Meta Quest 2 First VR Headset To Cross 10 Mn Shipments, Know Details

New Delhi: Meta Quest 2, previously often known as Oculus Quest 2 shipped over 10 million or 100 lakh headsets by the top of 2021, a brand new report mentioned on Friday. In response to Counterpoint Analysis’s XR (AR & VR headsets) Mannequin Tracker, the US alone contributed 70% to Meta Quest 2’s shipments, adopted by Europe with roughly 20% shipments. Since it’s a common tech present half of its shipments occurred in the course of the vacation season within the final quarter of each 2020 and 2021.

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“We imagine Meta’s subsequent main Quest gadget since 2020 might be launched in 2023. It is smart, as at the moment there isn’t any important {hardware} development in VR headsets for the reasonably priced section. Additionally, the buyer is holding on to VR units longer,” Karn Chauhan, Senior Analyst at Counterpoint Analysis, mentioned in a press release.

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Whilst Quest Meta 2’s cumulative shipments are 1.5 instances larger than its subsequent greatest competitor Sony PSVR, the headset will face extra competitors from the extremely anticipated PSVR 2, in addition to the units that DPVR and Pico launch in 2022.

“We noticed a rise in DPVR’s presence in abroad markets in 2021 and it’ll proceed to broaden in 2022. Since buying Pico, ByteDance, the dad or mum of TikTok, is pouring loads of assets to strengthen the Pico model with an elevated deal with content material in addition to by sooner employees hiring, superior client VR {hardware} and aggressive pricing,” Chauhan added.

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Counterpoint Analysis estimated that the corporate will ship practically 12 million VR headsets in 2022, together with the upcoming Mission Cambria product that might be launched later in 2022 to showcase Meta’s potential capabilities. Nevertheless, greater than 80% of the quantity might be pushed by Quest 2, which might be obtainable all year long at a worth level that could be a candy spot for VR headsets.