Can PSVR 2 or Apple's headset stop Oculus Quest 2's continued VR dominance?
If you’ve bought a Meta Quest 2 (or an Oculus Quest 2 back when it was called that) sometime in the past year or so, you aren’t the only one who has.
Meta’s best VR headset has been hugely popular over the last two years, rising to the top of the Steam users’ hardware survey stats(opens in new tab), and (according to the latest IDC report(opens in new tab)) given Meta near-total dominance of the VR market.
The International Data Corporation (IDC) tracks and regularly publishes market data for various sectors including VR. Their latest information indicates that Meta now controls 90% of the VR market worldwide thanks to the roughly 14.8 million people who have bought a Quest 2 since its launch in late 2020.
Quest 2 sales haven’t just helped Meta, the whole VR market has surged. Global shipments grew by 97% in 2021 compared with 2020, and in the first quarter of this year (January to March) headset shipments were up 241%.
But while it’s great that you’ll have more people than ever to play the best Quest 2 games with – like the new epic shooter Wands Alliances – can Meta’s dominance last?
The numbers make it clear, Meta has a commanding lead over the competition in the VR space. While there are other headsets out there – like the Valve Index – they just don’t seem to be anywhere near popular enough to stand up to this behemoth.
Unfortunately, upcoming headsets might not fair much better than what’s come before
Many are excited for the eventual launch of the PSVR 2 – which is yet to get a release date – but this device already has a distinct disadvantage: platform exclusivity. To use it, you’ll need a PS5.
While an estimated 20 million PS5s have been sold, to outpace the Quest 2’s popularity Sony would need over 75% of owners to
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