, that's $1100 and the library of games doesn't look interesting except the horizon game and Half life alyx

I asked in the other article, but I'll ask again. Have they said anything about blu-ray 3D support?

Very interested and would have paid that if it was backwards compatible since we would have 100's of games to play while we wait for more PSVR2 games to be made.

They do say 'a fool and his money are easily parted'. That price is going to come down pretty fast and if it doesn't, PSVR2 will fail and then the price will drop anyway and end up on the rather large pile of other hardware Sony has abandoned. I do wonder if these companies live in the real world. This isn't an instrument/tool for carrying out medical procedures. It's peripheral that doesn't work stand alone or with other hardware but above all, it's a gimmick.

@KaijuKaiser Who said anything about living pay check to pay check?

***** no! All these games Sony wasted for that PSVR 2 gimmick should have gone into games for PS5. You know that 500 bucks console I bought for Sony providing me games for.
Anyways, what is Sony releasing next year for the PS5 owners? Yeah nothing besides Spider-Man 2 which we haven't seen any gameplay and prolly be delayed anyways.

I had already put $400 aside for it. Gonna need to save an extra $200 now. Sheesh. I'm getting it though.

i said no, but not because its over expensive or anything.

theres not the games there, and i want to seee game prices etc

I bought PSVR 1 at launch and god knows how long ago it was that I actually took it out of its box to play it. This will be the same

I will get one but i will till its on sale.

Yes it will be the best vr headset ever and better than the meta pro and looking forward to watching movies and playing games.
Its just a same the psvr 1 games won't work on it.

I voted that I wouldn’t be picking it up, not because I didn’t want it or that it was too expensive, but it’s because of motion sickness. I would love to own a PSVR2 set and I have been
Extremely impressed by what I’ve seen, but I know through use of headsets before hand that I would literally last a few minutes tops before I would be lying down feeling sick for hours!!

Too pricey at this point for me especially since I bought the PS5 in August and just bought my son a Lenovo Legion gaming laptop. Maybe when it comes down price in a year or two?

Well…That’s a hundred more than what I was hoping for, but not really outside the realm of possibility that I was expecting. I probably won’t get it at launch but will scoop it up eventually (whether or not the price drops).

@Tr3mm0r

That’s pretty much where I’m at.

I already have two platforms. PS5 and Switch. I barely have enough free time to use them both to their potential and make them worth the money I’ve invested.

Adding a third platform would be impossible for me to use its potential.

@kyleforrester87

I’m fixing to order a new MacBook.

So yeah no way for me to justify two very expensive purchases. I’m going to pay 1019 for a refurb 16 gig RAM M1 MacBook Air.

Any money I could spend on the PS VR2 is going to that purchase.

I cant justify having to spend more than a PS5, when the device isn't a standalone VR headset, with very little support from first party.
I was at the top end for this VR to catch on, would be level or just under the price for a PS5. But was more thinking it be 100 less.

I will always understand hardcore fans wanting it ans justifying it.

But the reality is for this device to be successful, the regular consumer has to find it an attractive buy or at a reasonable price.
You all have to realise that the average consumer will look at this and a meta quest 2.

Meta quest 2
Has the tech built into the headset to launch games and play games, all in the headset out of the box, 0 wires to enjoy VR, it also can be used with a gaming rig to play triple A titles, with storage built into the headset for £399 or £499.

Vs

PSVR2
State of the art eye tracking, oled screens both 4k but to use this VR headset you will need to buy a PS5, as the device itself cannot play games and comes with 0 games unless you pay extra for the bundle which comes in at £530 + PS5 £430/£360.

I mean forget hardcore fans, who will buy anything anyway. No way the general public are going to opt in at that price, they have completely out priced anyone apart from hardcore fans, when meta quest 2 is 100 or more cheaper.

Hopefully get one at somepoint, but still doing up the house and have a backlog of PS5 games and Switch games to get through.

Not interested in this or VR in general. I have tried a few different ones at this point and have concluded it simply isn't for me.

I'm not fussed on VR yet. Maybe when it's more like braindances.

Consider it pre-ordered. I just hope the family don’t mind getting homemade X-mas gifts this year. I better start knitting…

@Bentleyma yeah that set up destroyed me and once I got the quest 2 never used my psvr again ,ill be pre ordering because of the single wire

I didn't get PS VR1 and think, I didn't miss out too much. At this price, even if the price is fair, I'm not in with PS VR2.
But if I get it, I'm not interested in this Horizon game. I bet, this is a launch graphics demo which takes like 4 hours to beat and after that, no one's touching it again.
I'm so sure about that.

