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What the EU Digital Markets Act may mean for XR

The Ghost Howls

It can be a game-changer for the whole digital world, so I thought it was worth sharing my thoughts about what it could mean for XR. For instance, Apple is an example of a gatekeeper, since it is a trillionaire market leader, and acts as an intermediary between app developers and their users. Digital Markets Act.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.11.14): Meta lays off 11,000 people, Apple works on some sort of “metaverse”, and more!

The Ghost Howls

But it is still his fault for having driven the company to this point with the massive hirings of the previous months (do you remember he wanted to hire 10,000 people in Europe?) Apple is working on some sort of metaverse, and its headset is entering mass production. This is clearly the beginning of Apple’s entrance into the Metaverse.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.09.12). Quest 3 fully leaked, new Rumors on Valve, and more!

The Ghost Howls

New leaks on Amazon and MediaMarkt have revealed that probably the headset will be available starting from October, 10th, 2023. I hope to be wrong, of course: maybe Valve has just accelerated to launch its device before Apple may finally release its one. Preorders are expected to start on the day of the Connect, so on September, 27th.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.08.22): Zuck’s selfie gets viral, Meta accounts are arriving, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Meta launches Horizon Worlds in Europe and promises graphical improvements. It all started because Horizon Worlds has finally landed in Europe, launching in France and Spain. The Chorus headphones for Quest 2 are currently available for pre-order from Amazon and Logitech for $100 with a release date planned for September 2nd.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.09.25): Pico 5 to come in three models, Quest 3 is launching, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The new Unity Personal will also remove the famous Unity splash screen Successful games using Unity Pro or Enterprise can choose if paying per install or by a 2.5% At the end of the day, I understand that Unity needs to monetize more because the economic conditions are s**t and Apple is killing its Unity Ads cash cow with its privacy shield.

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Augmented and Mixed Reality App Installs Will See a 170% Increase in the Next 5 Years

ARPost

Further, the report states that the key drivers for this growth are social media and gaming apps. Mixed reality app installs will increase as digital assistants, such as Amazon Alexa and Apple Siri, become an integral part of the MR ecosystem. The Current State of Mixed Reality App Installs .

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The XR Week Peek (2021.10.04): Vive Flow teased, Valve Deckard leaked, and more!

The Ghost Howls

3 big titles are showing the current trends of VR gaming. This week we had three big news regarding the VR gaming world. The first images are promising : the title doesn’t feature amazing graphics and the cutscenes are still in 2D, but first previews talk about an amazing game nonetheless. More info.

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