Microsoft may have pulled the plug on its Windows Mixed Reality VR platform at the end of 2023, but the company continues to invest in other VR platforms with yet another new announcement. The ...

But Microsoft isn’t waiting to throw in the towel on its VR and AR efforts. The Windows Mixed Reality platform is being officially depreciated — that is, no longer actively developed — as of ...

Microsoft first unveiled Windows Mixed Reality back in 2017 as its attempt to compete with rivals in the VR space, like HTC and Oculus (which is now owned by Meta.) ...

But in 2023, Microsoft made a surprising move. They scaled back their AR ambitions, effectively putting their mixed reality (MR) business on hold.

Windows Mixed Reality served as a portal to games, apps, and other experiences within the VR space. In addition to the Microsoft HoloLens, other companies, including Acer, Dell, Lenovo, Asus, HP ...

While Windows Mixed Reality is on the way out, Microsoft has not abandoned virtual reality. In fact, the company shipped several of its most popular apps to Meta Quest 3 earlier this month.

Microsoft has made the decision to ditch its Windows Mixed Reality, which is a shock to the tech community. Here is everything you need to know as to why.

Microsoft is laying off employees working on mixed reality as part of a restructuring of the division, CNBC has reported. The company will continue to sell the HoloLens 2 augmented reality (AR ...

Microsoft, meanwhile, has been pushing its apps toward the Meta Quest headset for a few years. It’s an exciting amount of potential competition for the mixed reality space — if any of these ...

AltspaceVR, a virtual reality social platform acquired by Microsoft Corp. in 2017, is shutting down as part broad restructuring that saw Microsoft announce last week that it’s laying off 10,000 ...

Microsoft is planning to discontinue its mixed reality HoloLens 2 headsets, according to a report from UploadVR. Production on the HoloLens 2 is ending, and sales will cease when stock runs out.

Microsoft's layoff of 10,000 employees may pause the company's HoloLens and headset-based projects, with the entire teams working on mixed reality and virtual reality products decimated by the HR axe.