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The story
Sony’s VR headset the “PlayStation VR2” is being sold at a ¥19,000 discount, and the news became a hot topic on 5ch’s Hardware/Industry (“Geha”) board. Even after the cut, it’s still a pricey ¥47,980, and the thread saw a string of complaints about issues beyond the price tag — the thin lineup of compatible games, experiences with first-gen PSVR units falling apart from hydrolysis, and frustration with the wired connection. Some replies did touch on leftover stock of the Horizon bundle, praise for VR as an arcade-style experience, and hopes for the next-gen headset, but overall the thread leaned more toward sober price-checking than genuine excitement.
What people said
Apparently you can.
But you also need a separately-sold adapter.
They must really want it gone.
Though you still need a separately-sold adapter to use it on PC.
Oh right, that existed too.
You're better off just buying whatever they both ripped off in the first place.
So even as clearance stock, nobody wants it, huh 😂 FAAAAAAAAH lolololol
It's basically a worse version of the Meta Quest — no idea why they even bothered making it.
Yeah, they pulled the plug on production really early 😭 c'mon, Sony ('Chony,' a mocking nickname for Sony used in these threads)…
Way too fast a retreat 😂
at this point it only sells during sales.
So basically it's the same situation as the Spla Raiders bundle? 🤔
That's just dumb.
Because Sony doesn't have the technical chops for it.
so it's scary to buy unless they've actually fixed that.
I took apart the padding that gets gross and sticky
and peeled off all the adhesive tape.
Do that and it's still clean and usable.
The original price was just too high.
Lol, it's pricier than I expected.
If they're really trying to clear out inventory, it'll probably drop further.
If you mean 'Shiawase-sou,' it did come out, but it was made for the original PSVR, so you can't play it on this one.
And since you can't play Summer Lesson either — probably the best-selling game exclusive to the original PSVR — that kind of demand just isn't there for this.
Steam Frame doesn't support color passthrough either, so it's just as much junk as this thing.
Probably if you hook it up to a PC, but I think the dedicated adapter needed for that was priced like a total rip-off.
And when you move your character around, the sensory mismatch is awful and makes you motion sick.
Honestly, I don't think VR is actually that well-suited to home console games.
Well, on home hardware it's less 'reality' and more just stereoscopic 3D.
It's pretty fun at VR arcades/experience centers though.
VR messes up your hair and makeup and limits what shoes you can wear, so I think it should be treated more like a sports/amusement activity than anything else.
Actually I own one, and the hydrolysis damage is so bad it looks like it's falling apart…
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
The PlayStation VR2 is a PS5-exclusive VR headset released in 2023, and production is reported to have been scaled back early on, so this discount looks less like resumed manufacturing and more like inventory clearance. Opinions on VR itself were split in the thread. Skeptics argued that “staying seated in one spot kills the immersion” and that “it doesn’t really mesh well with home console games,” while others held out hope that “the PS6 will bring VR’s real Year One.” One point that’s easy to overlook is the compatibility wall: using it on a PC requires a separately-sold adapter, and because of the thin software lineup, popular titles made for the original PSVR can’t be played on this one as-is. Experience with the original headset degrading from hydrolysis was also cited as a reason to hesitate before buying. While the size of the discount tends to grab all the attention, it’s worth noting that commenters pointed to the high original price and the shortage of playable games as the underlying problems.
*This article was compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hardware/Industry, “Geha”) board thread “[Good News] PSVR2 Gets a Massive ¥19,000 Fire-Sale Discount”.
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