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The XR Week Peek (2024.12.16): Android XR announced, Samsung headset showcased, and more!

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This trend is expected to continue in 2025, but there should be a rebound in 2026. More info A good deal on Quest 3S You can find the Quest 3S (256 GB) on sale on Amazon US and other regions at $400, including a $30 digital Amazon credit. According to the company, the headset sales volumes fell by 10% in 2024 to 6.9

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The XR Week Peek (2025.02.18): Ray-Ban Meta sold 2M devices, Meta may be working on humanoid robots, and more!

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He said that for these reasons, Luxottica wants to invest even more in the product, and it is planning to expand the production to more than 10 million units by the end of 2026. Good sales and good retention are two characteristics of a successful product. This is impressive.

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billion by 2026 according to ARtillery Intelligence. Indeed, Amazon is already experimenting with such technologies as it continues its physical retail conquests. Among other things, AR marketing includes sponsored AR lenses that let consumers visualize products in their space. This field?—?including could grow from $2.78

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The transition between Quest 2 and Quest 3

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And Quest 2 is much cheaper (especially now that has been put at $199): during the last holidays, it outperformed the Quest 3 by a factor 3:1 on Amazon US. My educated guess is that the process will start in 2026-2027. There are between 20 and 30 million of Quest 2 out there, while only 1M of Quest 3.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.10.01): Meta Connect 2024, Apple Vision Pro refresh, and much more!

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This headset should go into production in the second half of 2025, so realistically be available in 2026. Apple claims the M4 has a 50% more powerful CPU an d 4 times more powerful GPU than the M2 chipset mounted on the Vision Pro, so an M5 chipset may give the new Vision Pro unprecedented performances for a standalone MR headset.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.10.08): Windows 11 update bricks WMR headsets, PSVR 2 becomes the 9th most used HMD on Steam, and more!

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In any case, even if you do that, you’ll still be able to play SteamVR content only through November 2026. According to the Steam hardware survey, Windows Mixed Reality headsets are still used by 50–80,000 people today. A Creator Platform for next-gen to ‘Socialize.’

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The XR Week Peek (2022.06.13): Apple doesn’t show its AR glasses at WWDC, Meta delays its AR plans, and more!

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Only the second edition in 2026 will be actually released to the market. This shows the ongoing efforts at Meta at making virtual reality more social. Amazon now offers the possibility to try-on shoes in AR on its app. With the upcoming update v41, Meta Quest Home will finally be social. Learn more. Learn more.

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