VR gaming on PCs is an expensive pastime, since it requires not just the PC's and game's costs but a standalone VR headset as well; the Zeiss VR One Connect system helps to save gamers money. The system lets users route PC-based VR games to their smartphones, which they can then connect to a significantly less expensive mobile VR headset.
The Zeiss VR One Connect system is the product of a partnership between Zeiss and Steam, the online game marketplace. One Connect runs SteamVR games that play through PCs, but sends pre-rendered graphics to smartphones directly through a USB cord connected to the computer. This means that the computer does all the heavy lifting of processing while the phone merely provides a display. Since nearly every gamer is likely to have a smartphone already, the One Connect system is far more cost-efficient.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Affordable VR Gaming
- The Zeiss VR One Connect system presents an opportunity for disrupting the expensive VR gaming industry by making it more cost-efficient.
- Mobile-connected VR
- Smartphone-connected VR systems like the Zeiss VR One Connect could disrupt the VR market by making VR more accessible and easily portable on-the-go.
- Pc-to-mobile VR
- The trend of rendering PC-based VR to mobile devices like the Zeiss VR One Connect could disrupt the market by providing consumers a more convenient way of gaming and watching immersive content.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Gaming
- The Zeiss VR One Connect system presents an opportunity to disrupt the expensive gaming industry by providing more affordable options for playing VR games.
- Mobile Devices
- The trend of VR systems connecting to mobile devices like the Zeiss VR One Connect presents an opportunity for companies in the mobile device industry to create VR-compatible devices and accessories.
- Entertainment
- The trend of rendering PC-based VR to mobile devices like the Zeiss VR One Connect presents an opportunity to disrupt the entertainment industry by providing consumers a more immersive and convenient way of watching movies and TV shows.
