Road to VR

MARCH 2, 2019

The latest data from Valve’s Steam Survey shows the Rift and Windows VR headsets continuing growth streaks in their share of monthly-connected headsets on Steam, snatching share mostly from the Vive and Vive Pro. Beyond the price differences, HTC also has a new PC headset on the way, the Vive Cosmos, which was announced in January.

Survey 270

Survey HTC Data Hardware 270

Road to VR

OCTOBER 4, 2018

In the latest set of data from Vale’s monthly Steam Hardware & Software survey, the Vive Pro has finally made an official entrance and shows that the gap between Rift and Vive isn’t as wide as it appeared. Participation in the survey is optional. Image courtesy Valve. Why 5 months prior?

Survey 238

Survey Data Hardware Software 238

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 22, 2017

Last August the Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) published its first report on the state of the VR industry based off of a survey for developers. The results suggested that marginally more developers were working on the HTC Vive than the Oculus Rift. It might take some time before we see big changes in these surveys.

Survey 218

Survey HTC Conference AR 218

Road to VR

OCTOBER 2, 2017

HTC today announced a new Vive hardware bundle featuring a free copy of Bethesda’s upcoming Fallout 4 VR, a VR port of the entire game that lets you haunt the Wasteland like never before. Customers who purchase an HTC Vive starting today will now receive a free redemption code well ahead of Fallout 4 VR’s December 12th launch.

HTC 279

HTC Survey Hardware Gaming 279

Road to VR

MARCH 4, 2019

Viveport Infinity, HTC’s unlimited Netflix-style game delivery service for Vive & Rift, is set to launch on April 2nd. To celebrate, the company is giving a one-month free access code to anyone who fills out a quick user survey. The service boasts over 600 games for unlimited download for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift users alike.

HTC 256

HTC Survey Oculus Gaming 256

Road to VR

APRIL 7, 2020

The latest Steam Survey data became available this week, showing a record number of headsets in use on the platform as well as a surprising shift in the popularity of specific headsets. That’s based on March 2020 data released this week from Valve’s Steam Survey. Oculus Quest has surpassed Vive Cosmos (2.89% vs. 1.25%).

Survey 358

Survey Data Trends Oculus 358

Road to VR

JUNE 2, 2020

Valve just released its Steam Hardware Survey for May , and it seems there’s been zero pull-back in connected headsets one month after the usership surge. Connected Oculus Quest headsets, which account for 7.46% of the total number of connect headsets now, made a gain of 1.43% in May alone—making for the largest increase among the lot.

Survey 363

Survey Hardware Oculus Data 363

Road to VR

JANUARY 29, 2020

Valve’s monthly Steam Survey has long offered useful insight into the share of VR headsets in use on Steam. Participation in the survey is optional, and headsets aren’t counted if they aren’t powered on and recognized by Steam at the moment that the data is collected. Year over year, monthly-connected headsets are up 75%.

Survey 362

Survey Trends Data HTC 362

ARPost

AUGUST 3, 2021

See Also: XRA and Perkins Coie Release 2021 XR Industry Survey. Platforms: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PSVR. Platforms: HTC Vive, Oculus Quest, Rift and Rift S, PSVR, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality. Platforms: PSVR, HTC Vive. Platforms: Oculus Rift, HTC Vive. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR .

Gaming 464

Gaming Virtual World HTC Survey 464

Road to VR

MARCH 5, 2019

Facebook has been pretty hands-off when it comes to providing VR solutions for enterprise, although that may be changing with the entrance of bonafide enterprise versions for both Oculus Quest and Oculus Go. SEE ALSO Rift and Windows VR Continue Growth Streaks at Expense of Vive in Latest Steam Survey.

Oculus 277

Oculus Survey Augmented Reality Software 277

Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

In the latest set of data from Valve’s monthly Steam Hardware & Software survey, the Oculus Rift and Windows VR headsets posted gains in marketshare at the expense of the HTC Vive. Participation in the survey is optional. Image courtesy Valve.

Survey 182

Survey Data Hardware HTC 182

Road to VR

AUGUST 4, 2020

Surprisingly, Steam appears to have retained nearly all of the growth in VR usage brought on by Alyx four months after the launch of the game, according to Valve’s monthly Steam Survey. Oculus Quest also had a big month ( +1.26%) for an overall 10.13% share of headsets. Monthly-connected VR Headsets on Steam.

