In keeping with a report from Korean tech outlet The Elec, Microsoft has contracted Samsung to provide micro OLED show panels for what’s described as “next-generation combined actuality gadgets.”
Citing business sources, the report maintains the order may attain into the “lots of of 1000’s” of micro OLED shows, with such a Microsoft XR system reportedly slated to reach as early as 2026.
In contrast to Meta’s present line of Quest headsets, the alleged Microsoft headset will probably be used for “having fun with or watching content material similar to video games or films moderately than the metaverse,” the report maintains (machine translated from Korean), doubtlessly placing it in competitors with Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional.
Since Microsoft’s abandonment of its WMR platform late final yr and ongoing stagnation round its HoloLens AR platform, the corporate has principally focused on smaller XR software program initiatives.
In January 2024, the corporate launched help for 3D and VR meetings in Mesh, its immersive chatting platform. The corporate later introduced at its Construct developer convention in Might it was bringing Windows Volumetric apps to Quest.
Because the launch of Imaginative and prescient Professional earlier this yr nevertheless, competing—or a minimum of making ready to compete—with Apple appears to be the order of the day.
Samsung and Google confirmed in July their forthcoming “XR platform” will probably be introduced someday this yr. The ‘platform’, which is considered {hardware} constructed by Samsung and an Android XR working system constructed by Google, was beforehand reportedly delayed in effort to raised compete with Imaginative and prescient Professional.
Meta can also be apparently seeking to compete with Imaginative and prescient Professional, with a device reported to arrive sometime in 2027.
Due to Brad ‘SadlyItsBradley‘ Lynch for pointing us to the information.
