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It is that time of the year when I make predictions about the upcoming Oculus/Facebook/Meta Connect, the main event of the year for Oculus/Facebook/Meta since a lot of time. But not any kind of announcements, because we already know that the budget cuts pushed the launch of AR glasses to something like 2026.
percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2021 and 2026. Some of the leading companies like Meta Platforms, Pico Interactive, HTC VIVE, Lenovo, and Varjo Technologies, among others, have been leading global markets with their devices. Meta, Pico, HTC VIVE, and Varjo headsets all incorporate this new technology.
There was (and still is) quite a good hype for these headsets, exactly as there was hype for what was Oculus Santa Cruz, the codename of the Oculus Quest. The rumors from Mark Gurman talk about a new cheaper version, which can have a more mass market appeal, forecasted for 2025-2026. Let me tell you why.
A few weeks after I officially entered VR, the technology started being overhyped after Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus. If you follow the story described above, you can see that the hype for VR in 2014 was caused by Facebook buying Oculus. After the year 2026, we will be just one of the many that do XR, a commodity technology.
Long story short… Samsung is copying from Apple, again More info Other relevant news (Image by Apple) Apple Vision headset delayed to 2026 Apple is having its share of problems with the XR headset it is building, which is its most complicated product ever to assemble. If you want to buy some PCVR games, I suggest you give it a read!
In any case, even if you do that, you’ll still be able to play SteamVR content only through November 2026. As a tech guy, of course, I’m all in for retro compatibility, and I would still love to sometimes attach my Oculus DK2 to my laptop and remember the good old times playing Tuscany.
Existing Windows Mixed Reality devices will continue to work with Steam through November 2026, if users remain on their current released version of Windows 11 (version 23H2) and do not upgrade to this year’s annual feature update for Windows 11 (version 24H2).”
When Microsoft launched Windows Mixed Reality in 2017, it wanted to take advantage of the rapidly growing PC VR market, which was previously dominated by Oculus and HTC. However, even if you dont, youll only be able to use SteamVR apps through November 2026. Nothing is certain in Microsofts XR future.
It is not the first time Meta partnered with an external company for a new device and in most cases this choice paid off: both the Gear VR (Samsung) and the Oculus Go (Xiaomi) were pretty good products. Given the production timeline, this Vision Pro successor could launch in the first half of 2026.
It lacks all Oculus Exclusive titles like Beat Saber and Population One, but its store is becoming anyway interesting. More info (Oculus Quest Store numbers) More info (Meta talks about content curation and revenues). The next versions of the glasses are expected for 2026 and 2028. 10 Years of Oculus. Road To VR).
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