Following the high pre-orders in Europe for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, Samsung Electronics Europe today announced a Gear VR content package for new Galaxy S7 customers.
For a limited period only, new Galaxy S7 and S7 edge buyers in Europe will be able to purchase the Samsung Gear VR, powered by Oculus, at a special price and get free access to exclusive games, available from the Oculus Store. The bundle includes some of the Oculus Store’s most popular paid-for content, such as Anshar Wars 2, Darknet, Drift, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, Ocean Rift and Starchart.
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Samsung says it has has already sold over 300,000 Gear VR headsets in Europe this year.
Industry analyst house CCS Insight forecasts that revenues for VR headsets globally will reach $10bn by 2020, with Western Europe accounting for $3bn. 4.7mn headsets are expected to be shipped in Western Europe in 2016, with value-priced smartphone VR headsets such as the Gear VR expected to account for 90% of the volume.