Quarterly Record for Standalone VR Headset: Oculus Quest 2’s Impressive Holiday Sales Revealed

Analytical company SuperData published a report on sales of XR devices (the term combines AR, VR and other augmented reality) for the 4th quarter of 2023.

According to provided data, for the last three months of last year company Facebook managed to sell about 1 million VR headsets Oculus Quest 2, which is a quarterly record among all standalone VR devices (not requiring a smartphone, console or PC)

At the same time, among all VR headsets, the headset is still the quarterly sales record holder Samsung Gear VR with 1.4 million units sold in Q4 2016, however Gear VR, unlike Oculus Quest 2, works only in conjunction with smartphones of the series Samsung Galaxy

In addition, specialists SuperData Quest 2 is predicted to have an impressive market share of VR headsets in 2023 87%

As for other virtual reality devices, they were left behind in the 4th quarter of 2023 by a huge margin from the leader.

  • PlayStation VR – 125,000 units;
  • Valve Index – 61,000 units;
  • Oculus Rift / Rift S – 55,000 units.

For Oculus devices already announced the release of projects from popular game franchises like Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed.

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