Oculus rift beats htc lives on steam for the first time

Oculus Rift had a rather discreet debut compared to the HTC Vive but little by little it has been reducing the difference with its rival, something that has finally culminated with the reversal of the roles, since Oculus Rift has surpassed its rival in use from Steam for the first time.

Oculus Rift finally manages to prevail over its rival on Steam

This is something that was already glimpsed last month when the results of the December Steam survey came out, it showed the Oculus device with a better percentage of growth compared to its rival. Just two months later, the HTC Vive has been officially overtaken by its eternal rival.

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In December 2017, the Oculus Rift had 46.14% of the SteamVR market while the HTC Vive had 47.2%, which was the smallest gap between the two systems since their respective launches in 2016. Finally, the situation has changed. turned around with the results of the February Steam hardware survey showing the Oculus Rift with 47.31% and the Vive with 45.3%.

This situation has come after Oculus has been selling the VR headset and controllers separately since the 2017 Christmas season, in addition to the fact that the prices are lower than those of its rival, which has convinced many users. on the Rift platform. It is also possible that some users have decided to sell their Vive with the announcement of the new HTC Vive Pro model with a higher screen resolution.

We will have to see how the situation progresses, but the future looks more promising than ever for Oculus Rift.

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