VIDEO : New Stand-Alone VR Headsets Reaches Broader Market

According to a report by Business Insider, the virtual reality market is expected to rally after seeing slow growth from 2016 to 2017, catalyzed by the emergence of stand-alone VR headsets, which addresses some of the biggest drawbacks that have prohibited many consumers from adopting VR. The newer standalone headsets are more affordable than the cost-prohibitive high-end units and features in-unit processing that frees the headset from wires. Business Insider reports that the first major stand-alone headset, the Vive Focus from HTC, was launched in January of this year, and other major manufacturers like Oculus and Google have plans to release their own some time in the next six months.