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The XR Week Peek (2025.01.29): Google acquires HTC engineers, Meta plans to release Oakley smartglasses, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google acquires HTC Vive engineers for $250M Completely out of the blue (at least from our eyes), Google decided to acquire some XR-related engineers from HTC Vive (together with a non-exclusive license on some HTC IP) for the whopping amount of $250M. appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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HTC VR Survey Offers Vives & Gift Cards as Prizes, Aims to Understand VR Users

Road to VR

A survey sponsored by HTC America is currently open on SurveyGizmo , with the option to enter a prize draw, which includes three Vive systems and seven gift cards worth $100 – $150. The 10-15 minute ‘experiences with VR’ survey is for HTC’s ‘research purposes only’, aiming to gather some general VR usage data and purchasing habits.

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Steam Survey: HTC Vive Neck and Neck with Oculus Rift After Repeated Gains

Road to VR

Valve’s monthly Steam hardware and software survey is out again, and it appears HTC Vive is holding firm ground on the platform after Oculus Rift took majority market share in March as the most popular VR headset on Steam. Participation in the survey is optional. Image courtesy Valve. tracking standard.

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Survey: Which VR Headsets Are Used Most?

AR Insider

adults in Thrive’s established consumer survey engine. At a high level, 19 percent of consumers surveyed have bought or used a VR headset, up from 16 percent in 2019. On the bright side, it reached that point from zero percent, eight months before this survey was fielded. And the result is a new narrative report.

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Steam Survey: HTC & Windows VR See Gains as Oculus Awaits New Headsets

Road to VR

As the VR market is poised for a handful of new headsets launching in the coming weeks, the latest Steam Survey unsurprisingly shows Vive and Windows VR making some gains after Oculus discontinued the Rift ahead of the launch of the Rift S. Chart courtesy Valve.

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Oculus Rift Increases Lead Over HTC Vive in Steam Majority Market Share

Road to VR

Valve’s monthly Steam hardware and software survey is out, and it appears Oculus Rift is still gaining momentum over HTC Vive on the Steam platform as the number one VR headset among Steam users. Participation in the survey is optional. image courtesy Valve.

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Oculus Rift Surpasses HTC Vive in Steam Majority Market Share for the First Time

Road to VR

According to Valve’s February Steam hardware and software survey, the Oculus Rift is now the most used VR headset on the Steam platform, taking the market share of VR headsets on Steam with a near 2% lead over its competitor HTC Vive. This is the first time Rift has surpassed Vive in Valve’s monthly survey.

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