Fair enough the tech might be great, but £529 is to expensive. If Sony want to sell this product to masses then the price is way off!! especially how fast tech prices drop. I have been burnt far to much over the years. If stuff held its value it would be worth it. I paid top dollar for PSVR you can pick up a headset Dirt cheap in CEX now. I will definitely wait on this one unfortunately.

@Tharsman But don't we already justify the price of $500 consoles by comparing them to gaming PC? That only reason anyone is fine paying $500 for a PS5 cause it beat out $800 PC.

Ready to go at launch with the Horizon bundle, controller charger, and a handful of games! I'm actually kinda hoping the admittedly steep price point will make it easier to secure mine. Lol
True the launch line up could be stronger but we don't have the entire lineup all confirmed yet. But whats there so far is already good enough for me:
RE8
No Mans Sky
Call of the Mountain
New Rush of Blood...

Now just announce Astrobot and Moss and I'm set for life!

I think the extra 50€ are better spent buying it physical.

I can't justify spending pretty much the same amount of cash on an accessory that I spent on the console itself.

I think I'll just pick up PSVR instead.

@AverageGamer it’s usually a conservative balance of specs that tries to spec under top tier PC specs for a way cheaper value.

The oculus is now being positioned as the one that actually does that starting at $300. This seems to be aiming for quite a bit higher specs than most VR and asking 550 for it. They might as well be selling it for use by PC players.

I love my original psvr and still play it today but can’t believe they’ve not announce GT7 for psvr2.

Until there’s a decent fully fledged driving personally I’ll save my money.

Didn’t vote cause I didn’t see a match. I am not ready to buy at launch. I need to see more. Hardware looks pretty good. I would like PC support or more known exclusives.

No. I can't justify the purchase based that launch line up.

I'm a huge PSVR fan so even announcements of more free upgrades would probably convince me. And to be fair, Sony should be pushing developers for free upgrades if they want to hit their sales forecast.

Yeah great it does all the high end stuff, but it's for consoles. This is dead on arrival at that price. Sony won't develop software for something seven people bought at launch.

Not for me at that price. I'm cautiously curious but it'd end up being a lot of money for what would be a BeatSabre machine. Also I suspect it'll be full of shovelware like PS VR1 was. I'd need a good amount of triple A titles before I took the plunge.

It is a lot of money, but in comparison to there VR headsets, it is not. As for whether I'm buying one, it all depends on the games. I've never had VR headset, so it's not like I have to get it, but if they release games for it besides one here and one there post launch, then I'd consider it.

I've always steered clear of the PSVR on PS4 because I never really had time for it anyways. There's plenty of regular non-VR games to play, so in the end it will be a combination of games and if I think I'll be able to use it enough to make it worthwhile as well.

Personally I feel massively disappointed and let down by Sony. First of all, the price!… secondly, lack of backwards compatibility meaning I’m going to have to start my massive VR game collection all over again. Thirdly, to say this is supposed to be next gen VR, non of the titles are showing signs of connected appendages, instead using ‘magical floating hands’…. WTF! I don’t want to pay £500+ for this sh*t! The Rush of Blood sequel has actually taken a backwards step from being one of the only titles to uses connected appendages, to going back to magical floating hands! 🤬

Also, where the hell are the classics like Beat Saber and Blood and truth. Arguably two of the best games on the original. COME ON SONY!!! You’re making this hard work….

I'm likely going to wait for a sale. I still have my Index and a whole slew of PC VR games I still need to play. I can wait on a potential sale.

@TrickyDicky99 you mean the same price point as psvr1?....as you know psvr was £400.Camera and moves added at least £140 often a lot more so £520 after 6 years is less than psvr1 cost

@Tharsman I would argue that both fill that position. The Quest 2 isn't exactly $300 anymore... It starts at $400 with a decent one costing $500. I very much expect the next Quest to be $500-600 cause Meta is burning money and aren't willing to subsidize the hardware anymore.

Could Sony have gone much more conservative with the hardware and got the price under $500... Probably. Would it have been worth it. Most likely not.

People would have been mad had PSVR2 been just slightly better than Index (an HMD that is already showing its age). Considering PSVR2 has to live alongside the PS5 and PS6. By the time we get a PSVR3. We'll be talking about Quest 5 or 6

@grapetrap well you can play your games on a cinema size screen?

