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Super Data Report: 6.3 Million Virtual Reality Headsets Shipped in 2016

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A new report from Super Data offers new estimates for the market size of virtual reality in 2016, suggesting 6.3 million VR headsets were shipped in the whole of 2016. Clocking in at number two on the list is the PlayStation VR with sales “approaching a million” by the end of 2016. The report estimates 4.5

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IDC’s Data Shows VR is Not Dying, Not Even Close

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IDC started to collect market share data for VR and AR shipments since Q1 2016 and just reported their Q1 numbers for 2017. For Q1 IDC reported 2,241,000 headsets being sold, that is lower than the 3,825,500 headsets sold in Q4 of 2016. However, compared to Q1 of 2016, it is a 69% increase from 1,321,300 units to 2,241,600.

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Analyst: Despite Slow 2016, VR Still Forecast To Reach $14B In Software Sales By 2020

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Market researcher SuperData scaled back its virtual reality forecast for 2016, particularly after a disappointing launch of the PlayStation VR headsets. But it still believes that consumer VR software could grow from $407 million in revenue in 2016 to $14 billion by 2020. SuperData scaled back its forecast from 2.6

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New Estimate Suggests Samsung Approaching 10 Million Gear VRs Sold By 2018

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The manufacturers have released only limited data points — with Samsung coming out with the largest number to date revealing the technology giant sold 5 million Gear VRs through the beginning of the year. The firm projects the overall mobile VR king this year will be Samsung approaching 10 million units total.

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‘The Walking Dead: Onslaught’ Developers Survios Secures $16.7M Funding

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Survios, the studio behind VR titles The Walking Dead: Onslaught (2020) , Creed: Rise to Glory (2018) , and Raw Data (2017), has secured another round of financing to the tune of $16.7 million, with its most recent Series C bringing in the lion’s share of $50 million back in late 2016.

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VR Sales Analysis: Rift and Vive to Sell Under 500,000 in 2016,

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VR Sales Analysis: Rift and Vive to Sell Under 500,000 in 2016, PS VR to Top 2 Million SuperData Research is a New York based research firm that has been creating detailed reports on the immersive industry for months. Its most recent study centers around likely sales figures for the major VR headsets.

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Quest Dominated Black Friday Search Volume in the US, Tied PlayStation VR Worldwide

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When it comes to the most-searched-for headsets, there’s been three clear leaders during the 2016, ’17, and ’18 holiday shopping seasons: PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive. US search volume, Black Friday weekend 2019 | Data courtesy Google. million PSVR headsets since the product’s launch in late 2016.

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