With the arrival of artificial intelligence, it's time to get ready for Extended Reality (ER). Credit: Lightspring - shutterstock.com A new forecast from the research firm IDC indicates that shipments of headsets for Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR) will increase by 41.4% in 2025. And along with lower hardware prices, the big draw will be built-in AI functions, according to Reuters. The new AI headsets are called ER (Extended Reality) and are expected to have a market share of just over 25% in four years. Combined VR, AR, MR and ER headset sales are expected to rise from 6.4 million units in 2024 to 22.9 million units in 2028. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe