Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus VR for US$2 billion in 2014 dropped a bombshell in the VR HMD (Head-mounted Display) industry. Samsung, Google, Sony, and HTC then showcased their prototype or concept VR HMDs at major consumer electronics events. With an increased number of consumer product vendors and startups jumping into the development of VR HMD software and hardware, the VR HMD industry and ecosystem have become more complete. As first VR shipments began to trickle in 2016, the VR market is expected to bloom in the future.
List of Topics
Overview of the VR HMD industry in 2016, including major vendors’ product launches since 2014
Market forecast of the worldwide VR HMD market, including a 5-year forecast of shipment volume and market scale; major VR applications by product type (Mobile VR, Standalone VR, PC/Console VR)
Major vendors’ product strategies, including existing players and would-be competitors; also included are major vendors’ product positioning strategies
Companies covered
3Glasses, Acer, ANTVR, Apple, Asus, BaoFeng Mojing, Deepoon, Facebook, Fove, Freefly, Google, GoPro, Homido, HTC, Huawei, Hulu, Intel, iQIYI, Jaunt, LeEco, Lenovo, LeTV, LG, Netflix, Nintendo, Oculus, Omimo, Pico Neo, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony, Tencent, Valve, Wasu Media, Xiaomi, Zeiss, ZTE