Sony has diminished its PSVR 2 manufacturing by 20%, in response to Ming-Chi Kuo, a tech insider primarily identified for his evaluation and projections for future Apple merchandise. This counters a previous assertion from Sony in January the place it denied reviews that it had minimize manufacturing numbers of the headset because of middling pre-order figures.
Kuo believes VR headsets is not going to be a “star product” for the foreseeable future
Along with his vital replace that Sony has minimize PSVR 2 manufacturing, Kuo doesn’t share a constructive outlook on AR and VR headsets for the close to future in his newest Medium article. The Meta Quest Professional solely shipped round 300,000 items throughout its product lifecycle, whereas Pico, a greatest AR/VR headset firm in China, had shipments in 2022 that have been greater than 40% decrease than anticipated.
These figures, Kuo concludes, imply that AR/VR headsets like PSVR 2 aren’t “the following star product in client electronics within the foreseeable future.” He believes Apple is without doubt one of the final hopes that this place would possibly change, however he nonetheless thinks that the market might overestimate these headsets over the following few years, when it comes to their general contribution to firms that provide elements for them.
In late March, the Worldwide Knowledge Company additionally believed that PSVR 2 gross sales will flop and beneficial that Sony minimize the worth of the headset earlier than later.
In the meantime, Sony has created a brand new patent that may enhance the posture of gamers, doubtless for these utilizing gaming headsets.
