PlayStation VR2: Further reference to release period

It looks like you won’t see PlayStation VR2 in stores again this year. Apparently there was a “shift” to the coming year. This is reported by Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants.

Sony is working on a successor to the PlayStation VR virtual reality headset released in 2016. while the technical details largely known are open, when the hardware should be brought to the market.

A few weeks ago there was a rumor that the fans only in early 2023 plunge into the higher resolution virtual worlds. This is an assumption that received tailwind again today.

Apparently Apple and Sony won’t start until 2023

According to Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), Sony may not be able to launch the PSVR2 glasses before the end of the current year. In a tweet, he mentions that both Apple and Sony have delayed the launch of their VR headsets until 2023.

However, it should be noted that there can be no question of a postponement, because at no time was a release period mentioned for PSVR2 – at least publicly. Instead, Sony wanted one Release in 2022 just not confirm. Nevertheless, there was hope that the new VR generation from Sony would already be on the market in the upcoming Christmas season.

“VR display shipments grow more than 50 percent to more than 15 million in 2022 despite delays into 2023 at Apple and Sony. A big leap is predicted for 2023,” so Young.

The early announcement of almost everyone technical details at the beginning of the year suggested that Sony is actually working towards a 2022 release. However, the past two years have seen some turbulence within the technology industry, triggered in part by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Accordingly, there are a number of factors for the choice of the publication period. The most obvious reason for a potentially later launch is that the chip shortage is unlikely to improve in the near future, which would mean availability cannot be resolved in time.

A direct consequence of the chip shortage is the PS5’s low install base compared to previous generations. While the PS5 is undoubtedly a success, sales are lower than they could have been had there been better availability. The shelves are still empty and scalpers and regular dealers often ask for the PS5 a four-digit sum.

The VR market is growing

Across glasses, Display Supply Chain Consultants expect rosy times for the VR segment, with 80 percent of the demand expected to come from Meta this year.

The company also refers to the new display technology: “AMOLED will be back on the market thanks to the launch of Sony’s PlayStation VR2. We assume that these AMOLED panels will have a pixel density of far over 800 PPI will have, which is a record for mass-produced AMOLEDs.”

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With high-contrast displays and no visible screen-door effect, the PSVR2 is likely to be a hit among gamers, while other goggles are increasingly adopting LCD displays.

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