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Virtual Reality (VR) Headsets Market

Virtual Reality (VR) Headsets Market is expected to have a highly positive outlook for the next five years 2018-2026 according to a recently released market research report. This report is a guide which covers key strategic developments of the market including new technology launch, collaborations & joint ventures, research & development & regional expansion of major participants involved worldwide.

Virtual Reality (VR) Headsets Market is expected to have a highly positive outlook for the next five years 2018-2026 according to a recently released market research report. This report is a guide which covers key strategic developments of the market including new technology launch, collaborations & joint ventures, research & development & regional expansion of major participants involved worldwide.

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<strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Reality</strong> (<strong>VR</strong>) <strong>Headsets</strong> <strong>Market</strong> Analysis, Size, Share and<br />

Forecast 2018-2026<br />

<strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Reality</strong> (<strong>VR</strong>) <strong>Headsets</strong> <strong>Market</strong> study provides key insights about<br />

market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or<br />

approval, regional outlook, and competitive strategies adopted by the<br />

leading players.<br />

<strong>Virtual</strong> reality headset have a stereoscopic head-mounted display, which provides realistic<br />

images separately for each eye, stereo sound, and sensors for head motion tracing. Sensors used<br />

for head motion tracking are gyroscopes, accelerometers, and structured light systems, among<br />

others. Moreover, virtual reality headsets also comprises sensors for eye tracing and gaming<br />

controller.<br />

<strong>Virtual</strong> reality helps enables users to interact with virtual environment with the help of virtual<br />

reality content including movies, videos games or a previously recorded 360-degree <strong>VR</strong><br />

environment. <strong>Virtual</strong> reality has various applications from aiding in providing a virtual tour of<br />

the house to prospect buyers, to watching a football game in immersive augmented reality or<br />

interacting with doctors remotely. This is expected to aid in growth of virtual reality industry, in<br />

turn increasing demand for virtual reality headset devices.<br />

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Increasing demand for smartphones is one of the major driving factors for the market growth<br />

Major factors expected to propel growth of the global <strong>VR</strong> headsets market is proliferation of<br />

mobile devices specifically smartphones, as most <strong>VR</strong> headsets rely on the smartphone to display<br />

content and use various specially developed apps for the same. For instance, Matterport <strong>VR</strong><br />

Showcase is a virtual reality app compatible with Samsung Galaxy series (Android Kitkat 4.4+)<br />

and Oculus Gear <strong>VR</strong> app needs to be installed on the device. According to Coherent <strong>Market</strong><br />

Insights analysis, share of headset installed base of Samsung gear <strong>VR</strong> was around 16.3% globally,<br />

and the share of mobile phone based <strong>VR</strong> headsets were about 87% globally, in 2016. Over 2.56<br />

billion smartphone users were reported worldwide in 2016. Hence, the increasing smartphone<br />

sales are further increasing the growth of <strong>VR</strong> headsets market.<br />

Proliferation of digital entertainment and media segment is expected to drive growth of the<br />

global virtual reality headsets market<br />

Increasing utilization of digital entertainment and digital media is expected to accelerate global<br />

market growth. For example, film producers, professional sports leagues and associations are<br />

increasingly adopting virtual reality technology, in order to increase their customer base. For<br />

example, in 2015, the NBA Golden State Warriors experimented with Next<strong>VR</strong> technology to<br />

stream their regular-session for individuals using Samsung Gear headsets. Furthermore, music<br />

and adult entertainment segments are also adopting virtual reality technology to produce 3D<br />

contents, which is expected to increase their viewers’ base. Moreover, on-demand series<br />

providers are also adopting virtual reality technology, in order to enhance consumer experience.<br />

For example, in 2016, HBO provides virtual reality 360 degree content for famous series, Game<br />

of Thrones. Therefore, increasing demand for virtual reality technology is expected to propel<br />

growth of virtual reality headsets market in digital entertainment and media sector.<br />

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Increasing adoption of virtual reality headsets in military and defense sector is expected to be<br />

another factor for growth of the market<br />

Demand for virtual reality headsets in military and other scientific application is increasing<br />

significantly and is a key factor expected to boost growth of the global virtual reality headsets<br />

market. This is attributed to rising need for improvement of mental and physical training<br />

program, which includes combat training, flight simulation, battlefield simulation, and vehicle


simulation among others. It aids in providing better training experience to the soldiers. For<br />

instance, the United States Department of Defense adopted virtual and augmented reality to<br />

reduce its training budget. According to the U.S. Navy, it is expected to invest US$ 6 billion to<br />

US$ 6.12 billion per year for training and simulation purpose from 2016 to 2021 for virtual<br />

reality. This is, in turn, expected to aid in growth of the market over the forecast period.<br />

<strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Reality</strong> <strong>Headsets</strong> <strong>Market</strong>: Regional Insights<br />

The global virtual reality headsets market is segmented on the basis of regions into North<br />

America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. The North America<br />

region held the dominant position in the market in 2016 and is projected to retain its dominance<br />

throughout the forecast period. The U.S. and Canada are major economies driving the growth<br />

of virtual reality content creation market in this region. High adoption of novel technologies<br />

such as virtual reality and prevalent of video gaming culture in the region especially in the U.S.<br />

have driven the growth of virtual reality content creation market. According to Coherent <strong>Market</strong><br />

Insights analysis, the U.S. virtual reality video market was valued approximately US$ 122.8<br />

million and the virtual reality gaming revenue was valued about US$ 276.3 million in 2016.<br />

<strong>Virtual</strong> <strong>Reality</strong> <strong>Headsets</strong> <strong>Market</strong>: Competitive Background<br />

Major players operating in the global virtual reality headsets market are Sony Corporation,<br />

Samsung electronics Ltd., HTC Corporation, Google, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, LG Electronics,<br />

Inc., Avegant Corporation, Facebook, Fove, Inc., and Oculus <strong>VR</strong>, LLC.


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