What simply occurred? Microsoft has ended manufacturing of its HoloLens 2 mixed-reality headset and because it stands at present, there aren’t any plans for a successor. May this be the top of the highway for HoloLens as we all know it? It certain appears that means.
Microsoft has ended manufacturing of its HoloLens 2 mixed-reality headset and because it stands at present, there aren’t any plans for a successor. May this be the top of the highway for HoloLens as we all know it? It certain appears that means.
Microsoft introduced its second-gen visor in early 2019 as a direct successor to the unique HoloLens. It boasted quite a few enhancements over the primary mannequin, however was additionally dearer at $3,500. Regardless of its value, Microsoft was able to dominate the enterprise market however only one month after HoloLens 2 launched, rival Magic Leap shifted its focus to go after the identical set of enterprise clients.
A third model of HoloLens was within the pipeline however in line with a 2022 report from Enterprise Insider, the undertaking was canceled in the course of the earlier yr.
As for HoloLens 2, UploadVR claims Microsoft instructed them the gadget has been discontinued. Redmond reportedly instructed companions and clients that now could be the ultimate alternative to purchase the {hardware}. As soon as present stock is depleted, that’ll be it. Microsoft stopped manufacturing the unique HoloLens in 2018, roughly three years after launch.
An organization spokesperson instructed the publication that HoloLens 2 will proceed to obtain software program help till the top of 2027. As soon as the calendar rolls over to 2028, nonetheless, the updates will cease. Software program help for the first-gen HoloLens is about to finish on December 10 of this yr.
It is not totally stunning to be taught that Microsoft is halting HoloLens 2 manufacturing. The {hardware} is nearly 5 years at this level, the division’s chief left in 2022, and Microsoft made cuts to its combined actuality phase just some months in the past. Blended actuality units have not exploded in reputation like some imagined they might, and promoting a product at $3,500 a pop is a giant ask.
