PlayStation VR2 has sold nearly a third of that in just one. The first PlayStation VR headset sold about 915,000 units in its first five months. That’s just based on known numbers, however. Looking at sales numbers gathered by Twitter user Lewrian, the PlayStation VR 2 sales actually put it as the top wired headset in its first month. If the nearly 300,000 headsets sold are accurate, PlayStation VR2 would be one of the best-selling VR headset launches in the history of the newer medium. Though Jeronimo’s comments indicate a disappointment, the actual numbers are anything but. In the same article, it’s stated that Sony is expected to have sold between 270,000 and 300,000 PlayStation VR2 headsets from its Februlaunch through the end of March. “I suspect a price cut on the PSVR2 will be needed to avoid a complete disaster of their new product,” IDC’s Francisco Jeronimo, vice president of data and analytics, said. This price and functionality have one analyst in a new Bloomberg report thinking the product is heading toward failure. Costing $549.99, the second-generation headset requires a PlayStation 5 to function and lacks backward compatibility with original PSVR games. Though many looked to criticize Sony for the perceived “poor launch” of the headset, the context of the numbers paints a completely different story. There were even claims that Sony decided to cut production of its virtual reality headset. Shortly after launch, reports circulated that PlayStation VR2 sales were disappointing.

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