Two years after Sony's second-generation VR headset was released, the PlayStation VR 2 is finally getting an official price cut. The PSVR 2 will be $400 (£400) starting in March, Sony announced Thursday. That's a $150 price cut from the $550 retail price Sony is still listing the headset for. The big question is: Two years in, is the PSVR 2 worth getting? Right now, I'd say it's an optional purchase at best, but a headset worth considering if you already have a PS5, are VR-curious and have the money to spend.
Sony's headset was already on sale through retailers from time to time, dropping as low as $350. $400 feels like the price it should have been all along, at least compared to the prices of Meta's $300 Quest 3S and $500 Quest 3 headsets, which remain my top VR headset picks. It's a fair price considering the tech, which includes built-in eye tracking and OLED displays. Sony's also added a few upgrades in the past year: a separately sold PC adapter to play VR games via Steam, and support for hand tracking using its cameras for games that want to add that feature.
There are drawbacks, though. Sony's VR headset isn't standalone and self-contained like the Quest or Apple's Vision Pro. It needs to be tethered to a PlayStation 5 or PC in order to work. The PSVR 2 connects to the PS5 pretty easily with a single USB-C cable, but it still means you're limited to playing VR games in a particular room with a limited range of movement because of that cable.
Sony hasn't made many unique PSVR 2 games since 2023, either. While ports of PC and Quest games are somewhat plentiful, I'm still shocked that Sony hasn't ported many of its first-gen PSVR classics like Astro Bot: Rescue Mission to the PSVR 2, or adapted some of its first-party franchises like Spider-Man or God of War to add VR extras. There are some gems like the VR-playable mode in Gran Turismo 7, but don't expect lots of your existing PS5 games to get boosts.
Sony's headset is still one of the most comfortable for fitting over glasses, and its unique controllers add force feedback and advanced haptics that many VR devices lack, although PC players won't get all those extras. This price drop might indicate that future sales from retailers dip it even lower. I'd suggest waiting for those rather than jumping in for the new price hitting in March.