The CEO of the company admits, however, that he does not think the Japanese will announce a new version in the near future.
PlayStation VR has been one of Sony's big bets during the current generation of consoles, but the Japanese company has not yet communicated what its plans are for its next console, PlayStation 5, in regards to that technology. Patrick O'Luanaigh, CEO of nDreams, a studio specialized in virtual reality, has had a talk with GamesIndustry.biz in which he has made it clear that Sony has to update its VR hardware if it wants to compete with the rest of the future. glasses from the market.
"PlayStation VR has done very well during this time," he acknowledges. "You can look at the sales figures and discover that it is one of the only companies that has actually announced their numbers." However, technology is advancing at a dizzying pace, forcing companies to look further and think about improving their products for the future. "I think Sony is aware that if VR is to continue beyond next year or next year, they need to upgrade their hardware," says O'Luanaigh. The executive says that it would be surprising if the company abandoned this technology and abandoned its support for virtual reality.
The announcement does not seem imminent
"I wouldn't expect it to be announced at the same time as PlayStation 5," O'Luanaigh cautiously stresses. "This year the focus will be on the core of your business," so he hopes everything will be focused on that platform. According to his words, we will have to be vigilant when that crystallizes. It is then when they will be able to look at other market segments.
Beyond the patents that have been leaked, Sony has not officially reported on the future of PlayStation VR. Anyway, the company has maintained its support for technology, something that can be seen in the State of Play that they celebrate, where there is always space for virtual reality. The same did not happen with less successful platforms, such as PS Vita, which gradually began to disappear from conferences and fairs.
