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?

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VRWorld

MARCH 7, 2018

The Oculus Rift surpassed the HTC Vive in popularity among Steam users for the first time, according to the results of the latest monthly Steam Hardware & Software Survey. The survey, which scans users’ PCs for different hardware components, found that the Oculus Rift accounts for 47.31

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JANUARY 12, 2017

Each year, attendees take part in a lengthy survey that serves as the foundation for the conference’s State of the Industry document — this year’s results proved very interesting. In addition, 19% of developers said they were working on an Oculus Rift game while all the others were under 10%.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 1, 2017

According to the latest figures from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has picked up an additional 3.1% The HTC Vive maintains the majority with 50.2% SEE ALSO Google Buys HTC Talent & IP for $1.1 Billion, Cash to Support HTC's Focus on Smartphones, VR, & AR.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 26, 2016

In a survey published by VRDC, AR and VR developers are largely leaning toward platform agnostic development for their next projects. See Also: Platform Politics – Inside the Oculus and ‘Revive’ Dilemma. While the figure above is interesting, it should be noted that the sample size of the survey is only 500 respondents.

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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%).

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Based on interviews and surveys of more than 750 XR professionals, the report is an in-depth analysis of the state of the global XR market today and seeks to distil emerging XR trends into a clear narrative to determine the sector’s future direction.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 2, 2024

Quest 3 was the fourth most used VR headset on Steam in December, surpassing the original HTC Vive. The data point comes from the Steam Hardware & Software Survey. That took it past the original HTC Vive, and on its current trajectory it probably won't be long until it surpasses the Oculus Rift S to take the #3 spot.

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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.

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Road to VR

JULY 18, 2016

There’s been a lot of talk about the latest data from Valve’s latest Steam Hardware & Software survey , most of it drawing erroneous conclusions about overall market share of VR headsets while missing out on a very interesting data point. See Also: HTC Vive Headset Nearing 100,000 Install Base, Steam Data Suggests.

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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.

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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.

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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%

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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.

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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 .

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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%.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Latest Steam survey reveals sales of VR headsets are grinding to a halt The two current high-end virtual reality headsets – the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive – may be incredible pieces of technology, but it seems most consumers still aren’t convinced that they’re worth spending $600-$800 on. percent own an Oculus Rift.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

This data comes from the Steam Hardware & Software Survey , which is offered to a random sample of Steam’s user base each month. By November's data it was already the 5th most used headset on Steam, in December it surpassed the HTC Vive to become the 4th, and in January it surpassed Oculus Rift S to become the 3rd.

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MARCH 13, 2017

Valve dropped some interesting VR user data onto its community pages during GDC, providing an easily missed but important update about how people are using the Steam platform for virtual reality in the wake of Oculus Touch. percent of VR headsets connected to Steam at the time of the hardware survey last month were still the DK2. .

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