Following Sony’s reveal of the PlayStation VR price and release date, PlayStation Camera and Move controller sales skyrocket, indicating huge demand for the headset.
Earlier this week, virtual reality fans were delighted when Sony finally revealed the price and the release date for its VR headset, PlayStation VR. Included in the PlayStation VR box is the headset itself, a cable for headset connection, a processing unit, a HDMI cable, a USB cable, headphones and a power supply. But what’s not included is the PlayStation Camera and PlayStation Move controllers and both the camera and the controllers are required to actual play virtual reality games.
Sony will surely be ecstatic about this massive wave of pre-release interest, as it suggests that its virtual reality headset has a real chance at going up against VR rivals the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive. It looks as though the PlayStation VR is set to hit its 1.9 million sales estimate too. Plus, with Microsoft recently having stated that it has no plans to bring virtual reality gaming to Xbox One any time soon, the interest surrounding PS VR could potentially see Sony’s console extend its huge sales lead as well.
Moreover, this demand is set to pick up as gamers learn more about (already highly anticipated) VR titles such as 100ft Robot Golf and Eve: Valkyrie. And that’s before E3 2016 is taken into consideration, as Sony is likely to use the annual games industry event to promote its upcoming headset even more, meaning that PlayStation VR sales could potentially skyrocket, and those who’d like to get in on the virtual reality action will be forced to wait for more units to be made.
