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PSVR is reportedly headed to virtual reality arcades in Japan

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Sony is expected to deploy the PlayStation VR headsets in arcades in the Japanese market, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

A new “location-based entertainment” division at Sony Interactive Entertainment will lead the initiative and find partners in Japan. VR arcades are starting to become popular in Japan as testing grounds for new innovations in gaming, and VR headset rival HTC Vive is also opening VR arcades in places like China.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.