I’ll be watching for PSVR 2 Black Friday deals this year, after deciding I simply can’t deny myself No Man’s Sky in VR any longer

For three years in a row, I find myself in November, with Black Friday deals imminent, and all I can think about is the PSVR 2. The headset is already cheaper than ever, and now that it basically comes bundled with Horizon: Call of the Mountain as standard, the whole package is becoming a lot more tempting in 2025.

I was an early adopter of PSVR, having picked one up at launch. And while I had a blast playing Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, and a genuinely revelatory experience with REZ: Infinite, I found myself using it less and less as the years rolled on. Mostly, there just weren’t many exclusives for it, and I had a lot of envy for players on other virtual reality (VR) platforms with games like Half-Life: Alyx. Still, the PSVR was my first real exposure to VR, and I definitely knew that it was a new way to play some truly outstanding titles.

While the PSVR 2 fixed many of the complaints I had about its predecessor, it launched at an eye-watering price of $549.99 / £529.99 / AU$879.95. This new PS5 accessory costs more than the console itself and, like many, I simply could not justify the purchase. Almost three years after launch, the headset can be picked up with Horizon: Call of the Mountain for $399 / £399 / AU$619, and it’s even compatible with PCs thanks to the PSVR 2 PC adapter.