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

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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. image courtesy Valve.

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J-Pop Superstar Hatsune Miku Is Getting Her Own VR Theme Park

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utilizing BIM (Building information modeling) data to create a world where VR and real-world structures intertwine. Back in 2014, Miku made her U.S. Takura Shoji Architects , a first-class architectural design office based out of Japan, are the architects behind MIKU LAND GATE ?,

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HTC Invests $5 Million in VR Game Developer Steel Wool Studios

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Steel Wool Studios has picked up a $5 million investment from HTC. Steel Wool Studios , which today announced a $5 million Series A investment from HTC, was founded in 2011 and shifted their focus to VR in 2014, eventually launching Quar: Battle for Gate 18 , a virtual reality RTS for the HTC Vive.

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Searches for “HTC Vive” Have Caught up with “Oculus Rift” and May Be Accelerating

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When it comes to Google searches, “HTC Vive” has recently matched “Oculus Rift” and may be continuing to rise. “HTC Vive” didn’t exist as a search term until the headset’s relatively recent reveal back in early 2015.

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‘Raw Data’ Developer Survios Raises $50 Million, Now Top Funded VR Dev Studio

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Survios , the VR development studio behind the Vive title Raw Data , has announced a whopping $50 million in funding to further expand its VR content offerings. Back in 2014, the company had raised a $4.2 SEE ALSO HTC Partners on $1.5 The new round makes the company the most funded pure VR development studio to date.

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Rift Summer Sale Drives Record Gains, Highest Steam Market Share Yet

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While the HTC Vive continues to hold the majority share, the Rift is approaching striking distance. Steam is the de facto content platform for the HTC Vive though it technically supports the Rift too ; plenty of Rifters use both the official Oculus Home platform and Steam to play content which may not be available on the opposing platform.

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Exclusive: Mobile Headset Maker Homido Claims 500,000 Total Units Sold

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We don’t have a clear idea on precisely how many units have been sold for the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, Daydream View, or any other major headset on the market. According to a Homido representative, the company has collectively sold approximately 557,000 HMDs since 2014. Do these types of sales figures surprise you?

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