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Microsoft’s Meandering XR Strategy Could Lead to Another Zune Moment

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It had a compelling reason to exist, which is why Microsoft directly competed against iPod Touch over the course of three device generations before eventually giving up the goat in 2011 and discontinuing the third-gen Zune. Currently major contenders are Meta, Sony, HTC, Valve, Pico, Pimax, and Apple starting next year.

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Community Download: Is Sony Pulling Away From PlayStation VR?

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Last year, the Oculus Rift (Facebook), HTC Vive (HTC and Valve) and the PlayStation VR (Sony) all debuted, and Samsung just announced 5 million of its Gear VR headsets have shipped. With a plug-and-play install base of around 50 million PS4s, and the monolithic might of Sony behind it, it was the best bet the VR industry had.

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Sony, Facebook, Google, and Samsung Dominate VR, With Over 50% Market Share

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Sony (PSVR) is clearly leading and is taking one third of the whole market. Sony is followed by Facebook (the Oculus platform) and Google (Day Dream, Card Board, Tilt Brush, etc.); neither company has a VR user base anywhere close to Sony’s, and their products are either at the low end or a bit too expensive.

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‘L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files’ Gets Surprise Launch on PSVR with New Content, Technical Upgrades

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During the PlayStation State of Play presentation, Sony announced that L.A. Noire which launched as a non-VR game way back in 2011. The VR version of the game is getting a surprise launch on PSVR today, Sony announced during its State of Play presentation. Noire: The VR Case Files will be available starting today on PSVR.

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VR: Fad or Fiction?

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He built the first prototype of his VR headset in 2011 and announced it on Kickstarter in 2012. The two most successful VR headsets – from a sales point of view – were Sony’s PlayStation VR and Oculus Go – these two, together, sold around 1.2

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Report Predicts AR and VR Headsets Shipments to Approach 100 Million by 2021

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” 2016 saw the arrival of 3 major consumer virtual reality headsets, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. IDC themselves predicted in 2011 that by 2015, Microsoft’s then new (and now dead) Windows Phone platform would overtake Apple’s IOS as in the mobile phone market.

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Hands-On: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR Is Like A Dream Come True For RPG Fans

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Even though the game originally came out back in 2011 it still holds up incredibly well as one of the absolute best and most popular roleplaying games of all-time. Interestingly, Fallout 4 VR is currently only slated for the HTC Vive. It’s really happening.