This statistic shows forecast unit shipments of virtual reality hardware by type worldwide from 2016 to 2020. In 2017, shipments of screenless virtual reality viewers are forecast to reach 14.5 million units.
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This statistic shows forecast unit shipments of virtual reality hardware by type worldwide from 2016 to 2020. In 2017, shipments of screenless virtual reality viewers are forecast to reach 14.5 million units.
| Screenless viewers | Tethered HMD | Standalone HMD | |
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| Screenless viewers | Tethered HMD | Standalone HMD | |
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| - | - | - | - |
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This statistic shows forecast unit shipments of virtual reality hardware by type worldwide from 2016 to 2020. In 2017, shipments of screenless virtual reality viewers are forecast to reach 14.5 million units.
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