VR Headsets Shipped 1 Million Units Last Quarter for the First Time - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 28 November 2017 / 6,754 Views
Virtual reality headsets are getting more popular as the prices continue to decline as shipments in the third quarter 2017 were the highest ever for any quarter.
The main VR headsets shipped one million units during the quarter ending September 30, according to a report by Canalys. The PlayStation VR accounted for 49 percent or 490,000 units shipped, while Oculus shipped 210,000 units of the Rift. HTC also managed to ship 160,000 Vive units.
"VR adoption in the consumer segment is highly dependent on price, and Oculus’ strategy of lowering prices has definitely helped drive adoption," said Canalys Research Analyst Vincent Thielke. "Hugo Barra is betting on his next product, the US$199 Oculus Go standalone headset, to reach more users next year. The Go will excite first-time users, but driving adoption beyond social media will be a challenge."
Canalys Analyst Jason Low added, "Sony is well placed to take advantage of this increasing interest in VR. Sony has dominated the Japanese VR headset market since the release of the PS VR, taking more than an 80% share, and will continue to lead as it increases supply of the PS VR headset with bundles featuring new titles from popular franchises, including Doom, Skyrim and Gran Turismo."
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Good... and now where is that ludicrous guy that were saying PSVR wasn't selling.
Probably did another 500k just November alone.....
Probably did another 500k just November alone.....
with psvr for 199 this BF i see some stores out of stock.
Enjoy your migraine headaches silly fools.🖕🏻
really impressive numbers
That’s good growth for technology that is still in its infantile state. Glad to see PSVR doing well as it means they’re probably at the board developing a good next gen version.
Anyone know the total?
With this shipment PSVR is somewhere between 1.5 and 2M shipped
Encouraging. We could see it really take off next gen when the headsets get cheap and wireless.
Wireless probably won't happen for some time, at least not as a standard option. Just too many drawbacks. It will probably become an optional upgrade with the known problems like additional price, weight, battery capacity and lag.
Lol when I first read the title I thought it said 1 million in a month XD. I had to rub my eyes and check again! Well, this is still really impressive! Congratulations, Sony
