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Microsoft’s Meandering XR Strategy Could Lead to Another Zune Moment

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At least from the outside, it appears Microsoft isn’t actively competing for a seat at the XR table, which is fairly odd coming from a company that pioneered enterprise AR while simultaneously wrangling some of its top OEM partners to make a fleet of PC VR headsets for consumers in 2017. If Microsoft goes in half-cocked, maybe.

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Meta is Opening Quest’s Operating System to Third-party Headsets, Marking a Massive Shift in Strategy

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Meta also says it’s collaborating with Microsoft on a “limited-edition Quest” that’s “inspired by Xbox,” surely leaning into the partnership which brought the Xbox Cloud Gaming app to Meta’s existing headsets. Will the same thing happen with XR headsets?

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What is INTERPOL’s Metaverse Law Enforcement Strategy?

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INTERPOL recently unveiled its novel metaverse law enforcement strategy by allowing visitors to tour a digital twin of its General Secretariat headquarters in France, it announced in October. Cyber-enabled financial crimes have sharply increased throughout the global COVID-19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/y8mk7HkJsY.

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Microsoft Acquires Activision Blizzard for $69B to Play “key role” in Metaverse Development

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Microsoft announced it’s planning to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the studio will play a key role in the development of its future metaverse platforms. What is concrete however is company’s VR strategy, or lack thereof.

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‘Microsoft Flight Sim’ VR Update Arrives Next Week Alongside Real-Time Snow & Ice

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is having one hell of a month. This past week the game also took home the award for “Best Sim / Strategy 2020” at The Game Awards 2020. ” Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is available now via Steam and Xbox Games Pass for $59.99. ” Image Credit: Microsoft, Asobo Studio. .

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Qualcomm & Microsoft Partner on “custom AR chips” for Next-gen, Light-weight Glasses

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Today during Qualcomm’s CES 2022 press conference, the company announced a partnership with fellow tech-giant Microsoft which will involve “designing custom AR chips and integrating software platforms.” Qualcomm Technologies’ core XR strategy has always been delivering the most cutting-edge.

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Microsoft Is Discontinuing HoloLens 2, With No Replacement

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Microsoft confirmed to UploadVR that it told its customers and partners now is the last time to buy the device before stock runs out. With passthrough headsets still years out, and Magic Leap still focused on consumers, Microsoft dominated the enterprise AR market for years with HoloLens 2. HoloLens 2 production has ended.

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