More developers are making VR apps for Apple visionOS than PlayStation VR2

In this year GDC State of the Industry Report – a large and far-reaching survey of game developers in all sectors of the industry – respondents were asked to describe in detail their current and future plans for their software between different platforms. This, of course, also includes virtual reality and virtual reality developers, who seem to be converging around Meta Quest and Steam VR as their primary areas for these technologies. This is not surprising, as these two platforms also dominated the 2024 VR/AR series.

One notable change has been the transition between the PlayStation VR ecosystem – including the original PlayStation 4 title and the successor to the PlayStation 5 – and Apple’s visionOS – which is used in the Apple Vision Pro title. While last year Vision Pro was replaced by PlayStation headsets 15% to 13%, in 2025, 26% of respondents said they are working on the Apple visionOS software while 25% are working on PlayStation VR/VR2.

This is especially odd since the PlayStation VR2 is a gaming-focused headset, serving no other purpose than playing VR games, while the Apple Vision Pro is more of a multitasking device. Apple’s website for the title doesn’t mention the game until the middle of the page. Which is not surprising, because at $ 3500, it is the least expensive device. The PlayStation VR2 struggled in the market for various reasons, leading the former PlayStation giant saying he was “wrong” about the capabilities of this device in the near future.

It seems unlikely that any VR device will want to take market share from Meta devices in the near future, because it remains a VR headset mainly due to its low price, supported by an unconnected model. It seems that the battle for sharing ideas between VR developers is slipping to PlayStation unless something big revives their VR model in 2025.