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Microsoft Affirms No Plans for VR on Xbox Consoles

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Back at E3 2016, Microsoft’s Head of Xbox Phil Spencer announced on stage that the Xbox One X (then ‘Project Scorpio’) would become the industry’s next VR-compatible console, positioning the platform to compete with Sony’s PSVR with what Spencer called “high fidelity VR.” Trouble in paradise?

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The XR Week Peek (2021.11.08): Microsoft Teams gets immersive, Meta may open its stores, and more!

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Image by Microsoft). Microsoft Teams to integrate Mesh in 2022. With a surprise move, Microsoft has announced that in 2022 it will integrate Microsoft Mesh, its framework to create shared XR experiences, inside Microsoft Teams. And if they have these features from Microsoft, they won’t need to get them from Meta.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.07.13): Sony invests in Epic, Rockstar is working on an AAA VR game, and more!

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Sony invests $250M in Epic Games. Sony has announced that it has made a big investment of $250M in Epic Games through one of its subsidiaries. The investment gives Sony a minority stake in Epic that now is evaluated at more than $17B. And Sony for sure wants to have a stake in the metaverse. Top news of the week.

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Akonia Uses Holography To Create Transparent Augmented Reality Display

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The company now plans to use holography to make inexpensive transparent displays for augmented reality smartglasses. Augmented reality is expected to be a $90 billion market by 2020, according to tech advisor Digi-Capital. Akonia hopes to get production going by 2018 or so. The company has 20 employees now.

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What to Expect From Top AR/VR Companies at GDC 2018

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Held annually in San Francisco, Game Developers Conference has undeniably been a focal point for VR the industry, and as augmented reality continues to heat up, we expect it to be increasingly important for AR as well. Continued on Page 2: Sony, Magic Leap, LG & Microsoft ». Image courtesy Oculus.

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Top 50 Asian Virtual Reality-Augmented Reality Leaders,Evangelists, Investors & Influencers

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Billion & mind you i haven't added the overall population of #asia.Ignore us at your own risk #facebook #microsoft & the curators of those lists. billion before it fell into administration in 2018 after an investor dispute prevented it from raising emergency funding. Blippar was reportedly worth $1.5 linkedin.com/in/kailiang/.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.04.13): iPhone 12 adds depth camera, StarVR One is back to the market and much more!

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Well, if the rumor becomes reality, this would mean that all next Apple devices will have both front and back depth cameras, for high-precision Augmented Reality and 3D reconstruction. In 2018, this was mindblowing. This week Sony has showcased the new DualShock controller for the PS5, dubbed DualSens.