08-21-2018, 01:36 AM
https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/27566...lion-games
Quote:Unfortunately, it’s just not clear that Sony is immune to the downturn in VR sales that Digital Trends has been tracking. According to an article from July, Sony’s PSVR bundles haven’t exactly been selling well, either:
It’s the same decline that’s been spotted with the Rift and Vive and it could spell trouble for consumer adoption of virtual reality. You can argue that one reason the Rift and VR have both slowed down is that early adopters are waiting for hardware refreshes they can afford (the resolution targets on both first-gen sets leave a lot to be desired). Meanwhile, companies like Oculus have focused on less expensive alternatives like Oculus Go as opposed to pushing out new hardware versions of its flagship product. But given that Sony hasn’t exactly been betting the farm on VR in the first place, sharply slumping sales now could convince the company that virtual reality isn’t a technology with a meaningful feature. Instead of becoming a flagship option on the next generation of consoles, it could wind up nothing but a footnote to this one.
Hopefully, games like Beat Saber, a game so addictive it might as well be called “Lightsaber Crack,” a fresh round of GPU launches, and new headsets (theoretically arriving at some point) can collectively revitalize the market.