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Microsoft HoloLens 2 Receives Final Major Update This week, Microsoft announced the final opportunity to purchase HoloLens 2 before its discontinuation in December. While the device will continue receiving minor security and stability updates until 2027, this most recent update is the final major update.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.26): WMR gets discontinued, Meta to showcase an impressive AR prototype, and more!

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You can access it at this link: [link] ) Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft kills Windows Mixed Reality Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the Windows Mixed Reality platform , the one of the WMR headsets by Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung which were the first to introduce inside-out tracking in the VR ecosystem.

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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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Or maybe “relaxed” is not the right word to use, considering the little drama on Microsoft’s headsets. Top news of the week (Image by HP) Microsoft officially drops support for its Mixed Reality headsets Microsoft has just released the infamous Windows 11, version 24H2 update. I think this speaks a lot.

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ICYMI This Week: Sweet Surrender, Tank Arena, Unknown Lands & More

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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. Searching for this week's biggest VR news? Other Updates After some more updates?

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The XR Week Peek (2023.10.11): Meta Quest 3 ships now, a cheaper model may come in 2024… and more!

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And a Vision Pro 2 wouldn’t be shipped until 2027. So a Vision Pro 2 in 2027 seems to me the most logical option , instead of a downgrade of an original plan. Sony’s entertainment assets have huge potential in the metaverse area.” I’m honestly finding this report a bit too pessimistic.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.07.24): Apple opens applications for Vision Pro devkits, Meta may stop the production of Quest Pro, and more!

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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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Trends and predictions for XR in 2024

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Meta may have a prototype to show this year, but the first release of a product is rumored for 2027. Tethered VR will stay as a niche Hero view of PSVR 2 (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) Tethered VR has been superseded by standalone VR: there are many more standalone VR users than PC VR ones.

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