What They Say
Counterpoint Research published its forecast for XR (VR/AR) shipments and the firm expects a big boost in sales in the second half of 2022 with Sony, Apple and new products from Oculus. The firm expects Apple’s entry into smartphone tethered headsets to be a catalyst for other smartphone brands to jump in to the market. It also said that North America will be the biggest market, while Europe will see slower growth because of regional differences. China is forecast to have the higher growth with brands following Apple’s lead.
What We Think
It certainly ‘smells’ as though 2022 will be the year when XR takes off. If it doesn’t it will no longer be because the displays are not good enough. As a display specialist, displays with too little resolution and image quality have been a barrier to my enthusiasm. (BR)
