VR, AR Headsets Seen Becoming Big Market, Though Not Enough Must-Have Content
IDTechEx sees virtual- and augmented-reality headsets becoming a $37 billion global market by 2027, Harry Zervos, principal analyst, told a Thursday webinar. The research firm forecasts 220 million devices will ship in 2027, 130 million of them for VR, the…
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rest for AR, he said. IDC Thursday reported VR and AR shipments jumped 77.4 percent in Q1 to 2.3 million units, forecasting 2017 triple-digit growth. A "challenge is the slow growth in content that appeals to a mass audience, combined with the confusion associated with a lack of cross-platform support," the researcher said.