Road to VR

JANUARY 17, 2022

Apple’s upcoming VR headset was purportedly slated to arrive sometime this year. Now according to a recent Bloomberg report, those launch plans may be delayed by a few months, potentially pushing release to 2023. The device, which is allegedly fitted with dual 8K displays, is also said to cost $3,000.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 21, 2025

As seen below, the top five most interesting platforms among developers were Meta Quest (63%), SteamVR (45%), Apple Vision Pro (26%), PlayStation VR/2 (25%), and Apple’s smartphone-based ARKit (12%). Click to enlarge the image below.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Apple announced that its Major League Soccer Season Pass (through Apple TV) will include new immersive video content covering the 2023 playoffs. Apple TV is the exclusive provider of online Major League Soccer broadcasts via the MLS Season Pass subscription. We’ve reached out to Apple for clarification.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The other part of the problem is due, as per my speculation, to Meta wanting absolutely to take this out before Apple could release its headse t, to have a first-mover advantage over it. Meta confirms Quest 3 is coming in 2023. We were all suspecting it, but now it is official: Meta has announced that Quest 3 is coming in 2023.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 6, 2022

The hype for the Apple visor is very high, and everyone is waiting for it as a kid waits for Christmas. Poised to arrive around January 2023, it is considered by many the savior of XR, the hardware that will show the real possibilities of immersive realities and make finally VR mainstream.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2023

But with new headsets, promising new content, and a looming heavyweight positioned to challenge Meta all on the horizon, 2023 could big a much bigger year for the VR space. On the Horizon for 2023. But there’s lots of interesting things on the horizon for VR in 2023. The 2022 Plateau.

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VRScout

JUNE 6, 2022

According to The New York Times , Apple is enlisting the help of the Hollywood elite to help bolster its catalog of immersive content for its long-rumored VR/AR headset. According to sources, this mixed reality content will be available next year when Apple’s VR/AR headset launches sometime in 2023. Credit: Wired.

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VRScout

JULY 3, 2023

During Apple’s 2023 WWDC, the company finally unveiled Vision Pro , a high-end mixed reality headset that could provide a big consumerism boost for augmented reality (AR) and VR technology. But why stop at $3,500 when you can get a modified version of Apple Vision Pro covered in 18K gold for $39,900?

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VRScout

JUNE 6, 2023

Disney looks to create real-life magic through its partnership with Apple. During Apple’s recent Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the company unveiled the highly anticipated Apple Vision Pro, a mixed reality headset that will be available for purchase early next year.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more! 2022-2023 are the years when VR should grow a lot (Image by Road To VR). Apple is (maybe) already testing Apple Glasses in the wild.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The global leader in industrial-grade virtual and mixed reality hardware and software, Varjo, has announced the general availability of Teleport, which creates photorealistic digital twins by stitching together 3D scenes made from Apple smartphone photos.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

Apple Announces Vision Pro Image courtesy Apple The News Apple announced is Vision Pro headset in June of 2023 marking the company’s first public step into the XR headset space. Apple also boldly announced the headset’s staggering $3,500 price, despite a launch date set for nearly a year later.

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VRScout

JUNE 6, 2023

Yesterday, Apple revealed Apple Vision Pro , the company’s first spatial computing device. This includes everything from 3D “Personas” powered by machine learning technology to spatial video capture, all of which are powered by a one-of-a-kind Apple Silicon two-chip design.

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Upload VR

APRIL 13, 2025

Apple Vision Pro 2 will be cheaper and lighter, not just a chip upgrade, and the company is working on a Mac-tethered headset too, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. In the latest edition of his weekly newsletter, Gurman claims that Apple is "readying" two new headsets, a Vision Pro successor and an entirely new Mac-tethered headset.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 5, 2023

I just watched the full keynote of Apple at WWDC , where the company in Cupertino announced the Apple VisionPro headset. UX : Can Apple make XR usable? Use cases : Can Apple make XR useful? Partnership : Who’s onboard with Apple in this journey? Terms : Will Apple invent new words to define XR?

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Upload VR

JANUARY 27, 2025

Apple still has a team at a "secretive facility" developing microLED displays intended for AR glasses, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. The facility is in Santa Clara, 15 minutes away from Apple's headquarters in Cupertino. Realistically, it could be some time next decade.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 8, 2024

year over year during the fourth quarter of 2023. The report also highlighted how during the majority of 2023, XR headset shipments declined by 23.5 However, new product launches at the end of 2023, such as the Quest 3, helped to rebound market performance in select regions during Q4. per cent year-on-year.

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2023

Meta announced its third annual Quest Gaming Showcase is arriving next month, coming only a few days before Apple’s rumored XR headset announcement at Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Maybe Meta’s Sanzaru Games has slimmed down the Norse-inspired RPG?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2024

Apple has announced an earlier-than-expected Vision Pro release date, right at the start of CES. As we talked about in our 2023 retrospective, Apple Vision Pro was certainly the most talked about story of the year. And now we’ve learned that Apple is sticking true to its word of the headsets release in “early 2024.”

