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Microsoft remains committed to HoloLens and MR

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Back to Blog Page “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” This quote perfectly sums up the on and off again rumors of the death of Microsoft’s Mixed Reality headset the HoloLens 2. Or someone who does not like Microsoft is leading the charge against Mixed Reality and the HoloLens.

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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

You can access it at this link: [link] ) Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft kills Windows Mixed Reality Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the Windows Mixed Reality platform , the one of the WMR headsets by Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung which were the first to introduce inside-out tracking in the VR ecosystem.

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Meta Reportedly In Talks With Magic Leap For 'Mainstream AR Products' Tech Deal

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In a December blog post titled 'What’s Next for Magic Leap' Magic Leap's CEO wrote "We have also received an incredible amount of interest from across the industry to license our IP and utilize our patented manufacturing process to produce optics for others seeking to launch their own mixed-reality technology."

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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

And a Vision Pro 2 wouldn’t be shipped until 2027. So a Vision Pro 2 in 2027 seems to me the most logical option , instead of a downgrade of an original plan. I’ve also interviewed him a few times on my blog. This would mean that Apple’s XR offering should rely for 3 years on a very expensive headset with very low sales.

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Trends and predictions for XR in 2024

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Meta may have a prototype to show this year, but the first release of a product is rumored for 2027. In this blog, I told you about the Finnish Metaverse Strategy , but I’ve heard that also The Netherlands and Korea are bullish on this new technology. Apple has postponed indefinitely its plans.

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Will Enterprise Work in Virtual Reality?

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Grandview Research believes that the VR market will grow at a rate of 2.16% until 2027, and the extended reality (XR) market could soon be worth billions. Countless companies, like Microsoft, Meta, and Qualcomm, are investing in the future of VR. Many firms, such as Microsoft, are investing in VR defence solutions.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.07.24): Apple opens applications for Vision Pro devkits, Meta may stop the production of Quest Pro, and more!

The Ghost Howls

For me this is not a fortunate sentence: this is what Alex Kipman said about the HoloLens, a few weeks before the whole Microsoft Mixed Reality division was disbanded and he was fired from the company. In 2027, it should launch its first AR glasses for consumers, codenamed Artemis. I will leave you the link to do that below.

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