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Report: Samsung Delays XR Headset Due to Stiff Competition from Apple Vision Pro

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Samsung’s upcoming XR headset, which is meant to compete with Apple Vision Pro, has been delayed by “one to two quarters” from its reported early 2024 release target, according to an SBS Biz (Korean) report.

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Meta Offered All In-Person Roblox Developers Conference Attendees A Free Quest Pro

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Meta gave all in-person Roblox Developers Conference attendees who wanted one a free Quest Pro headset. Attendees were able to pick up a Quest Pro headset in person at the conference, which took place on Friday and Saturday. Meta has been known to give free headsets to attendees at its own conferences in the past to mark a launch.

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Samsung Reportedly to Release “multiple AR and VR products” in Coming Months

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Samsung hasn’t really said much about VR since the release of Samsung Odyssey+, the hardware refresh to its Windows Mixed Reality headset that came to market in October 2018. In short: Samsung has more AR/VR products coming down the pipeline. In short: Samsung has more AR/VR products coming down the pipeline.

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Report: Facebook to Launch Oculus Go Standalone Headset at F8 Developer Conference

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Oculus Go, the company’s upcoming $200 standalone VR headset, doesn’t have an official release date yet, but a recent report from Variety contends Oculus will be launching Go at Facebook’s f8 developer conference this May. Oculus Go was first unveiled at Connect 2017, Oculus’ annual developer conference.

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Samsung's Google-Powered XR Headset Is Set To Launch In Late 2024

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Samsung plans to launch its XR headset in limited quantities in late 2024. South Korean newspaper The JoongAng reports Samsung is planning to announce the headset at an event in the second half of 2024, then launch it in December with a limited initial quantity of just 30,000 units. We've emailed Samsung seeking comment.

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Samsung Sets Its MWC 2017 Press Conference Date, But VR Might Miss Out

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It’s no secret that the latter half of 2016 didn’t go quite the way Samsung was hoping it would, but the company is looking to hit back later this month. The electronics giant today confirmed its Mobile World Congress press conference would take place on February 26th, a day before the show itself kicks off in Barcelona, Spain.

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Samsung's Android-Powered Headset Could Be Revealed 'Later This Year'

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During its I/O 2023 conference, Google said it will share more about its 'Android collaboration' with Samsung on 'immersive XR' later this year. Our partnership on WearOS with Samsung has been amazing, and I'm excited about our new Android collaboration on immersive XR. Samsung had a somewhat more successful history in VR.

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