Sony has also managed to crack the console scene with its Playstation VR. However, many Cardboard-suitable apps don’t require a controller at all.

Instead of devoted show know-how, lenses enable the phone’s display to behave as a stereoscopic display, making the system easier and cheaper than different options. Samsung has added hand controllers to the Gear VR experience, bringing it extra in line with present VR content. Details stay scarce on the Cosmos, which seems like it might attempt to bridge the quality gap between tethered and untethered headsets. The Cosmos will require tethering to a different system, however it is probably not restricted to high-end gaming PCs...