Sony sold around 600,000 units of its PlayStation VR2 headset in its first six weeks on the market.

May 24. (Portaltic/EP) –

PlayStation sold around 600,000 units of its virtual reality viewer second generation (VR2) during the first six weeks available on the market since its launch, eight percent more sales than the previous model, PS VR.

the viewfinder PlayStation VR2 hit the market in February of this year, introducing improvements for users, such as the ability to interact more immersively with the PS5 console, thanks to three-dimensional audio, eye tracking and haptic feedback. In addition, it reproduces a more realistic and fluid 4K image.

Within this framework, as Sony has assessed in its latest financial reporthe PlayStation VR2 launch has been “strong.” Specifically, it has specified that during the first six weeks since its release, PlayStation sold around 600,000 VR2 headsetsthat is, an average of 100,000 devices per week.

Following this line, the video game company has indicated that, compared to the sales of the previous model PS VR during the same period, of which it managed to sell more than 500,000 units, it has managed to increase the sales of this new device by eight percent.

Similarly, PlayStation is expected to share more information and news during the holding its annual ‘PlayStation Showcase’ event, which takes place this Wednesday from 10:00 p.m. (mainland Spain) and will be broadcast on YouTube and Twitch. During the event, the latest news about your projects futures for the next generation PlayStation console and its VR2 virtual reality headset.