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Trends and predictions for XR in 2024

The Ghost Howls

So (a bit late) here you are a list of some of the most relevant XR trends to follow in 2024, with some predictions of what to expect next. Even here, the launch of the Apple Vision Pro, with its strong focus on MR and hand tracking, is changing a bit the rules of the market. Of course not.

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XR Year in Review: The Most Important Stories of 2023 and What They Mean for 2024

Road to VR

2024 will mark the 13th year that we’ve been following this XR journey here at Road to VR. Instead a ‘look-and-tap’ system relying on eye and hand-tracking is the core input method, and by all accounts ( including mine ) it works very well. Somehow another year has come and gone.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.10.11): Meta Quest 3 ships now, a cheaper model may come in 2024… and more!

The Ghost Howls

In its latest post, he stated that Meta plans to make the Quest 3 live as a medium-tier headset while releasing a new cheaper version of it in 2024 as the affordable option for the mass market. Because of these problems and the delays, a cheaper version of the Vision Pro, which was expected for 2025, may have been canceled.

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Sony’s Upcoming MR Headset Could Point the Way for Controllers on Vision Pro

Road to VR

Sony has a pretty interesting take on how to serve up ‘pro’ style controllers in its recently revealed enterprise-focused standalone , which could point the way forward for Vision Pro. Hand-tracking doesn’t provide haptic feedback, which isn’t great for establishing physical relationships to digital objects.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

The Ghost Howls

To a request for further explanations by Upload, Microsoft answered that the future release of Windows that will remove the software will happen in late 2024. Speaking with the journalist Alex Heath, Boz claimed that Meta will unveil a very expensive prototype for AR glasses already in 2024. And that “ As of Nov.

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XReal Air 2 Ultra Review: An Apple Vision Pro Competitor?

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Introduced at the CES 2024 event, XReal’s latest smart glasses don’t just build on the functionality of previous XReal specs. XReal Air 2 Ultra Review: Early Verdict, Pros and Cons Our hands-on XReal Air 2 Ultra review at CES 2024 gave us a sneak peek at what affordable spatial computing might look like.

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Apple Slashes Vision Pro Production Plans

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Moreover, Apple expressed dissatisfaction with its Sony and TSMC suppliers around the time it hosted WWDC 2023. Moreover, Apple is working with other major industry suppliers such as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, and Sony for the Vision Pro debut.

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