{"id":3005825,"date":"2017-02-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"urn:uuid:d6251d35-a883-4964-b9dd-ca00348d6c1e"},"modified":"2023-01-06T22:01:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T22:01:01","slug":"playstationvr-sells-through-915000-units-worldwide","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/press-releases\/2017\/playstationvr-sells-through-915000-units-worldwide\/","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation\u00aeVR Sells through 915,000 Units Worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

 <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Tokyo, February 27, 2017<\/b> \u2013Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) today announced that PlayStation\u00aeVR (PS VR), a virtual reality system for PlayStation\u00ae4 (PS4\u00ae), has cumulatively sold through 915,000*1<\/sup> worldwide as of February 19, 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince its October launch, PS VR continues to be well received by people around the world thanks to the high quality, revolutionary VR experience it offers. With more than 53.4million*2<\/sup> PS4 units sold through globally we firmly believe PlayStation VR will take the lead position in the VR market\u201d said Andrew House, President and Global CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment.  \u201cWe are increasing production to meet demand and will continuously support content developers as they create innovative VR experiences that are only possible on PlayStation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The number of PS VR software titles and experiences reached more than 100 globally as of February 19, 2017, and the number of developers and publishers has increased to more than 360, ranging from smaller independent teams to the industry\u2019s top publishers as well as a range of entertainment companies across movies and music.  Currently there are more than 220 software titles and content in development for PS VR with highly anticipated launches on their way, including ACE COMBAT 7 <\/i>(BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.), FINAL FANTASY XV <\/i>(SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.), STEEL COMBAT <\/i>(COLOPL, Inc.), TEKKEN 7 <\/i>(BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.), Farpoint<\/i>, Gran Turismo Sport <\/i>(SIE WWS) in addition to video content.  By the end of 2017, over 100 new software titles and experiences are expected to be released.<\/p>\n

The PS VR system is currently available in 64 countries and regions*3<\/sup> worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

###<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n
    \n
  • *1<\/span>Number of retail sales to consumers is estimated by SIE. PS VR sales data in North America collected 10\/13\/2016- 2\/18\/2017.<\/li>\n
  • *2<\/span>As of 1\/1\/2017<\/li>\n
  • *3<\/span>As of 2\/19\/2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    \n
    \n
    \n

    Readers are advised that the press releases and other information posted on this site are current only on their original publication date. Please note that such press releases and other information may now be outdated or rendered inaccurate due to passage of time or subsequent material changes in facts and circumstance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","byline":[140],"class_list":["post-3005825","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry","post-playstationvr-sells-through-915000-units-worldwide"],"ab_tests":{},"yoast_head":"\nPlayStation\u00aeVR Sells through 915,000 Units Worldwide - Sony Interactive Entertainment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/press-releases\/2017\/playstationvr-sells-through-915000-units-worldwide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PlayStation\u00aeVR Sells through 915,000 Units Worldwide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"  Tokyo, February 27, 2017 \u2013Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) today announced that PlayStation\u00aeVR (PS VR), a virtual reality system for PlayStation\u00ae4 (PS4\u00ae), has cumulatively sold through 915,000*1 worldwide as of February 19, 2017. \u201cSince its October launch, PS VR continues to be well received by people around the world thanks to the high quality, revolutionary […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/press-releases\/2017\/playstationvr-sells-through-915000-units-worldwide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sony Interactive Entertainment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-01-06T22:01:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"Sony Interactive Entertainment\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sonyinteractive.com\\\/en\\\/press-releases\\\/2017\\\/playstationvr-sells-through-915000-units-worldwide\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sonyinteractive.com\\\/en\\\/press-releases\\\/2017\\\/playstationvr-sells-through-915000-units-worldwide\\\/\",\"name\":\"PlayStation\u00aeVR Sells through 915,000 Units Worldwide - Sony Interactive Entertainment\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sonyinteractive.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-02-27T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-01-06T22:01:01+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sonyinteractive.com\\\/en\\\/press-releases\\\/2017\\\/playstationvr-sells-through-915000-units-worldwide\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/sonyinteractive.com\\\/en\\\/press-releases\\\/2017\\\/playstationvr-sells-through-915000-units-worldwide\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sonyinteractive.com\\\/en\\\/press-releases\\\/2017\\\/playstationvr-sells-through-915000-units-worldwide\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sonyinteractive.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"PlayStation\u00aeVR Sells through 915,000 Units Worldwide\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sonyinteractive.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sonyinteractive.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sony Interactive Entertainment\",\"description\":\"Pushing the Boundaries of Play\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/sonyinteractive.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"PlayStation\u00aeVR Sells through 915,000 Units Worldwide - Sony Interactive Entertainment","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/press-releases\/2017\/playstationvr-sells-through-915000-units-worldwide\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"PlayStation\u00aeVR Sells through 915,000 Units Worldwide","og_description":"  Tokyo, February 27, 2017 \u2013Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) today announced that PlayStation\u00aeVR (PS VR), a virtual reality system for PlayStation\u00ae4 (PS4\u00ae), has cumulatively sold through 915,000*1 worldwide as of February 19, 2017. \u201cSince its October launch, PS VR continues to be well received by people around the world thanks to the high quality, revolutionary […]","og_url":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/press-releases\/2017\/playstationvr-sells-through-915000-units-worldwide\/","og_site_name":"Sony Interactive Entertainment","article_modified_time":"2023-01-06T22:01:01+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes","Written by":"Sony Interactive Entertainment"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/press-releases\/2017\/playstationvr-sells-through-915000-units-worldwide\/","url":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/press-releases\/2017\/playstationvr-sells-through-915000-units-worldwide\/","name":"PlayStation\u00aeVR Sells through 915,000 Units Worldwide - Sony Interactive Entertainment","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-02-27T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-01-06T22:01:01+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/press-releases\/2017\/playstationvr-sells-through-915000-units-worldwide\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/press-releases\/2017\/playstationvr-sells-through-915000-units-worldwide\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/press-releases\/2017\/playstationvr-sells-through-915000-units-worldwide\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"PlayStation\u00aeVR Sells through 915,000 Units Worldwide"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/","name":"Sony Interactive Entertainment","description":"Pushing the Boundaries of Play","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/3005825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3005825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=3005825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}