Developer: Developing for PS VR2 is really tedious and complicated, but it can also lead to success

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(XR Navigation Network January 19, 2024）在日前一篇blog postIn it, Fabio Ferrara, the developer of Suicide Guy VR Deluxe, said that his work in theSonyPSVR 2 platform has been a success, selling 10,000 copies in just one month. When calculated purely on the basis of the $9.99 price tag, not taking into account regional pricing or other factors, the PSVR 2 version of Suicide Guy VR Deluxe brought in nearly $100,000 in revenue for Ferrara in less than a month.

Fabio Ferrara's Suicide Guy series has hit a range of platforms, and developer Fabio Ferrara is bringing Suicide Guy VR Deluxe to Sony PSVR 2 on November 28, 2023.

在博文中，费拉拉谈到了为PSVR 2开发游戏的经验和游戏的成功：

Of course, not everything went according to plan, and he admits that the process of porting the game for Sony's PSVR 2 was complicated, taking eight months instead of the planned three.

He explained, "For example, we had to improve many aspects of the game, such as frame rate and interaction quality, in order for the game to be released on the PlayStation Store."

this oneVR gamesOriginally landed first in 2017SteamVR, and in 2021 inMeta's PC VR platform release. Ferrara said of the Playstation Store, "It's certainly the best performing store to date in terms of sales, but at the same time it's the hardest store to release on."

However, his success story suggests that developing a PSVR 2 is still worth considering for indie developers and smaller studios, especially in the early stages of the platform - after all, Sony currently has a limited number of VR games in its library, and consumers are willing to experiment with unknown, smaller games.