PSVR 2 and Apple headset delayed until 2023
A well-known display supply chain analyst believes PSVR 2 and Apple's headset have been delayed until 2023.
Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants, tweeted the statement, referring to DSCC's latest biennial report on AR and VR display technology and market.
In late February, YouTube channel PSVR Without Parole stated that it had sources for a PSVR2 launch window in Q1 2023.
Sony has yet to announce a PlayStation VR2 release window, but opened registration in February to be notified when pre-orders launch. So we can't be sure if this is really a delay or Sony's plan from the start.
We asked Young how confident he is in his statement about PSVR2. He told us Sony would have a very limited supply by the end of the year, so any major launch would have to happen in 2023.
Yang also claims that Apple's headset has been delayed until 2023. This echoes a Bloomberg report in January that claimed the product's release may have slipped into 2023 due to "overheating, camera and software issues." The overheating issue is said to be caused by trying to use a laptop-class processor in a lightweight headset.
In September, Taiwanese news outlet DigiTimes stated that mass production is scheduled for Q2 2022 for release in the second half of the year, while supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted in a November note that the headset could be launched in Q4 2022.
Apple hasn't even confirmed it's working on such a headset, let alone given a release window.