Not at all. Overpriced. For £530 I should be getting a 3D Audio headset as well.

More than £450-80 is a joke. I was planning on pre-ordering and I feel pretty pretty down now.

VR has never been compelling to me. I just don't believe this is the direction gaming should go, with everyone completely oblivious to their surroundings trapped away in their VR world experiences.

I would like to pay launch price, but we saw what happened with the PS5 itself.

The PSVR2 will be scalped for much more.

I guess I'll have to sell a few consoles to afford it, but it's new, it's gaudy, it's my wife I have to convince to let me buy it ; )

It does slightly feel like a comment section of ‘spot the Tory’ because the only people capable of dropping that on VR at the moment are people that I just don’t really trust.

@ATaco it's just 'a' way, tv gaming isn't going anywhere, regardless of how big vr does/doesn't get there's room for both.

@nessisonett obviously some people are struggling but there are lots that aren’t. Its not a massive amount and if you get an interested free credit card, it’s like 25 quid a month for two years? Or 2 and a half large kfc box meals
Saying that, I’m only interested in this new vr if the new codemasters wrc rally game supports it

I’m not a fan of VR already and although I think this is cool, the price is too high for me to take the plunge to see if it’s my thing.

I agree with most of the comments about there being no awesome killer software and it seeming a bit gimmicky. If there was an exclusive killzone game or something that might have perked my interest.

The price is expensive but there is a lot of tech in there. It’s too expensive in my opinion as owning a PS5 you could choose to get this or spend the same money and get a Nintendo switch and Xbox series S and your menu of potential games expands massively. With the psvr2 being new the game’s selection pales in comparison. If you’re really into VR tho I can imagine it would be worth the money.

Not for me, don’t think I’ll ever change my mind unless there is a major price drop or several killer must play games then I’ll maybe give it a go. Wish it all the best tho and curious to see how it does long term - could be the VR game changer or just another pricey bit of hardware, only time will tell.

Can guarantee it will be the scalpers paying the retail price & then selling for a tidy profit to the people with more money than sense lol

@thefourfoldroot1 so he's finally been banned? 🎉🎉🎊

@get2sammyb it's not over priced because the tech is very good I was actually expecting it to be more expensive still can't afford it though lol

hopefully this means it will be easy to get , i was actually expecting a higher price. people who think its over priced prob aren't that invested into vr in the first place.

Not interested in VR myself, find it uncomfortable and nausea inducing after a while even on the better headsets. Plus I just don’t feel it improves the games all that much, but that’s personal preference.

Interesting to see how many are super into it though, though I suspect there is a degree of many not interested just didn’t click the article. Anyway, good luck to everyone trying to get one at launch!

People are still complaining about the price in Europe compared to US but they don't get one thing. US prices have NO SALES TAX included, cause it differs from state to state, but if you add a tax of 9% you end up at the same price , as of now even higher due to the parity between USD and EUR. As most said it the price is right, having everything included, you don't need to pay extra for controllers or camera.

@TrickyDicky99 I don't think it's that simple, tech doesn't just reduce in price because it's old,something has to bring it down. Mass market adoption, better production methods etc. Stuff in general doesn't seem to fall in price like it used to.

Seems a lot of people agree with me on this one regarding the polls

Really hyped for this one. But I'm waiting for HL Alyx, I think that is the system seller that everyone is waiting for. I have PSVR1 with AIM controller at home, awesome peripheral that was underutilized. Just gonna sell that first and put the money away for PSVR2

@get2sammyb can you put * on the US price (before sales tax) most people don't know that the US prices don't include it and the real price is actually on par with the European price. Thanks

@Bizzy they sell consoles at a loss because of all the money they then make from ps plus , software , dlc & microtransactions which far outweighs the loss on the hardware PSVR won't make nearly as much money in that regard

@stvevan the vr headset is £530 , there's a bundle with horizon call of the mountain for £570 so I'm guessing that will be £40 unless it's just abit cheaper when you buy it bundled

@Gloamin good luck on savings up 👍😁

@TrickyDicky99 like I said mass market adoption and improvements to production have historically reduced the price of stuff.
Quest is an anomaly though, Facebook are known to have been selling that at a major loss, probably still are even with the price increase. The quest pro certainly suggests that.
Vr is still pretty niche, still experimental, still unproven as to how big an audience it can grab, though it is in my opinion great. If you want to compare to dvds, it's still at the $300 stage.

