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PlayStation VR Selling Above Sony Expectations, Nearing 1 Million Units
Although VR as a field isn't lighting the world on fire the way everyone expected, that doesn't mean it's been a colossal failure for everyone involved. Take Sony, which seems pleasantly surprised by the success of its peripheral.
Speaking with the New York Times, global chief executive of Sony Interactive Entertainment Andrew House revealed the company has sold over 915,000 PSVR units as of February 19. That number is a far lower than some initial sales forecasts of 2.6 million (which were then lowered to 750,000), but still above Sony's, which hopes to sell 1 million units by mid-April, which now seems inevitable.
This makes the PSVR the highest-selling headset of the three main contenders (it, the HTC Vive, and the Oculus Rift), though it still falls behind the Gear VR, according to sales estimates. Still, reaching the million-sold milestone could bode well for the PSVR's future. "“We were expecting it to be a lot smaller than it has turned out to be,” House said.
Our Take
With an easy upgrade path in the PlayStation 4, games like Resident Evil 7 support VR, and games like Farpoint on the way, this could be the start of on upswing in virtual reality.
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