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Road to VR

JULY 6, 2023

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. That’s apparently been delayed by about “one to two quarters,” or three to six months.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 8, 2023

This week is all about Apple. Even before the firm’s monumental and, in some ways, controversial device announcement, which saw audiences amazed at a high price point and technology promise, the XR industry was on each of their seats with predictions on Apple’s immersive debut. There are a few reasons for this.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 29, 2022

Multiple trademark filings spotted by Bloomberg over the weekend support the notion that Apple’s long-rumored mixed reality headset will be running under the ‘Reality’ naming scheme. The report maintains Apple may be using a M2 SoC with 16 GB of memory. making it a mixed reality headset.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 11, 2024

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. Though it was published today the patent application (identified as US20240012496A1) was first filed by Apple in mid-2023.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 21, 2021

According to a report by Bloomberg News , Apple may be planning to release a VR headset with limited AR capabilities as soon as 2022, which is said to be a precursor to its long-rumored, fully-fledged AR device. ” Apple is reportedly aiming for a niche, high-end category with the VR headset. . Code found in iOS 13.1

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VRScout

JUNE 5, 2023

After years of speculation, Apple today unveiled Apple Vision Pro, the company’s first spatial computer. Tim Cook made the reveal during the 2023 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, sharing a number of exciting features that could change the way we look at mixed reality technology.

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Road to VR

MAY 30, 2022

Recent reports maintain we may be seeing a mixed reality headset from Apple sometime soon, however it appears the Cupertino tech giant has filed a global trademark for realityOS, its alleged XR operating system, which could suggest we’ll learn more about that and its XR device(s) as early as next week.

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Road to VR

MAY 16, 2023

Independent tech analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple’s highly anticipated mixed reality headset is very likely set for its reported Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) unveiling in June. He says Apple is “well prepared” for the announcement of the headset, which is rumored to cost $3,000.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Despite Vision Pro’s $3,500 price tag, which is nearly 12 times more expensive than the $300 Quest 3S , Apple and Meta are destined to be direct competitors in the XR space at some point in the near future. Heat management, whether it would be tethered or wireless, and what devices it could support are all up for speculation.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As for Project Moohan, details are very scarce: it seems like a mix of the Quest Pro and the Apple Vision Pro: it has an external battery, high-definition displays, and a very detailed passthrough. million in 2023. Developers can already access a preview of the development environment for native, Unity, WebXR.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2022

Apple has barely mentioned augmented or virtual reality in its big keynotes lately, however at WWDC 2022 earlier this month, the company quietly released probably one of the best 3D room-mapping tools for mobile AR yet. Follow along as I do a series of structured @Apple RoomPlan tests and share my findings/notes in this thread.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Many studios are claiming losses in the order of magnitude of 5080% if compared to what they were able to obtain in 2023. The controllers would be sold separately and would be fully optional, mostly dedicated to people who want to play games requiring controllers on the Apple Vision Pro. Happy Birthday, GT!

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Road to VR

JUNE 20, 2023

Apple has confirmed that Safari on Vision Pro will support WebXR, a web-standard that allows immersive experiences to be delivered through the browser. In a somewhat surprising move, Apple confirmed that Safari on Vision Pro will support WebXR. But now Apple has confirmed that Safari on Vision Pro will indeed support WebXR.

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VRScout

MAY 31, 2023

We’re just a few days away from Apple’s 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference, during which the company is expected to reveal its long-rumored VR/AR headset. link] — Sean Murray (@NoMansSky) May 29, 2023 Until then, several prominent game developers have been stealthily dropping hints at their potential involvement.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

2023 Metaverse and XR Predictions That Could Shape the Future of Tech 1. Thus, it’s probable that in 2023, we’ll be seeing more XR devices being used as workstations in the office. He goes on to share that the success of the Quest 2 will fuel interest in the new Quest 3, which should will be released in 2023.

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Road to VR

MAY 23, 2023

Apple has sent invitations to its upcoming WWDC keynote to select media outlets, including Road to VR. Apple has historically not invited XR media to its events, let alone commented in any way on its XR R&D that has been reportedly happening behind the scenes at the company for years. Our friends at UploadVR confirmed the same.

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2025

Unlike the ‘e’ naming scheme seen in Apple’s recent iPhone 16e, the ‘e’ in Beyond 2e denotes the inclusion of eye-tracking. Bigscreen is releasing two versions of its next headsetBeyond 2 and Beyond 2e.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The two companies have a great relationship and Apple is realizing that the fact that its headset lacking controllers is a problem for certain types of content, gaming in particular. For this reason, Apple may be working to make PSVR 2 controllers compatible with the Vision Pro. He is very positive about it to happen quite soon.

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