@Dr_Luigi I can see this being an impulse buy for me. I can buy it for zero interest on Amazon bc I have a credit card account with them spread across up to 18 months. But rn a pass. I have enough systems now.

@Fiendish-Beaver same i can't play FPS games but I want to give VR a go.

I'm torn between the two "no" options. I've never really been sold on VR in general. I know that it's lasted longer than we might have expected from anything that would be described as a gimmick (see: PS Move, Kinect), but I just can't see it surviving to the end of this generation.

Having said that, if PSVR2 ends up adding Alyx to its lineup, then it's a sure thing for me, after a price drop. But ONLY if they secure that title, since I don't care for anything else currently.

I just found out that in Canada the price is $749.99 for the base bundle...

That is a tough pill to swallow. I fully appreciate the tech and was expecting the $500ish price tag, but at $750 plus tax here it's over $800 dollars.

I'm going to need to do some thinking on this.

@nessisonett lol, that kinda hurts. I mean, I'm willing to drop this much on VR but in my defense I'm about the most penny pinching tightwad on the planet with just about everything else as I'm generally opposed to consumerism but gaming is my one vice.

@zupertramp Hahaha, you’re the one exception then, penny pinching for a couple of years was the only way I could afford a PS5 so I understand. It’s more the idea of anybody just happening to have that amount of cash to drop at a moment’s notice when there’s such widespread struggling at the moment. Then again, I was raised to stay away from credit cards and such so perhaps everyone’s just getting themselves into even more debt for the sole purpose of playing VR games!

Am I mad that VR gives me debilitating headaches? A little I guess.

Does it mean I don’t need to be invested in the latest Sony controversy though and just enjoy the fireworks? Sure does! What a comment section.

@Pokemaniacal
Mama always telled me dont sit that close to that tv, wham

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell no.

@zupertramp @nessisonett Same here. Taught to be good with my money, no debt and live within my means. The world has always been in a widespread struggle, but the queues for the yearly mobile phones, the latest “designer” sneakers or packed out sport stadiums would suggest otherwise. Plus, I doubt the majority of people on here that are buying one even know what a Tory is. Haha.

No way. I've already got a $750AUD ps5 that's barely had any games released for it. I'm not going to add a VR headset that's the same price and will have even less games.

@dds292 how is Sony pushing it down our throats & why do you think VR is a gimmick?

The Quest 2 headset had sold 14.8million units up to May alone. That’s just one headset.

It’s also the most immersive way to play driving & flying games - not to mention shooters like Contractors & Onward.

Sounds like you’ve never tried a proper VR setup.

@Bizzy you’re not taking into account inflation & chip shortages. We don’t know how many Sony are producing or can produce by Feb 23, so there might not be many units on sale, which can also justify the price. Not to mention the head tracking tech, lenses, cameras & screens in that set of hardware.
*****, the Quest 2, a 2 year old system went up $100 in price.

Ever since I experienced PSVR, I've always wanted to experience the same but with actual HD or better resolution. So I'll probably be getting this even if I have to beg, borrow, or steal!

It worth it at all until there’s a decent library or some truly outstanding/revolutionary games at launch. Otherwise you’ll use it a bit to start of with, then it gradually fade into the background until something good comes along.

@get2sammyb Hey Sammy, just a quick note to inform you guys - in case you did not know - that Sony is sending emails to select people with a link to preorder the device.
The link, however, will not be activated until the 15th.
So... I'm guessing that not everyone will be able to preorder it ?

It'll still sell like hot cakes.
People are wasting over 1k$ for freakin' flip-phones these days. Don't see how $600-ish price tag would put anyone off. Let me take my dollar-drill out of the closet in the meantime

I'm tempted - though to be honest my PS5 hasn't seen that much usage for a couple of months as I've been mostly playing through gamepass games on Xbox. I was waiting to see the price of PSVR and play GoW before deciding whether to sell, now I'm really torn.

I love the look and specs of PSVR2, but my biggest problem is that there is no way to use it away from a PS5. A simple mode where you could plugin to a phone and be able to mirror display / watch films on that OLED display would be amazing, I'd use that all the time.

I also wish that there was full backwards compatibility - so many gems from the previous gen that I own already (astro bot / headmaster / beat saber / superhot etc) that I can't play or will need to re-purchase.

Yes, really not that bad all things considered but I'm sure many others won't!

I love my PSVR, and am excited by the new hardware (particularly the simplified connectivity), but that's too expensive for me at the moment.