Survey 363

Survey Data HTC Hardware 363

Road to VR

MAY 2, 2020

The latest Steam Survey data is the first time we’re seeing the impact of Half-Life: Alyx in the numbers; although the game launched in late March, Valve advised that most survey data is collected early in each month, so the impact of the game’s launch wasn’t truly revealed until now. Share of VR Headsets on Steam.

Survey 363

Survey Data Course Oculus 363

Road to VR

JULY 2, 2018

The monthly Steam hardware survey is out again, and while June hasn’t revealed any major upsets in the balances of usership between HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, the survey shows that Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets are making slow, but steady headway on the platform. Image courtesy Valve.

Survey 274

Survey Samsung Hardware HTC 274

Road to VR

JANUARY 15, 2021

To demystify the data Road to VR maintains a model, based on the historical survey data along with official data points directly from Valve and Steam, which aims to correct for Steam’s changing population to estimate the actual count —not the percent —of headsets being used on Steam. HTC’s headsets still hold onto 20.8%

Survey 364

Survey Data HTC Oculus 364

Road to VR

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

According to the just-released October figures from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has picked up an additional 0.71%, totalling 47.61% of the market share of VR headsets on Steam. The HTC Vive maintains a razor thin lead with 48.76% share of headsets in use on Steam.

Survey 279

Survey HTC Oculus Hardware 279

Road to VR

MARCH 2, 2021

Quest 2, despite being a standalone headset, has helped to drive much of the growth thanks to its ability to connect to a PC to play PC VR games on Oculus PC or Steam. 1.58% ), and HTC Vive ( ?1.01% 1.01% ), with the share of all HTC headsets on Steam dropping to 17.24% ( ?1.29% Monthly-connected VR Headsets on Steam.

Survey 364

Survey Data HTC Trends 364

The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

What is interesting the most are not the features, that more or less are the same as most other headsets: integrated headphones, halo+headband, IPD adjustment, etc… It seems a mix of a Samsung Odyssey and an Oculus Rift S. Oculus Go is not part of the Oculus For Business program anymore. But of course, I hope for a full reveal

Samsung 493

Samsung Survey Unity Oculus 493

Road to VR

JULY 3, 2016

While between HTC/Valve and Oculus, the companies have been coy on official sales figures, Steam data suggests that the HTC Vive headset is approaching the 100,000 sales mark. See Also: HTC Vive – Review A Mesmerising VR Experience, if You Have the Space. See Also: How to Use the Oculus Rift With SteamVR in 4 Steps.

Data 189

Data HTC Survey Simulation 189

VRScout

APRIL 16, 2020

No word yet on what platforms the game will be available, though a brief survey located on the official website may hold several clues. Those looking to signup for additional updates are asked which of the following devices they own: Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest, Playstation VR, HTC Vive, Windows Mixed Reality.

Gaming 374

Gaming Survey Oculus HTC 374

Road to VR

JANUARY 2, 2018

According to the just-released December figures from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has for the first time claimed the ‘Most Popular’ designation on the platform. Participation in the survey is optional. SEE ALSO HTC: Valve is Still "very committed" to Making its Three Full VR Games.

Survey 278

Survey Data Hardware Software 278

Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

According to the latest figures from Valve’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has set a new record for its highest historical market share on Steam, almost certainly driven by a major sale which has also brought the headset its largest ever share increase from one month to the next.

Survey 276

Survey HTC Oculus Hardware 276

Road to VR

AUGUST 1, 2017

According to the latest figures from Valve’s Hardware & Software survey, Rift has reached its highest historical market share on Steam thanks to modest gains amid an ongoing sale. Despite the new high point, the HTC Vive still holds the majority share.

Survey 263

Survey HTC Hardware Software 263

Road to VR

DECEMBER 1, 2017

According to the just-released November figures from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the HTC Vive has scraped its way back from nearly losing the majority market share of VR headsets in use on Steam last month, finally ending a months long streak of Rift marketshare gains on the platform.

Survey 277

Survey Hardware Software Data 277

VRScout

JANUARY 12, 2017

In a recent survey conducted by the Game Developers Conference of over 4,500 developers this year, the video games industry is looking pretty hyped about VR and AR. The HTC Vive stood out as the leading headset in regards to interest from developers currently and potentially working on their next game.

