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This headset started it all. Rift Developer Kit was made available to developers and enthusiasts in 2013, thus marking the start of a new era in virtual reality. Aside from that, it was really terrible.

One of the really terrible features of the DK1 was its small resolution. This prototype added a Full HD panel, making it a bit less terrible.

DK2 introduced positional tracking, which allowed us to move our head in VR. Its low-persistence mode eliminated a lot of motion blur and its higher refresh rate of 75Hz made for smoother viewing. Simply put, made VR a bit better.

CB upped Rift's resolution to 1200x1080, refresh rate to 90Hz and added a 360° tracking. CB was the first headset to achieve a convincing feeling of presence in the virtual world.

Made by HTC in cooperation with Valve, HTC Vive offered the exact same resolution and refresh rate as Oculus CB, plus roomscale tracking and motion controllers.

Razer tried to enter VR with it's own Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) initiave and a headset with specs akin to Oculus DK2. It failed to gain traction.

Samsung was first to deliver a consumer VR product. GearVR was a VR holder for the Galaxy S and Note phones.

The launch of Oculus CV1 (Consumer Version 1), directly evolved from the Crescent Bay prototype, marked the start of a new era of VR.

HTC and Valve's joint effort entered the market just week after Oculus, offering nearly identical specs, but with addition of roomscale tracking and motion controllers.

The first AR headset on the market, making 2016 the year of not only VR but AR as well. Hololens was fully self-contained and targeted mainly at business.

Razer updated it's original HDK to match the specs of Rift and Vive, but in many ways the product was inferior. Still failed to gain traction and was never heard of again.

Sony joined the party in autumn 2016 with PSVR headset, which would go on to become the most successful headset of the first generation trio.

Google's answer to GearVR, a premium holder for high-end Android phones with 3DoF controller. Failed to gain traction, discontinued in 2019.

First headset with eye-tracking capability available to both professionals and consumers. Having failed to gain traction on its own or get acquired by another company, it slowly faded into obscurity.

Microsoft's goal with the Windows Mixed Reality platform was to prepare unified specs for a base device which could be produced and improved upon by different manufacturers. This specific piece was made by Acer and is terrible.

Odyssey targeted the WMR platform but added many missing features - such as a microphone, headphones or IPD slider - providing a decent and competitive headset

HTC upgraded it's original Vive by adding new displays so it's resolution matched the one of Samsung Oddysey. Integrated audio and SteamVR tracking 2.0 was also introduces in this iteration of Vive.

Go provided a standalone alternative to GearVR, combining existing software library with numerous technical upgrades.

Eating through more than 2 billion USD in funding, the first AR headset from Magic Leap was mostly just dissapointment and failed to gain traction.

This Chinese company advertised an impressive 200 degrees diagonal FoV and managed to deliver a solid headset. Definitely a surprise and a pleasant one at that.

Standalone headset from Oculus which offered positional tracking and tracked controllers, bringing mobile VR up to par with PC VR.

New Rift made by Lenovo was an evolution of Rift CV1, offering new optics, better resolution, but at the cost of worse comfort, audio and missing IPD slider.

Index took VR to the next level in many ways - delivering new optics, wider FoV, new audio solution, revolutionary controllers and 144Hz refresh rate.

New HP headset for the WMR platform. Its 2Kx2K resolution per eye makes it one of the best headsets in terms of image quality. Its design closely resembles that of Rift CV1

Variant of Vive Cosmos that uses SteamVR tracking and original Vive controller.

Ultra-wide FOV headset StarVR achieved 170deg horizontal FOV, no lens distortion and correct optics calibration. But after 7 years of development, the rest of headset was a bit outdated.

Pimax release it's 'native 8K' headset in 2020, offering best picture seen to date, wide FOV with 150deg horizontal and copied Vive Pro headstrap.