Missing the moment: Virtual reality's breakout still elusive
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Quest 2 serves as a necessary step towards VR maturity," said Gartner analyst Tuong Nguyen. Part of the original Quest's success was the first-person shooter VR game “Half-Life: Alyx" which sold about 680,000 copies in its first month, according to Nielsen's SuperData. That’s a hit for VR games, but still niche compared with games like Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which sold 13.41 million copies worldwide in its first six weeks. He was hoping games like “Beat Saber,” a rhythm game that encourages movement, and boxing game “Box VR” would help him exercise, but found the headset unwieldy.
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