Not saying it's over-priced, it looks like good VFM on paper give the spec, I just can't afford/justify it

I can't even afford a PS5 where I live, so it's a 'no' for me.

It's painful, but I probably will be paying the launch price for it. It's very expensive, but I think it's a reasonable price for the specs and what's included.

Wasn't sure yesterday but after thinking about it I'm tempted to go for it - missed out on VR last gen and I want to see what all the fuss is about. If I don't enjoy it I expect I'll easily be able to get the money back as they're bound to be in short supply.

@SegaBlueSky
Definitely worth it. Best gaming of last gen was the VR, and if you’ve never experienced it, you will be blown away by any half decent game.

Looks awesome but I’ve got an occulus quest 2 and I don’t think a wired headset is in my future

I'm not so concerned about the price as I am about the software. It needs a game library before I'd be interested. At the moment FB has bought 90% of VR industry and I don't think they are the sharing type. Until it has enough use it's just not on my radar.

I jumped in with the original PSVR day one and loved it at the start. The thing that will stop me from getting PSVR2 is lack of software support. I could be wrong if I am wrong I will pick one up at a later date. I only purchased about 10-15 games one PSVR1. The cost of the hardware with so few titles I would want to play does not justify the cost for me personally.

@Tharsman consoles are usually sold at an extremely great value and money is made on software accessories/peripherals. Can't really compare it to the console to judge if it's priced fairly or not l.

@Dr_Luigi I never play steam deck at home and I get alot of use on it. I play when I'm done with all my duties at work and on train to and from work. If you can afford it, they can both exist nicely lol

@dds292 I remember people saying that 5 years ago. Your" forcing people down the throats" comment really doesn't make sense either.

@themightyant they posted trailers of some of their launch games and supposedly releasing 20 games when it releases

@Dr_Luigi yeah I'm in the same situation. I have a gaming PC, gaming laptop, steam deck, switch, 3ds, Wii u and ps5. My issue was not having enough time to play my games/backlog so the steam deck is really helping me with that lol.

@grapetrap can u just use the VR headset as a monitor TV?

@rockodoodle that was possible on psvr using the ps4. It was like watching/playing on a huge screen

@PCPS4XB that is cool. If you look at it this way, it might not be that bad. Still not too interested now, but maybe down the road.

Day one PSVR1 owner and a fan of VR but to be honest, gonna hold fire. I get the tech on display is pretty beefy and the device looks great but with a Quest 2 and a VR capable PC, I'm personally finding it a struggle to justify the price. I feel that the price is going to be a bigger barrier to entry at this point, especially given the struggles in getting PS5's into homes. By this point in a console gen, the base console is normally dropping in price but that is staying high and this is as much again.

Holy…. Wow. I saw £400 coming maybe but not this. As much as I want it I want to see a fair few unmissable games for this price point. Even then… how much?!! Now if it it didn’t have a wire…….

how much is the price?

I was thinking on buying a new telly, since in Mexico they are around this price, so I go for the VR and Horizon. The reasons are simple, in order to get a decent telly with 120Hz, VRR, HDM 2.1, etc ready, it's the same amount of money... with the VR, I can play the non VR games the way they are meant to be.

I was guessing at a 450 uk pounds price for psvr2 but it's a bit more, yes I shall get it pre ordered that's assuming they are not all gone very excited for this high end vr tech I've got the first one and vr is amazing, and I still think the price is reasonable for the tech that you get, I'm certainly jumping on board can't wait:)

And best of luck to all people that really want one I hope we all mange to get 1 pre ordered and not being scalped ,here's hoping

@thefourfoldroot1 I bought PSVR (my first VR experience) and I had that initial wow reaction. But as good/realistic as it looked, I couldn’t move past the fact that I was just sat in a chair in my room.

I found putting the desk-fan on full power for the Roller-coaster games helped a bit (to simulate the breeze) and added that extra layer of immersion. The deep-sea cage dive though just felt too dry lol and would have been way more immersive if you were suspended in a large tank of water for example. I know they do have experiences like this - like VR skydiving in a wind tunnel and VR in low-Gravity to simulate floating in space. But not being able to smell, touch or feel changes in temperature etc. does kind of take you out of the experience once the initial visual buzz has worn off.

@Fight_Teza_Fight the best 👌 plan.
I will follow your plan but I need more info about the dizziness and nausea that comes with the VR use, because I am a bit sensitive in this regard.

@get2sammyb Did Sony mention anything about the dizziness and nausea that comes with the VR use?

