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New Apple Patent Shows XR Controllers Aren’t off the Table

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Apple Vision Pro may not ship with controllers, but a newly published patent application shows that controllers are still being actively investigated by the company. ” Photos in the patent show several concepts for such a controller, including stylus-like devices and wand-like devices. .”

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Apple’s New XR Stylus Patent Could Describe Vision Pro’s First Controller

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Vision Pro doesn’t support motion controllers, however Apple published a new patent last month that describes an Apple Pencil-like device which could point the way for the company’s first Vision Pro-supported controller. Whatever the case, we’ll have our eyes peeled for anything Apple Vision Pro.

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

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Vision Pro doesn’t have controllers, but it’s clear Apple will need to support immersive hardware input somehow in the future, if only for the greater precision it might bring to industry professionals. Why are controllers so important in the first place? At least not in the near future.

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Apple is Adding Support for Vision Pro’s Input System to WebXR

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Apple is adding support for Vision Pro’s unique input system to WebXR, the web standard which allows XR experiences to run right from a web browser. On the whole it’s a really useful way to navigate the headset, but because it works so differently than motion controllers, it doesn’t play too well with WebXR.

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SteamVR Driver for Vision Pro Now in Development, Including VR Controller Support

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The developer leading the push to make PSVR 2 compatible with PC VR games says they’re working on a SteamVR driver that aims to bring unofficial SteamVR support to Vision Pro, controllers and all. Another issue is bringing motion controller support to Vision Pro, which doesn’t support them natively. Coming Soon.

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Existing VR Games Would Look Great on Vision Pro, But Without Controllers Most Are Stuck

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Apple doesn’t call Vision Pro a mixed reality headset, or a virtual reality headset for that matter. To Apple, it’s all spatial computing , which is fine—if not a little too vague. Apple is thinking different about how it couches Vision Pro; it’s more face-computer than VR headset. And we get it.

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Apple Announces WWDC 2024 with Plans to Highlight “visionOS advancements”

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Apple finally revealed when its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is happening this summer, and the company says it’s also slated to highlight some “advancements” on Vision Pro’s operating system, visionOS. The most likely of prognostications: it’s also rumored we’ll be getting visionOS 2.0

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