HTC 150

HTC Survey Gaming AR 150

Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

To demystify the data Road to VR maintains a model, based on the historical survey data along with official data points directly from Valve and Steam, which aims to correct for Steam’s changing population and estimate the actual count —not the percent —of headsets being used on Steam.

Survey 363

Survey Data Retail Trends 363

Road to VR

JANUARY 4, 2019

According to latest set of data from Valve’s monthly Steam Hardware & Software survey, the number of VR headsets on Steam has reached a new record. Participation in the survey is optional. Meanwhile, the Vive Pro and Windows VR headsets have reached new peaks in their share of VR headsets on Steam.

Survey 278

Survey Data Hardware Software 278

Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Mashing up the figures with Valve’s monthly Steam Survey data gives us fresh insight into the number of VR headsets currently in use on on the platform. Oculus Rift. HTC Vive Pro. Oculus Rift DK2. 90M monthly active users. peak concurrent users. new purchasers per month. Windows Mixed Reality.

Data 261

Data Survey Hardware Software 261

The Ghost Howls

JUNE 8, 2020

This has caused a big bump in the SteamVR Hardware Survey, that made us happy. In the latest hardware survey, the number of connected headsets has reached a new all-time high , growing a bit from the one of the last month. More info (SteamVR hw survey?—?Road Road To VR) More info (SteamVR hw survey?—?UploadVR).

Survey 377

Survey Oculus Machine Learning Hardware 377

Road to VR

AUGUST 6, 2019

With the original Rift and Rift S, Oculus headsets now make up half of the headsets used on Steam. The Rift S appears to have taken a roughly equal bite of headset share on Steam from both the original Rift at 40.9% ( –3.22% ) and the HTC Vive ( –3.68% ). SEE ALSO Rift S is the Lowest Rated Oculus Headset on Amazon, Quest Vaults Ahead.

Survey 275

Survey Data Oculus Amazon 275

The Ghost Howls

MAY 12, 2021

What people required the most in a new VR headset, according to a survey proposed by HTC Vive. In the first one, you can read what are the features that people that HTC interviewed were asking for a VR headset : HTC has used these data to design its new headset and accompanying software ecosystem so that to fulfill these requests.

Eye Tracking 439

Eye Tracking China HTC Conference 439

Road to VR

JULY 17, 2017

The six week Oculus Rift sale has made tangible waves within the VR community with its ‘best-yet’ $400 price point. For the next six weeks, the price for an Oculus Rift bundle (Oculus Rift headset with Oculus Touch controllers) is $400. Image courtesy Oculus. Guest Article by Colin McMahon.

Survey 272

Survey Virtual Reality Oculus Industry 272

Road to VR

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It got there by growing 1.51% among the share of headsets used in September, while the discontinued Oculus Rift S fell to third place with 17.21% ( ?0.88% As for the share among headset vendors, although Quest 2 grew in the last month, Oculus overall dropped to 60.71% ( –0.42% ) due to losses from Rift S and the original Quest.

Survey 363

Survey Data Trends Hardware 363

Road to VR

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

That’s according to the January 2020 data released this week from Valve’s Steam Survey. Participation in the survey is optional, and headsets aren’t counted if they aren’t powered on and recognized by Steam at the moment that the data is collected. Oculus Grows its Majority Share Against HTC’s Decline.

Survey 274

Survey Data HTC Oculus 274

Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

To demystify the data Road to VR maintains a model, based on the historical survey data along with official data points directly from Valve and Steam, which aims to correct for Steam’s changing population and estimate the actual count —not the percent —of headsets being used on Steam. 1.67% ) and 14.36% ( ?1.43% 1.43% ), respectively.

Data 359

Data Survey HTC Trends 359

VRScout

JULY 14, 2017

Oculus seeks to bridge the gap between PC and mobile VR with a mid-level headset. Oculus is all up in the news lately. The Facebook-owned VR manufacturer shut down its Oculus Stories department and revealed a ridiculous $399 Rift & Touch bundle sale running throughout the entire summer.

Oculus 212

Oculus Hardware Virtual Reality Survey 212

The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2022

The name has changed and it is now called “Engage Link” , because after TPLink, Oculus Link, Looxid Link, and Pico Neo 3 Link , we needed something else with the name Link. Participate in the AR/VR Survey and win prizes. I just got this from my friends at Slash Data: AR/VR creators, this survey is for you. Some XR fun.

Survey 458

Survey Virtual Reality Virtual World Ukraine 458