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New Products Including Sony PS VR2 and Meta Quest 3 Will Push Global Shipments of VR Devices to 10.35 Million Units for 2023, Says TrendForce

by Artem Alekseenko

TrendForce estimates that global shipments of VR devices will come to around 8.58 million units for 2022, showing a YoY drop of 5.3%. There are three notable factors behind the decline. First, the ongoing …

Tags:Analytics & Tools| Facebook/Meta| sony| Virtual Reality

IDC Spending Guide Forecasts Strong Growth for Augmented and Virtual Reality

by Artem Alekseenko

Worldwide spending on augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) is forecast to reach $13.8 billion this year and grow to $50.9 billion in 2026, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Augmented and Virtual …

Tags:Analytics & Tools| Augmented Reality| Forecasts| IDC| Virtual Reality

DPVR announces new headset aimed at PC VR gamers

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Auganix.org reported that DPVR, based in Shanghai, is to show a new VR headset, the E4, at the Immersive Techweek VRdays in Rotterdam later this week. The set is aimed at …

Tags:Game Playing| Virtual Reality

China’s Consumer VR Shipment to Reach Nearly 7 Million Units in 2026, According to IDC

by Artem Alekseenko

According to a recent IDC forecast, consumer standalone VR shipments in China increased by 166.2% year-over-year in the first half of 2022. China standalone VR in 2022Q1 reached 229 thousand units shipped, while 2022Q2 …

Tags:Analytics & Tools| Forecasts| IDC| Virtual Reality

DPVR E4 Announced with November Launch, Aims to Dominating the Consumer Market for Tethered PC VR Headsets

by Artem Alekseenko

DPVR, a leading provider of virtual reality (VR) devices, has announced the launch of its newest PC VR gaming headset with the introduction of the ‘DPVR E4,’ which is aimed at dominating the consumer …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Virtual Reality

Links Week Starting 28th November 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. Jon Peddie has written a farewell to …

Omdia: 12.5m Consumer VR Headsets will be Sold in 2022, with $1.6bn being Spent on VR Content

by Artem Alekseenko

Consumer virtual reality (VR) will be worth $6.9bn in 2022, increasing to $20bn in 2027, according to Omdia’s Consumer VR Headset and Content Revenue Forecast 2022-2027. In the face of macroeconomic challenges, the market continues …

Tags:Analytics & Tools| Forecasts| Head Up Displays HUDs| Virtual Reality

More on the HTC ‘Flowcus’

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Yesterday we reported on the leak about a new HTC headset (New HTC Headset Leaked?). After the video that we reported went online, the creator was contacted with more information. The …

Tags:HTC| Virtual Reality

New Report from Common Sense Media Evaluates the Privacy Policies of the Most Popular Virtual Reality Headsets on the Market

by Artem Alekseenko

Common Sense Media released a new report that evaluates the privacy policies of the most popular virtual reality headsets on the market. The report, “Privacy of Virtual Reality: Our Future in the Metaverse and …

Tags:Analytics & Tools| Privacy| Virtual Reality

New HTC Headset Leaked?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A YouTuber, Brad Lynch, appears to have leaked details of the design of the next HTC VR headset which combines the slim form factor of the Vive Flow with the standalone …

Tags:HTC| Virtual Reality

Pimax Adds a Console that Becomes a Headset

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Several weeks ago, VR headset maker Pimax released a new device that is called the Pimax Portal that has been described as a Nintendo Switch that can be used for VR. …

Microsoft Surface Pro 9 with high iFixit score

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say iFixit had a look at a couple of devices recently. The Meta Quest Pro (the take apart used 146 screws!) which looks so complex that it may be unrepairable although it …

Tags:Facebook/Meta| Microsoft| Repair| tablets| Virtual Reality