PSVR2 sales are through the roof (relatively speaking), having jumped some 2,350% since Sony announced some fairly drastic discounts, with further savings to be had at select retailers. Who would have imagined carving some $200 off the asking price, going from $550 to $350, would cause such a spike?
The Shortcut cites exclusive access to sample data from Amazon's offer, with visibility from 1 January 2024 through to the present. As the outlet and many others have pointed out (the signs were there), Sony's hefty price tag was scaring off many prospective customers. In one 24-hour period since the announcement of the sale, more PSVR2s were sold than in the past seven months combined, although the exact figures weren't shared.
With reports that Sony may have already begun to slowly back away from the device, it remains to be seen if this spike in sales will have any long-term effects on the headset's current trajectory.