I jumped on the PSVR 2 during it's launch window and can say that it is a very impressive piece of hardware. and I've been reading how Sony has had to lower sales forecasts, it's not moving units or software, etc. And there are some very specific problems right now that is hampering adoption of the tech. Here's my thoughts.
1. The hardware is only available online through Sony. It's pretty hard to expect to sell and bunch of units when the only place to buy them are on a single website. Why are they not available at retail? Pretty easy to understand. Sony isn't selling to a middle-man (ie retailer), thus minimizing costs and maximizing profits. Unfortunately, they aren't moving units this way. They need to have a physical presence and be offered through more online retailers.
2. There aren't very many PSVR 2 games, and even less in stores. I'm a collector and a fan of physical games. Along with zero hardware at retail, there are currently zero games at retail. Sorry, I'm not spending $60 for Horizon Call of the Mountain to download or pretty much any other game. I bought the Moss I & II set digital so I had something to play that was new-ish, but that was forty bucks and not $60 or more. Which brings me to my next point.
3. Since Moss I & II was ported (fairly) easily to the PSVR 2, why hasn't Sony issued patches for ANY of their VR games to run on the new hardware? Or released "remastered" versions of any of them? Astro Bot Rescue Mission was a fantastic game that I had a lot of fun playing. Astro's Playroom on the PS5 was one of the best games I have played on the PS5. Why not update this or reissue this for the VR2? It seems to be more about laziness and forcing people into a digital-only route to me.
With these issues, my PSVR 2 while quite fun, has seen limited use. I would love to play Horizon Call of the Mountain, Dark Pictures Switchback and several more upcoming games. But I'm not paying full price for digital downloads. Not gonna happen. In the meantime, I play Moss I & II and Gran Turismo 7 and am going to update No Man's Sky to play in VR.
Gran Turismo 7 for all it's wonky sensibilities like the cafe and elevator music, is sublime in VR. The racing is pure bliss. And it's just gonna have to do for now at least. Sony really needs to get to work releasing PHYSICAL games and getting the hardware into stores if they want it to succeed. Get cracking on making original VR games compatible and advertise this stuff.