By Matt Hanson
Steam has just released its December results of its Hardware and Software Survey, and it looks like there’s some good news for the fledgling Windows Mixed Reality headsets.
The results of the survey, which Steam users fill in to share information about the hardware they use, show that Windows Mixed Reality headsets made by the likes of Acer, Dell and Asus are gaining in popularity, more than doubling market share month-on-month.
In November, Windows Mixed Reality headsets were used by 2% of people who own virtual reality headsets, and this increased to 4.4% in December.
This is a promising uptick, though still a fair bit behind the leaders, with the HTC Vive accounting for 47.26% of VR headsets used with Steam, with the Oculus Rift at 47.26%.
December’s results of Steam’s hardware survey of VR headsets
Virtual popularity
While there’s still some way to go until Windows Mixed Reality headsets catch up with HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, the increase in market share is encouraging, especially as Mixed Reality headsets only went on sale on October 17, 2017.
The lower costs of the headsets (they start at $299, about £225, AU$380) compared to the Vive and Rift could be …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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