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Microsoft Discontinues HoloLens 2, Support to End in 2027 with No Successor in Sight

Road to VR

Microsoft announced to enterprise partners last week that it’s discontinuing its latest AR headset, HoloLens 2, and pulling the plug on support updates at the end of 2027, leaving many to question whether the Redmond tech giant is shelving the platform altogether. Customer Service & Developer Support remains unchanged.

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Microsoft Reportedly Orders Samsung Micro OLEDs to Restart XR Hardware Ambitions

Road to VR

According to a report from Korean tech outlet The Elec , Microsoft has contracted Samsung to supply micro OLED display panels for what is described as “next-generation mixed reality devices.” Meta is also apparently looking to compete with Vision Pro, with a device reported to arrive sometime in 2027.

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Microsoft HoloLens 2 Receives Final Major Update, Before Discontinuation

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Following its official last-time-to-buy announcement this week, Microsoft debuted the final major feature update for HoloLens 2 before its December discontinuation. The device will receive minor security and stability updates until 2027. These devices will only be available directly from Microsoft or through official resellers.

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Windows 11 No Longer Supports Microsoft’s Windows VR Headsets Following October Update

Road to VR

Microsoft revealed last year it had plans to pull the plug on support for its entire WMR platform on Windows. “Windows Mixed Reality is deprecated and will be removed in Windows 11, version 24H2,” Microsoft said back in December 2023. Up until now, that is.

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AI Server Market to Reach $150 Billion by 2027 - Foxconn

Anand Tech

The category is growing so quickly that sales of AI servers are set to reach $150 billion in 2027, according to Liu Yangwei, the chairman of Foxconn, the world's largest electronics manufacturing service (EMS) provider. Foxconn identified cloud service providers (CSPs) as the main clients for AI servers.

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Is Microsoft Leaving the XR Headset Race?

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Earlier this month, reports circulated on social media platforms such as LinkedIn about HoloLens/Microsoft Mixed Reality Partners receiving last-time-to-buy incentives for the HoloLens 2 device. “based on the news that we’ve seen, they’ll have support until 2027, but I can’t see anybody investing in it.”

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Microsoft Windows 11 Comes to Meta Quest Mixed Reality Headsets – Ignite 2024 

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

This week at Ignite 2024, Microsoft announced that it would launch a mixed reality (MR) version of its Windows portfolio for Meta Quest headsets. Windows Mixed Reality for Quest will debut in December 2024 as a preview service, just a month before Microsoft begins shutting down HoloLens support. Will Microsoft commit to XR Software?