@TrickyDicky99 What are your top 10 best PSVR games of the 130?

@ItsBritneyB_tch
Well, yes, smell and touch would add to the experience obviously, but adding true depth and scale to the visuals, and full 3D sound, is just miles ahead of flat gaming for immersion; so I could understand that issue if you didn’t go back to flat gaming which doesn’t have any of what you mentioned, but I suspect you have…probably while sat in your chair in your room.
I don’t mean to sound sarcastic and hope I haven’t, but I’m sure you see what I mean.
Also, with PSVR2, there will be a lot more room scale games where you are not sitting.

Definitely going to wait. It’s not going to be a mass market product in the same way the Quest did at that price, regardless if it’s worth it or not. There will be hefty price drops in the future.

@Dr_Luigi I got my Steam Deck about 2-3 months ago now. Ended up selling my PS5 cause it was gathering dust (with games on Steam being cheaper anyway).

As far as Steam Deck vs PSVR2, I think the Steam Deck is far better value for money, hands down (IMO). But it just depends what you're looking to get out of it - both are very different experiences and offer very different things.

I have zero interest in ever doing VR.

People need to remember that PSVR2 doesn't require buying controllers or cameras separately.

PSVR1 needed separate purchase of the camera and controllers and cost $560 with everything included, so was actually more expensive. And that doesn't include inflation.

@nessisonett fwiw I understand the impact this economy has on each individual varies and it doesn't always have anything to do with anyone's poor planning or lack of work ethic or other such bootstrap-ish mantras. And hard as I try not to spend money (primarily out of spite toward our corporate overlords) much of my ability to afford a PSVR2 is largely just happenstance.

@Nash_Brandicoot I just got a Ps5 in July and Steamdeck about a month ago. It’s not an apples to apples comparison, but I would choose my Ps5 over the Deck if I had to choose one. The Switch generally covers portable gaming. I use the deck for sales and improved performance.. Granted, I missed the last generation of Sony, unless u count Vita. So I have more to play….that said, I am a huge fan of handheld gaming, so I completely understand your decision….

No, I just can't justify spending that much on an add-on no matter how awesome the tech is. That said, I don't rule out getting it down the line in a sale and after it's built up a bit of a library.

I still think VR is underdeveloped with 90% of games being no more than shallow tech demos so I'll not be jumping in at any price.

Better poll would be how long do you expect availability of day one preorders to last.

@HeeHo
Lol, even if only 10% are “real games”…even if 1%, it doesn’t matter. Those games are better than anything possible outside of VR. If you like gaming at all it’s worth the money. Unless someone is 15 years old and they can progress through old pancake games before having them ruined by VR games, VR is an essential purchase in my opinion. I couldn’t imagine last gen without playing Astro Bot Rescue mission; I couldn’t imaging going back up playing Resident Evil outside of VR; it would be like going back 5 generations to a to a time when all games where 2D sprite based

My mum said she'll do half the payment for it as my late Christmas present so definitely pre ordering

@thefourfoldroot1 Better than anything outside of VR? c'mon man not even the biggest VR fanboys believe that.
VR is a fad that will go the way of motion controls before we know it.

@HeeHo
The best VR games are better than the best flat games. Translate almost any flat game to VR and it becomes better. VR takes nothing away apart from some graphical potential (and not even that much given some of results from eye tracked foveated rendering), and it gives a level of immersion, scale, depth, that is unparalleled. So, I’m not really sure how we can come to any other conclusion, but I think we may as well stop discussing it as it’s clear your mind was already made up.
VR is about as much a “fad” as TVs were.

@Dr_Luigi was debating on steam deck as well… then I found out steam deck 2 is in the works. So psvr 2 for now it is!

@thefourfoldroot1 I would’ve never played resident evil on a flat screen. VR was an amazing experience and I don’t even like that genre.

VR porn in 4K!!!
Def gettin it on release!!!
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if l can get one, yes yes yes l will pay it! After psvr and spending more hours than l know on it l CANNOT wait! someone please confirm gt7 will be updated for psvr2 tho!!!!

If it played PSVR1 games, I'd buy it Day 1.

As it doesn't, I'll wait for it to prove itself and become a bit cheaper.

I got the pre-order invite, but probably gonna pass. $600 is a lot for a gimmick controller and screen. Plus the latest PSVR1 game I've been playing is making me sick after 20 minutes. That's fine when you've paid $100 to try out some new tech, but a lot harder to justify 6x that.