Despite a Setback, IDC Predicts VR Will Find 'Its Legs'

Global shipments of virtual-reality headsets "shrinking” to 409,000 in Q2 from a million in the year-earlier quarter doesn’t dissuade IDC from its “positive outlook." Screenless viewers brought "a lot of attention to VR in the early days,” as brands like Alcatel, Google and Samsung “artificially propped up” the market by bundling headsets with smartphones, reported the company Wednesday. A major impediment is consumers “still find it difficult to try a VR headset," said IDC. "This is where the commercial market has an opportunity to shine.”