Microsoft is killing off HoloLens 2

Microsoft is discontinuing production of its HoloLens 2 headset, in accordance a report from UploadVR. The corporate has no plans for a follow-up machine, telling clients this would be the final probability to buy the headset earlier than inventory runs out. At launch, it was marketed as a tool for enterprise shoppers, so it by no means actually entered the mass market. The transfer isn’t that shocking, contemplating Microsoft scrapped plans for a HoloLens 3 headset again in 2022. We’re ready for the official line from the corporate.

It’s not precisely indicative of a loss of life knell for VR and AR, although. Apple’s Imaginative and prescient Professional isn’t but a 12 months previous, whereas and have each introduced new glasses {hardware} within the final month. Nevertheless, these final two corporations’ tackle AR are considerably smaller (and lighter) than the HoloLens — if not precisely refined.

— Mat Smith

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