Comparison of virtual reality headsets

Virtual reality headsets are head-mounted displays used to present virtual reality environments.

There are two primary categories of VR devices:

Standalone - devices that have all necessary components to provide virtual reality experiences integrated into the headset. Mainstream standalone VR platforms include:

• Oculus Mobile SDK, developed by Oculus VR for its own standalone headsets and the 
• Samsung Gear VR.Google Daydream, a virtual reality platform built into Google's Android operating system since version 7.1.

Tethered - headsets that act as a display device to another device, like a PC or a video game console, to provide a virtual reality experience. Mainstream tethered VR platforms include:

• SteamVR, part of the Steam service by Valve Corporation. The SteamVR platform uses the OpenVR SDK to support headsets from multiple manufacturers, including HTC, Windows Mixed Reality headset manufacturers, and Valve themselves
  
• Oculus PC SDK for Oculus Rift and Oculus Rift S.
• Windows Mixed Reality (also referred to as "Windows MR" or "WMR"), developed by Microsoft Corporation for Windows 10 PCs.
• PlayStation VR, developed by Sony Computer Entertainment for use with PlayStation 4 home video game console.
• Open Source Virtual Reality (also referred to as "OSVR").