Emva kweminyaka eliqela apho inkampani yayingafakwanga yazisa imisebenzi emitsha, inethiwekhi yoluntu ayiyeki ukongeza imisebenzi emitsha, imisebenzi ukuzama ukugcina umdla wabasebenzisi kwiqonga. Ayisiyiyo kuphela uhlobo lweenkonzo, kodwa ikwazisa ngezicelo ezitsha zokuqhubeka ukwahlula eminye imisebenzi yenethiwekhi yoluntu, njengoko yenzayo nge-Facebook Messenger. Inkampani kaMark Zuckerberg isandula ukusungula iFacebook 360, isicelo sokuba isivumela ukuba sonwabele wonke umxholo okhoyo kwiidigri ezingama-360 ezikhoyo kwinethiwekhi yoluntu, nokuba ziifoto okanye iividiyo, Umxholo oye wandisa kakhulu kunyaka ophelileyo.
Ngokuka-Facebook emva kokumiliselwa kwesicelo, inethiwekhi yoluntu ngoku ineefoto ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-25 kunye neevidiyo ezingaphezulu kwesigidi ezirekhodwe kwiidigri ezingama-360, amanani aqhubeka esanda. Esi sicelo, ngoku sihambelana kuphela ne-Samsung Gear VR, isinika amacandelo amane ukonwabela lo mxholo: Umda wexesha, ukulandela, ukuGcina kunye nokuKhangela. Okwangoku asazi ukuba inkampani iyakusungula na isicelo sokwenene kwiiglasi zeenkampani ze-Oculus, kodwa kucingelwa ukuba iyakwenza njalo kungekudala, ukuzama ukwandisa ukuthengisa okulusizi okuboniswe sesi sixhobo .
Ukulandela ukuthatha inyani kwenyani ephelileyo, I-Samsung Gear VR iyeyona sixhobo sithengisa kakhuluilandelwe yi-Playstation VR kunye ne-HTC Vive ephindwe kabini kwinani lentengiso ye-Oculus, ekwindawo yokugqibela, ezantsi nje kweDaydream kaGoogle. Esi sicelo sitsha ngoku siyafumaneka ngokukhutshelwa ngokusebenzisa iOculus application efumanekayo kwizixhobo ezihambelana neGear VR yenkampani yaseKorea.