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Did VR Software Sales Inflect in 2019?

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One of the ongoing challenges in market sizing is to piece together clues to extrapolate things like unit sales and software revenues. In mature markets like smartphones, hardware players disclose figures — especially if public — but it’s a lot quieter on the early-stage front. Due Diligence. ” The Findings.

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Meta Rebranding Quest Software Horizon OS, Will Run On New Headsets From ASUS, Lenovo, More

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Meta is rebranding its Quest software platform to Meta Horizon OS, and opening it up to third-party headset makers. They'll have access to the same core software and platform services as Meta Quest headsets, including Meta's tracking and mixed reality technology and store. As with Quest headsets, using them will require a Meta account.

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Meta Affirms it Will Continue Making Quest Headsets Even as it Offers OS to (select) Third Parties

Road to VR

Meta made a huge announcement today , saying that the Quest operating system, rebranded to Meta Horizon OS, would be the software basis of new headsets built by third parties like Asus and Lenovo. Meta tells Road to VR that it will indeed continue building its own hardware, even as third-party Horizon OS headsets come to market.

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Report: Apple Racing to Build Software & Services for Upcoming Mixed Reality Headset

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Fitness+ : will let users exercise while watching an instructor in VR. As for hardware, as many suggested in the past, Gurman reconfirms the existence of a dial crown similar to the one seen on Apple Watch, which will let the wearer seamlessly switch between virtual and augmented reality views. Siri voice control is also present.

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Did Facebook Sell One-Million Quest 2s in Q4?

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So it’s time once again for our ongoing exercise to reason-out its unit sales. Each time we do this, formula inputs vary — everything from Facebook first-party software sales disclosures to public filings that help reveal sales volume and growth within Facebook’s “other revenue” category. Magic Number.

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Data Dive: Has Oculus Sold 800K Quests?

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I t’s time for another round of our periodic exercises to zero in on Oculus Quest unit sales. As background, these exercises are compelled by the fact that companies in early-stage sectors like VR don’t disclose unit sales ( except Sony ). Until then, it’s just a thought exercise. Let’s dive in.

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Has PSVR Reached $2.5B Lifetime Revenue?

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I t’s time for another round of our periodic exercises to zero in on VR headset sales. This time we’re revisiting PSVR…but instead of hardware units , we’re looking at total revenue including software/game sales. Given PSVR’s market share lead, this is an important exercise. Let’s dive in.

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