XR Today - Virtual Reality

JULY 8, 2024

A recent independent survey by HTC VIVE, titled “ XR Applications in the Financial Industry ,” involved around 400 financial services professionals to study the utilization of XR in the sector. The HTC VIVE representative expressed that f inancial services are an area where the firm thinks “it could make an impact.”

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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.

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Road to VR

MARCH 2, 2018

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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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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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.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

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. 44% of those surveyed said they weren’t interested in developing for the VR or AR platforms at all.

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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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 9, 2024

Llamas, a Research Director with IDC’s Augmented and Virtual Reality Team , explained that Apple Vision Pro drove prices for the overall MR headset market, while lower-cost devices from brands such as Meta and HTC are balancing financial accessibility to MR hardware.

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Road to VR

JULY 20, 2021

Valve’s monthly Steam Hardware & Software Survey, which we’ve been carefully tracking for years now, has been a useful way to gauge how many VR headsets are being used on the platform each month. HTC’s Vive Cosmos Elite took a larger hit down to just 0.14% ( –0.68% ), making for a five month loss-streak.

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Road to VR

MAY 17, 2018

HTC China President Alvin Wang Graylin tweeted recently that Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One (2018) is projected to have a “significantly positive impact” on VR adoption in China this year. Image courtesy HTC.

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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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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

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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The Ghost Howls

MAY 10, 2021

Image by HTC Vive). HTC new products may be the Vive Pro 2 and the Vive Focus 3. According to a leak discovered by Protocol, HTC may launch two headsets tomorrow at Vivecon: The Vive Pro 2, a premium PC VR headset, priced at €842 ($1,012) The Vive Focus 3 Business Edition, a business-oriented standalone, for €1,474 ($1,771).

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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 percent share of the market.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

AUGUST 9, 2024

Reports highlight how companies leveraging web3 assets such as cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens, and other blockchain assets claim that opening virtual bank accounts is “extremely hard,” as a survey created by Kit-Chong’s team reported.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 21, 2024

82% of Financial Sector Businesses to Adopt XR in the Next 5 Years, HTC VIVE Report Finds HTC VIVE’s report highlights how many leading firms in the financial service industry are increasingly using XR technology and experiencing positive ROI returns over a two-year period.

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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. While the figure above is interesting, it should be noted that the sample size of the survey is only 500 respondents. Road to VR is a proud media partner of VRDC 2016.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 19, 2024

This week, in line with AWE 2024, HTC VIVE released a report highlighting how leading firms in the financial service industry are increasingly adopting XR and experiencing positive ROI returns over a two-year period thanks to XR technology. HTC VIVE reports that roughly 92 per cent of financial professionals invest in a positive ROI.

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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

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. Share of VR Headsets on Steam.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 3, 2021

Last month we noted that the portion of users with VR headsets on Steam had dropped sharply from 2.31% to 1.86% , according to the data provided by Valve in the monthly Steam Survey. HTC’s Vive Pro 2 has only been available for two months now and has reached just 0.34% ( +0.26% ) of the share of VR headsets on Steam.

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Road to VR

MAY 3, 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. 0.86% ), original Rift at 6.29% ( ?0.78%

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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. Looking at the headset vendors overall, the ‘big two’ still hold strong; Oculus headsets ( +0.69% ) now hold 45.55% and HTC headsets ( ?0.89%

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ARPost

JANUARY 30, 2023

VR and AR in the Larger Games Industry This GDC survey, the 11th in an annual series, found that “the metaverse has become more than a buzzword.” An additional 10% responded with “Project Cambria” – the Quest Pro which had not yet been released at the time of the survey. There was also a potentially unexpected write-in entry.

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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 2, 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. 1.58% ), and HTC Vive ( ?1.01%

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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.

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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

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. Participation in the survey is optional.

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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. Granted, Valve’s monthly Steam Hardware Survey only tells a part of the story when it comes to its VR users. Image created by Road to VR.

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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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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 in July. Right now, 0.18

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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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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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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 . Beat Saber.

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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. 0.95% ) and Windows VR headsets at 4.99% ( ?0.70%

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