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Sony Expects PlayStation VR Library To Nearly Double In 2018

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by Jeff Cork on January 08, 2018 at 10:21 AM

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If you took the PlayStation VR plunge, this could be an interesting year for you. The virtual-reality library could be expanding by nearly 80 percent before the end of 2018, if Sony's expectations pan out.

Speaking to Nikkei, the company says the slate of games on the PlayStation VR platform could jump from 150 to 280. The company cites hardware sales figures that now surpass two million PSVR units – perhaps driven, in part, by recent price cuts – as one of the catalysts for a surge in new development.

[Source: Nikkei via Siliconera]

Our Take
That's great news for people who have forked over the money for a PSVR unit, but I do wonder what's behind these numbers. Will there be many meaty, fully formed games in the roster, or a continued parade of brief, novelty-fueled experiences?

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by Frib on Fire Monday, January 08, 2018 at 04:45 PM

As treasonous as it may sound. I got a Switch from a raffle at work and traded it for a PSVR. Superhot is amazing. Skyrim took a bit, but I'm starting to really enjoy it. No Heroes Allowed has been fun, though not a difficult game at all. GNOG was great and I'm hoping for more interesting puzzle games. Next up on my list is Sparc and Megaton Rainfall. The more VR games, the better. Big or small. Just please don't let 90% of them horror games.
by wickemic Monday, January 08, 2018 at 04:46 PM

Nice, I'll probably be getting PSVR soon.
by The_Penultimate_Spaz Monday, January 08, 2018 at 05:04 PM

Well I am glad Sony is sticking with and supporting their VR products. It still has a hell of a way to go before it becomes a viable gaming alternative in general. I am not convinced that the future titles will be "meaty" full sized games, at this point I think many realized, we cannot use the same metric for VR as we do for traditional games.
by CrusaderForever Monday, January 08, 2018 at 05:25 PM

My second best purchase in 2017 behind the spectacular Switch. The games I have played have been really good. Far Point is so amazing with the Aim Controller! The final boss encounter is having THEIR way with me. Well, I have died twice and almost took it out the second try. Very challenging to say the least. Going to give it another try today. Having a lot of fun with Tethered as well. I highly recommend gamers on the fence to take the plunge. Looking forward to Moss as well.
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by Kyle Wadsworth Monday, January 08, 2018 at 06:12 PM

Exciting news. I've recently added a bunch new games to my wishlist: Eden Tomorrow, Apex Construct, Bravo Team, Blood and Truth, Moss, Golem, Jupiter and Mars, Blunt Force, and Gungrave VR. These are in addition to Ace Combat 7, RE7 Biohazard Gold Edition, DOOM VFR, The Persistence, The Inpatient, ROM: Extraction, Arizona Sunshine and Raw Data. Skyrim VR, Farpoint (with Aim Controller), Batman: Arkham VR and Wayward Skies already have me excited for the future of VR gaming.
by BethesdaWare Monday, January 08, 2018 at 06:22 PM

Quality over quantity, PlayStation. It doesn't matter how many "VR games" you have on the platform. How many of those "games" are actually worth playing? As far as I can tell, the only VR game worth anything is RE7. Even then, you don't actually need VR to play that game. With the adoption rate of this hardware still being as slow as it is (over two million PSVR units compared to the over 70 million PS4 units), PlayStation needs to somehow encourage gamers to hop on board, as well as developers to support this hardware. I still believe this hardware is years from being ready, and I don't expect it to ever become mainstream. So far, it's not even doing as well as motion controls did when they were first introduced. I don't think severe price cuts are really going to move the hardware as much as some think either.
by Tommy H. Monday, January 08, 2018 at 07:52 PM

Hmmmm... 280 titles, but only 5 will be worth playing... maybe.