Upload VR

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Microsoft has removed Windows Mixed Reality from Windows 11. With Windows 11 24H2, the latest major version of Microsoft's PC operating system, you can no longer use a Windows MR headset in any way - not even on Steam. Screenshot taken by UploadVR. UploadVR tested Windows 11 24H2 with a Reverb G2 and found the above notice.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Microsoft has always been quick to invest in innovative new technologies. Even earlier, in 2016, Microsoft introduced the world to arguably the first enterprise-grade mixed reality headset: the HoloLens. Unfortunately, since then, Microsoft has distanced itself from the XR space. But is Microsofts XR journey really over?

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

We can say the new cycle started with the announcement of the Apple Vision Pro , because that has been a disruptive moment for our market: Road To VR’s Ben Lang says that it has been the most important moment for virtual reality after Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus , and I agree. Apple has postponed indefinitely its plans.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 24, 2023

For me this is not a fortunate sentence: this is what Alex Kipman said about the HoloLens, a few weeks before the whole Microsoft Mixed Reality division was disbanded and he was fired from the company. In 2027, it should launch its first AR glasses for consumers, codenamed Artemis.

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Upload VR

MAY 25, 2024

In VR hardware news, LG and Meta's upcoming headset was reportedly delayed until 2027. Microsoft is bringing volumetric apps to Quest , Oculus Go owners are reporting errors with launching apps and the Quest v66 public test channel has been datamined. Here's our latest roundup with a few stories you may have missed.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This week, Microsofts HoloLens took another major hit , potentially securing the end of the mixed-reality headset in the future. However, and interestingly, the recent loss of the IVAS has seen Microsofts HoloLens division replaced by Palmer Luckeys start-up, Anduril, a firm focusing on defence technology.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And so if you follow the money and you follow the technology, what it leads to is-- I would have said that we were going to go completely phone-to-face in, say, 2025 to 2027. Oculus came up with a $300 VR headset that rivals anything in the market. And Oculus forces you to get Facebook to have Oculus.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And so if you follow the money and you follow the technology, what it leads to is-- I would have said that we were going to go completely phone-to-face in, say, 2025 to 2027. Oculus came up with a $300 VR headset that rivals anything in the market. And Oculus forces you to get Facebook to have Oculus.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2020

And so if you follow the money and you follow the technology, what it leads to is-- I would have said that we were going to go completely phone-to-face in, say, 2025 to 2027. Oculus came up with a $300 VR headset that rivals anything in the market. And Oculus forces you to get Facebook to have Oculus.

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