VR device market share by vendor worldwide 2018 and 2019

In 2019, Sony is expected to remain the top position in the virtual reality (VR) device market, accounting for around 37 percent of total shipments. The other major players in the VR device market are primarily large tech companies like Oculus (Facebook), HTC, and Microsoft, each of which account for a relatively significant portion of the total market share, but still lag far behind Sony in terms of total unit shipments. The Virtual Reality Market Alongside the hardware sector, which focuses on the manufacture and sale of VR devices, the industry also contains a growing software market that has evolved into a billion-dollar business in recent years. Developers from a wide range of industries are seeing the possibilities of VR and are eager to incorporate the technology into their businesses. Gaming companies seek to use VR for further immersion, while healthcare and engineering firms seek to use VR for training and modelling. Virtual Reality Users Although the technology is slowly becoming more popular, VR usage options are still somewhat limited and have not achieved the same levels of widespread use that some other consumer electronics devices have. Despite this, a significant portion of U.S.-based young adults state that they intend to purchase some sort of virtual or augmented reality device, and total worldwide mobile VR users are expected to exceed one hundred million in the near future.

2019年，索尼预计将继续占据虚拟现实（VR）设备市场的领先地位，其市场份额约占总出货量的37%。在VR设备市场中的其他主要参与者主要是像Oculus（Facebook）、HTC和微软这样的大型科技公司，它们各自占据了相当可观的市场份额，但在总出货量方面仍远逊于索尼。虚拟现实市场伴随着硬件领域，该领域专注于VR设备的制造与销售，同时，产业中软件市场也在不断发展，近年来已成长为价值数十亿美元的产业。来自各行各业的开发者都在探索VR技术的可能性，并热切希望将其融入自己的业务中。游戏公司试图利用VR技术实现更深入的沉浸式体验，而医疗和工程公司则寻求利用VR技术进行培训和建模。尽管这项技术逐渐变得流行，但VR的用途选择仍然相对有限，并未达到某些其他消费电子设备所享有的广泛应用水平。尽管如此，相当一部分美国年轻成年人表示他们有意购买某种形式的虚拟或增强现实设备，预计全球移动VR用户总数在不久的将来将超过一亿。