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Superdata: Virtual Reality Video Game Industry to Generate $5.1 Billion in 2016
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GhostTrick
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You can run VR on a toaster. Now it depends on what quality you want to run it. And if you want to run it at PS4 quality, the range is likely a lot higher.
People always say this about toasters.
What kind of toaster should I get to run VR? Hamilton Beach? I didn't realize they made toasters that had processors, but I guess it's a natural evolution of the tech. What kind of toaster will have the right cables for me to run VR?
GhostTrick
Banned
You have to consider all the prankster uncles buying multiple HMDs.
I personally only trust Kenwood with my VR toasters.
thesaucetastic
Unconfirmed Member
I feel like VR is more of a sell for non-consumer needs right now. Maybe like imaging for medical procedures/teaching tools, for example.
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No cables. It's the power of the bread
With a toaster, you can truly have a 5D experience. Touch, taste, smell, sight, sound...it has it all!
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Nintendo was 21 years too early. Poor sods.
bee
Member
sounds a lot, good good
i hope this meme stays around for a LONG time, i was pissing myself laughing reading the original thread at work
i hope this meme stays around for a LONG time, i was pissing myself laughing reading the original thread at work
GhostTrick
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yurinka
Member
Mobile VR is going to be supported only by a few apps like 360 videos that are going to be very likely free, so as of now there won't be a market for mobile VR apps and games, specially when in mobile 99% of people don't pay for games and apps.
If there is a market for VR games and apps is in PC and consoles, where tech savvy players who buy high end devices are, who also are the ones who are used to pay for them.
I think the investment in the PC VR platforms will be too expensive considering the demanding PC HW specs that as of now are a tiny niche compared to PS4. Knowing the recent PS3 case, I'm pretty sure that PSVR will have an entry point of maximum $399.
If we add the expertise and success creating and selling portable devices and gaming devices and platforms of each platform, I'm pretty sure that PSVR is going to be the biggest VR market by far.
If there is a market for VR games and apps is in PC and consoles, where tech savvy players who buy high end devices are, who also are the ones who are used to pay for them.
I think the investment in the PC VR platforms will be too expensive considering the demanding PC HW specs that as of now are a tiny niche compared to PS4. Knowing the recent PS3 case, I'm pretty sure that PSVR will have an entry point of maximum $399.
If we add the expertise and success creating and selling portable devices and gaming devices and platforms of each platform, I'm pretty sure that PSVR is going to be the biggest VR market by far.
MikeHaggar
Member
really? i can see the pc headsets selling over 6 million world-wide this year and sony selling 2 million for the ps4. this is of course assuming they all launch in the first half of the year and supply is not an issue over the holidays. however, i will not be shocked if sony waits until holiday 2016 to launch.
bee
Member
Those numbers:
55.8M total VR users by year end
-16.9M already owned some device
38.9M "new" buy-in this year
$5.1B/38.9M = $131 spent by each consumer, all in for hardware, software and accessories?
That doesn't even count the 16.9M folks with some kind of VR already. If you did, then $5.1B/$55.8M = $91 per consumer?
What am I missing?
55.8M total VR users by year end
-16.9M already owned some device
38.9M "new" buy-in this year
27.1M of which Google Cardboard, etc.
2.5M Samsung Gear VR
6.6M Oculus, Vive, etc.
1.9M Sony VR
0.9M presumably "other"
2.5M Samsung Gear VR
6.6M Oculus, Vive, etc.
1.9M Sony VR
0.9M presumably "other"
$5.1B/38.9M = $131 spent by each consumer, all in for hardware, software and accessories?
That doesn't even count the 16.9M folks with some kind of VR already. If you did, then $5.1B/$55.8M = $91 per consumer?
What am I missing?
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
And I'll be there. Already got the ideas, hoping to narrow them down and see if these ideas will work as an actual game. I'm skeptical on PS VR but I'm damn near ready to risk it all on oculus. I confident thay it will do relatively well and that those people will be fiending for games.
MikeHaggar
Member
i agree with the bolded. there's already a ton of ps4's out there (capable of running the vr setup) and i'm sure sony is going to keep the price of their headset reasonable. i expect the pc headsets to do well too though. at the very least there will be a considerable amount of early adopters. how far it goes beyond that is anyone's guess.
Samsung Gear VR is $100, phone excluded (and I doubt they are counting it). Google Cardboard is like $30 max for a kit. That's roughly $1 billion. Leaves 4.1 billion for 9.4 million headsets (VIVE, Occulus, PSVR, other), and an average spending of $436 per user.
Still seems pretty low if they are considering software and accessories as well. I'm not expecting any of the sets to be cheap, especially when you add the controllers.
1st Course
Member
Bit early to make predictions no? At least wait until some first hand sale figures.