Russia has started accepting pre-orders for the PlayStation VR2 virtual reality helmet, sales of which begin on February 22, 2023. Gadget from Sony in a chain of stores DNS It was estimated at 70 thousand rubles, which is more expensive than all versions of the latest generation of the PlayStation 5 console.
It was noted that unofficial sales in Russia are planned to start on March 30, but there are no games for the new helmet in the store catalog yet. In Russia, the new PS5 is sold for 50 thousand rubles, that is, less than the second version of Sony’s VR helmet used with the console.
In the comments below the pre-order announcement, some users were surprised that a helmet was sold for such a high price for Russians. »How did 550$ become 70,000 rubles? What is this rate?” – wrote one of the dissatisfied customers.
Sony in November 2022 announcedPlayStation VR2 will cost $ 550 (41.5 thousand rubles at the current exchange rate). As a result, the price of the gadget for Russian buyers has almost doubled.
Buyers will receive PS VR2 Sense controllers and stereo headsets with the helmet. Charging station for VR controllers will be sold separately. Experts say that one of the advantages of the new version of the helmet is that the PS VR2 connects to the console using only a USB-C cable.
Source: Gazeta
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