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If this is true, it is a true bummer, because the next-gen AR glasses, codenamed Artemis, are only going to be built in 2027. Then the Vision Pro beta for the Unity game engine has not been distributed yet, so many Unity developers can’t build applications for the Vision Pro, yet.
1, 2027 for commercial customers, Windows Mixed Reality will no longer be available for download via the Mixed Reality Portal app, Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR, and Steam VR beta, and Microsoft will discontinue support.” And that “ As of Nov. 1, 2026 for consumers and Nov.
Due to these variables, the augmented reality market is set to reach a value of $502 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 62.7%, according to Research and Markets. Unity AR Foundation is a helpful framework for cross-platform augmented reality app development.
Moreover, the report mainly analyses how macro and technology trends impact jobs, skill sets, and transformation strategies across the 2023-2027 timeframe. However, according to the WEF, the skill is set as the third most important in many company training strategies from now until 2027. million workers across 27 industry verticals.
Analysts predict that more than 16 million industrial XR devices will ship in 2027 at current adoption rates. Along with NVIDIA, Unity and Epic Games, the world’s largest gaming engines, have also joined efforts to build the industrial metaverse.
Varjo’s solution also allows organizations to support collaborative XR experiences, and manage and share Unity and Unreal engine builds through an intuitive UI. LandVault Committed to building intuitive metaverse experiences for business leaders, LandVault is an end-to-end metaverse solutions provider.
For people who couldn’t realize their creativity in a sandbox or walled-garden — platforms like Unreal and Unity enable the creation of real-time, immersive worlds that simulate reality. is a good example of something that probably never would have been funded by a traditional game publisher. Image from Unreal Engine 5.1
The AR glasses that, according to rumors, Apple was thinking of releasing in 2027 were postponed indefinitely some months ago: I wonder if Orion will entice Apple to put this program back on track… More info Meta releases its new Avatars Meta announced a new design of its avatars at the latest Connect.
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. Because of these problems and the delays, a cheaper version of the Vision Pro, which was expected for 2025, may have been canceled.
Meta may have a prototype to show this year, but the first release of a product is rumored for 2027. When I tried to use ChatGPT to create Unity scripts, it managed to write something good, but often I had to correct it. Consumer AR glasses are not here, and won’t be for many years because the technology is simply not ready.
The reality turned out to be pretty different, with Meta forecasting its first AR glasses in 2027 , and they will be for sure a product for enthusiasts, so mainstream adoption will still need various years to happen. licensing).
In 2027, it should launch its first AR glasses for consumers, codenamed Artemis. Meta is reported to launch a devkit of AR glasses, codenamed Orion, in 2024.
Aside from partnering with companies like Unity on software development solutions, Microsoft joined forces with Meta in 2023 to create an Xbox Cloud Gaming system for Quest devices. It seems like Microsoft is doubling down on its efforts to become a software provider for other XR vendors its just taking a different path.
More info (Meta Reality Labs financial results — Upload VR) More info (Meta Reality Labs financial results — Yahoo) The cheaper Apple Vision Pro may have been delayed beyond 2027 The Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has just reported that Apple may have delayed the release of the cheaper Apple Vision headset beyond 2027.
Twelve months ago I put a prediction on LinkedIn saying that I thought -- based on some of the things that we're seeing coming out of Unity -- that Unity was going to go public within the next 12 months. That was a year ago. Sequoia put $5-million into them at a $6.4-billion billion valuation back in December last year.
Twelve months ago I put a prediction on LinkedIn saying that I thought -- based on some of the things that we're seeing coming out of Unity -- that Unity was going to go public within the next 12 months. That was a year ago. Sequoia put $5-million into them at a $6.4-billion billion valuation back in December last year.
Twelve months ago I put a prediction on LinkedIn saying that I thought -- based on some of the things that we're seeing coming out of Unity -- that Unity was going to go public within the next 12 months. That was a year ago. Sequoia put $5-million into them at a $6.4-billion billion valuation back in December last year.
But this may need at least one year to happen, so its again 2026-2027. And by the way, a similar destiny regards Orion: rumors say that a commercial version of a downgraded version of Orion may happen around 2026-2027. May 2027 be the year of XR? We have many unknowns in front of us.
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