Apple plans to launch a mixed reality headset this year, Bloomberg reports. However, due to technical difficulties, the development of augmented reality (AR) glasses, which is planned to be more cost-effective, has been postponed indefinitely.
Apple’s AR glasses were expected to be introduced after the launch of the mixed reality headset, which combines elements of both augmented reality and virtual reality. However, according to Bloomberg’s news based on people he says are close to the subject, the company will not introduce AR glasses after the mixed reality headset is released this year. The planned date for this device will be 2024 or early 2025. So this year the company is expected to release at least one title, but other developments seem to have been put on hold for now.
The iPhone maker hasn’t been hiding its AR targets for years. Apple CEO Tim Cook states that the company is preparing for a great future in the field of AR, saying that it is a technology that is potentially as important as the iPhone and offers its developers a set of AR tools.
Apple has been integrating augmented reality into its devices for years. While the target release date of the AR/VR glasses continues to slip, it seems certain that the company will launch a much-talked mixed reality headset in 2023. While Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects an announcement event later this month, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman claims the company aims to unveil the device in the spring, ahead of its annual Developers Conference in June.
2023 looks set to be a year full of virtual reality titles we’ve been waiting for in 2022, including PlayStation VR 2 and Meta Quest 3. Apple has already revealed many AR moves that hint at what the mixed reality future might hold, and it has been taking an active stance on AR on its iPhones and iPads for years. Let’s see what kind of device Apple will reveal and when will it be introduced. We’ll wait and see…
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