VR manufacturing giant FuninVR already has VR machines running in more than 6,000 gaming centers and public environments around the world, but with the release of the company’s 2025 catalog, that number could increase exponentially .
The two hero products are smaller, more capable, and far more affordable machines than ever before, while also featuring an ever-growing library of VR content.
Our 2024 catalog already includes digital and 5D dynamic cinemas for up to 200 people, an entire VR park, and over 20 different VR gaming platforms…but we are confident that two machines will make the difference. The machines include a new $7,000 one-person VR DropTower; a $9,000 twin-seat VR skyship;
These prices exclude China, but with 6,000 installations in most countries, we have a solution where you need it. In other words, the dawn of consumer-grade motion simulation VR is now happening.
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While the new one-seater VR DropTower and two-seater VR Skyship are primarily targeted at the VR arcade market, FuninVR also has active business with museums and science education initiatives around the world.
DropTower 360 degree VR platform
The company wanted some breakthrough products for 2025. Two new platforms leverage everything we’ve learned so far to create a new clean-sheet design with minimal floor space, state-of-the-art motion simulation, and therefore the highest repeat purchase rate. has been. The arcade market seeks to maximize revenue per square foot of arcade space as much as possible.
In 2025, prices will be $9,000 for the VR DropTower and $9,990 for the larger twin-seat VR Skyship, so these prices are only valid for December.
These machines are a quantum leap forward in all the important numbers and features of the VR platform, so these machines are sure to close the gap to becoming premium appliances for the home. .
In particular, the VR DropTower’s 360-degree rotation and +27-degree pitch provide a full 360-degree sensation, making it an ideal platform for flight simulation.
With US home theater industry sales exceeding $10 billion last year, $7,000 single-person and $9,000 two-person platforms could create a healthy new consumer subcategory in the not-too-distant future. I think there is.
VR DropTower and VR SkyShip are both targeted at the VR arcade market and are built to withstand harsh environments, so both should be durable, low-maintenance consumer electronics products. . As you can see from the walls of the stand, the space around SkyShip (pictured at last month’s Canton Fair) is optimally utilized.
There’s another saying I heard often in the arcade game area of the fair. That is “high repurchase rate”.
FuninVR virtual reality simulators are already doing the heavy lifting in over 6,000 locations around the world. Since most of these machines are installed in VR theme parks and museums, the key performance metrics of all models are meticulously monitored and we can therefore accurately claim a performance of 100+. Millions of people have experienced the machine.
So a “high repurchase rate” claim means that if you’ve played it once, it’s one of the machines in the park you’re most likely to buy again. Combined with low acquisition costs and VR SkyShip’s small operating footprint, FuninVR expects next year to be a breakout year.
VR headsets currently sell for an average price of around $425, and approximately 10 million headsets are expected to be sold by 2024. Fifty million headsets have been sold in the past five years, a surge during the COVID-19 pandemic.
With this in mind, the first exhibition of these new affordable VR machines is sure to usher in the beginnings of consumer-level motion simulation VR.
The company has put a lot of experience and intellectual property into these sectors.
I couldn’t even reach the big screen at first. Looking back over the past 50 years in the consumer electronics industry, many other once prohibitively expensive technologies have been made available to the masses through the luxury market.
The biggest advantage of the new platform is the ability to run the existing diverse and deep library of games created for other platforms in the FuninVR series.
Inquiries to FuninVR regarding DropTower and SkyShip should be directed to Carman Leung – carman@xd-cinema.com.
