Summary
ThePlayStation VR2is getting a steep price cut in March 2025. The PSVR2 hasn’t made the impact the company had hoped for, and its high cost likely played a big role in that failure to catch on. Now the company is trying to recover some of that missed market by offering thePlayStation VR2at a considerably lower price tag going forward.
VR as a whole hasn’t quite taken the industry by storm yet, but it has been steadily growing, thanks to falling hardware costs and a greater range of compatible games. Still, PlayStation struggled to compete with the likes of the Meta Quest. The system’s performance fell so flat that former Sony executiveShuhei Yoshida laughingly apologized for the PSVR2, saying he was wrong when predicting its success. Despite those disappointments, Sony isn’t ready to throw in the towel on VR just yet.
On February 27, PlayStation announced it’sdropping the price of the PSVR2 to $399.99starting in March. The headset currently retails for $549.99, so that means fans can now grab it at a whopping $150 discount. The exact day that the price cut takes effect may vary by region, but it’s a permanent change, so there’s no need to rush to grab the system before any sort of sale ends. It had previously come out that Sony had reportedlypaused production on the PSVR2to clear out excess inventory before continuing to invest in the headset’s manufacturing, so the new price could be part of that same strategy. Regardless of the reasons, it’s a promising move for PlayStation users who have been curious about the VR system but turned off by its cost.
PSVR2 Gets a $150 Price Cut and a Discounted Bundle
In addition to the headset itself, Sony is also discounting theHorizon: Call of the Mountainbundle. The deal, which includes everything in the standard PSVR2 box and a voucher code for theHorizonVR spin-off, will also cost $399.99. Given that it costs the same as the headset by itself and thatCall of the Mountainwas one of the best VR games of 2023, it’s a hard deal to pass up for anyone who was already considering grabbing the PSVR2. The same bundle currently costs about $600, so its price cut is even steeper than the $150 PlayStation is taking off the system itself.
How the new prices will impact sales of the PSVR2 is uncertain, but the move caps off a string of recent updates that could help Sony improve its position in the VR market. ThePSVR2 saw a strong lineup of new games in late 2024, and the system now supports hand-tracking, which could open the door to much more engaging and precise gameplay down the road. Now that it can compete with the price of its main competitors, it may finally be time for PlayStation VR to shine.
