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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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The Top VR Headset Vendors for 2024

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Renowned for its ingenuity, Apple has continuously pushed the boundaries of what is possible with its rich tech ecosystem, namely amid increasing competition with Microsoft. Developed in collaboration with other leading XR companies like Microsoft, the HP headset is compatible with a range of platforms.

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NASA Integrates Microsoft HoloLens into Regular Maintenance Operations on International Space Station

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As NASA nears the launch of another mission to the Moon in 2024, and a subsequent mission to Mars in the 2030s, augmented reality is increasingly being woven into the normal space operations to test various capabilities.

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Game On! The Top 10 Video Game Trends In 2024

Bernard Marr

So here are some of the ways we can expect the $350 billion video game industry to evolve in 2024, bringing us greater immersion, more realistic experiences, and, most of all, fun! Generative AI In Gaming In 2024, we will start to see the impact of the latest generation of generative AI tools really take off in the gaming space.

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Big XR News from Unity, PIXO VR, and Microsoft

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Meanwhile, the immersive industry is coming closer to a potential paradigm shift in 2024, as big technology brands plan to make a mark on the emerging sector. This also open the door for Epic and their Unreal Engine to shine and capture the entire XR development market. This resulted in gaps in understanding.

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How is NVIDIA Using Generative AI?

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Recently Microsoft noted how MR represents the “ eyes and ears ” of AI. Following a mainstream steer away from the Metaverse by some towards genAI – the latter may be gaining the most focus currently – but roadmaps are already in place by firms such as Microsoft to develop the industrial Metaverse by 2024.

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Xreal Speaks on Transformative Effect of AI for Enterprise

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In March 2022, Xreal – then Nreal – partnered with Microsoft to conduct research on a medical AR device at the University of Bristol that leveraged AI to help blind children navigate a space. However, these leading firms flipped the year’s mainstream narrative for XR, building 2024 up as a landmark year for XR.