Sony is cutting the price of PlayStation VR2 to $400, starting in March.
In the UK the new price will be £400, in the EU it will be €450, and in Japan it will be ¥66,980.
The new price applies to both the regular package and the bundle that includes Horizon Call of the Mountain, so you should always grab the latter if it’s available.
The news of the price cut comes five days after the headset’s two-year anniversary. Originally, since the headset launched in February 2023, these were priced at $550 and $600 respectively. For a week in summer the headset was on sale for $350, and for six weeks over the holidays the bundle with Horizon Call of the Mountain was on sale for $350.
With the new price, you could get a PS5 and PlayStation VR2 together for $800, or a PS5 Pro with it for $1100.
Henry Stockdale
At the original $550 price, we had been recommending against buying a PlayStation VR2 for use with a PS5, at full price at least, as Sony’s content commitment to the platform has become increasingly unclear.
While Sony delivered strong launch content with AAA titles like Horizon Call Of The Mountain, Gran Turismo 7, and Resident Evil Village, the company has failed to deliver anything like this since. Two years in, the only new first-party game Sony released was Firewall Ultra, which was received so poorly it led to the studio’s closure.
Still, the platform has seen a steady stream of the top indie VR titles ported from Quest and SteamVR, and this season benefited from the launch of AAA cross-platform VR titles, including Metro Awakening, Alien: Rogue Incursion and Skydance’s Behemoth.
Also, since summer PlayStation VR2 is no longer confined to PS5. If you have a gaming PC, you can pick up the PC adapter for around $60 and access a plethora of new content on SteamVR.
David Heaney
At $400, whether it be for use on PS5 or on PC, PlayStation VR2 will be a significantly more attractive proposition than it was before.
