With the rise of Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Sony's Project Morpheus and the recent OnePlus Cardboard virtual the truth is beginning to locate a invest the customer household, as opposed to with only arcades and technology enthusiasts.

The question is, and will soon be whether virtual the truth is here to stay and how will it affect the present gaming market. TMR, a market intelligence company has released a written report estimating that the United States virtual reality market was worth US $466.6 million in 2012. With anticipated growth to reach US $5.8 billion dollars by 2019.

Such massive market potential is likely the driving force behind the broad selection of companies jumping on the VR scene. Everyone from Sony to Valve are still developing or have released early products, such a variety of heavy hitting gaming companies is really a sign that virtual reality includes a place. Whilst this anticipated growth is impressive, it remains to be seen if this new technology is likely to be purely a passing fad or a long-term gaming option.

According to the report the constant increase in technology, such as for instance 3D effects and motion tracking are pushing the rise of virtual reality. Whilst increasing disposable incomes are letting more and more households give this new technology a try. On the flip-side the price of these technologies, demonstrated by Valve stating that their HTC Vive is directed at the high-end consumer is expected to harm growth and widespread adoption.

The worldwide spread of VR is actually concentrated within North America and Europe, with both representing 69% of the revenue share. Though surprisingly Asia is slated as the region of highest potential due to the growing online involvement and presence of Sony, who've an easy task to Asia for their Project Morpheus.

This single report highlights that VR has huge potential, both for the firms producing them and the consumers. Yet ultimately it is determined by the content that will be available for these machines and the cost of them. At the current time an average consumer won't spend the equivalent of an Xbox One or PlayStation 4 for a machine that offers only a limited array of games. Though if games like the "Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes" demonstrate anything, it's that the right kind of game style can work seamlessly with headset VR. We enjoy the day that Call of Duty could be played on an electronic reality machine, or possibly that wouldn't be this kind of good idea.