You can now watch Netflix using virtual reality headsets

2016 is shaping up to be the Year of Virtual Reality, because pretty much every virtual reality headset worth noting is expected to launch sometime during the year, including the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift. However, whereas those headsets are going to be gaming-centric and really expensive, Samsung’s own Gear VR headset comes in at an affordable $99.99 and focuses more on lighter entertainment, such as Netflix. That’s right, there’s going to be a Netflix virtual reality app in the near future, which Samsung announced at this week’s Oculus Connect developer conference.