VR Historical Timeline

The following is a historical timeline of influential SW releases, events and milestones along the development path of VR

  • March 29, 2013 – Oculus Rift DK1 released
  • July 2014 – Oculus Rift DK2 released
  • March 28, 2016 – Oculus Rift released
  • March 31, 2016 – AltspaceVR released
  • April 5, 2016 – HTC Vive released
  • April 5, 2016 –
    • The Lab
    • The Blu
    • Space Pirate Trainer
    • Hover Junkers
    • Job Simulator
    • AudioShield
    • Call of the Starseed
    • TiltBrush
  • April 29, 2016 – Zenblade released
  • June 1, 2016 – Pool Nation VR released
  • June 8, 2016 – Battledome released
  • June 9, 2016 – Destinations Workshop released
  • June 20, 2016 – Pong Waves VR released
  • June 28, 2016 – Rec Room released
  • July 1, 2016 – Thrill of the Fight released
  • July 5, 2016 – Brookhaven Experiment released
  • July 7, 2016 – Vivespray released
  • July 14, 2016 – Raw Data released
  • July 14, 2016 – nVidia VR funhouse released
  • July 18, 2016 – Trials of Tatooine released
  • Oct 5, Oculus Connect 3
  • Oct 13, 2016 – PSVR released
  • Nov 10, 2016 – Vive wireless headset announced (TPCAST)
  • Nov 16, 2016 – Google Earth VR released
  • Dec 6, 2016 – Oculus Touch Controllers released
  • January 5, 2017 – Vive tracker puck and advanced headset strap announced (CES 2017)
  • Feb 1, 2017 – Zenimax/Oculus case ruling
  • Mar 30, 2017 – Palmer Luckey leaves Facebook/Oculus
  • Apr 18, 2017 – Facebook Spaces opened
  • May 10, 2017 – Google acquires Owlchemy Labs
  • May 11, 2017 – Microsoft announces motion controllers for VR
  • June 5, 2017 – Apple announces AR support coming to Mac (ARKit)
  • June 5, 2017 – PSVR surpassed 1 million units sold
  • August 29,2017 – Google announces ARCore
  • Sep 22, 2017 – Intel kills Project Alloy Headset Initiative
  • Nov 15, 2017 – SteamVR applications available in Windows 10 Mixed Reality
  • May 1, 2018 – Beat Saber Released
  • May 1, 2018 – Oculus Go Headset Released (3DOF)
  • May 2, 2018 – Oculus Half-Dome Prototype revealed
  • May 4, 2018 – Lenovo Mirage Solo Daydream Released (6DOF)
  • May 29, 2018 – Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 platform announced
  • June 4, 2018 – Apple announces Vive Pro support for MacOS 10.14 (Mojave)
  • August 8, 2018 – Magic Leap One Creator Edition released
  • September 26, 2018 – Oculus Quest announced
  • October 22, 2018 – Samsung Odyssey+ revealed (anti-SDE)
  • January 11, 2019 – Vive Pro Eye and Vive Cosmos announced
  • February 19, 2019 – Varjo VR-1 Headset announced
  • February 25, 2019 – HoloLens 2 announced
  • March 6, 2019 – Nintendo Labo announced
  • March 19, 2019 – HP Reverb (WMR) announced
  • March 20, 2019 – Oculus Rift S announced
  • April 13, 2019 –  Acer Concept DOJO (WMR) announced
  • May 30, 2019 – Valve Index and Knuckles controllers announced
  • Oct 3rd, 2019 – Vive Cosmos Released
  • TBD – Pimax 5K/8K headsets Released
  • TBD – HTC Vive Focus Released (USA)