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​ Sony PSVR2 Headset Off to Slow Start as Metaverse Push Sputters

Sony Group Corp. is projected to sell fewer than 300,000 PlayStation VR2 headsets in its first weeks on the market, a slow start to the company’s efforts to take a leading role in the development of the metaverse. The Tokyo-based console maker is likely to sell around 270,000 units of the PSVR 2 between February 22nd and the end of March, according to estimates by research firm IDC. The headset is a fundamental part of Sony’s strategy to create a metaverse where people can do more than just play video games. But the conceptual 3D virtual environment that inspired Mark Zuckerberg to launch his company Meta Platforms Inc. has yet to pay off the industry’s heavy investment in hardware and software. Sony President and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida made the Metaverse a growth tentpole for Sony, as has Meta, and the company’s in-house game studio to help rapidly introduce new headsets that are VR-compliant. Developing games. has not come true. “VR headsets are not top of mind for most consumers under the current economic climate.”