Sony sells off dozens of VR and AR patents to Meta
Meta Reality Labs, the division behind the successful Quest lineup has apparently picked up a batch of patents from Sony covering VR and XR headsets.
A transfer of 43 US patent properties took place between June and September 2026 covering virtual, augmented and mixed reality headset tech that Sony filed between 2010 and 2022.
Neither Sony nor Meta has commented. But the PSVR2 has been widely regarded as forgotton by PlayStation and it seems quite clear that they are scaling back their VR ambitions even further now.
The PSVR 2, which launched in February 2023 at $550 USD has been generally considered poorly supported by fans, receiving less than a handful of first-party exclusive titles. Sony did start selling a PC VR adapter that lets PSVR 2 owners play SteamVR games on a VR-ready PC to offer them a little more value out of the headset.
Did you purchase a PSVR2? Did you have fun with it? Or do you think VR in gaming is dying off?
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