Many companies in the world of technology continue their steps towards the metaverse, which continues to be popular without slowing down and is defined as the ‘future of the internet’. One of the companies that announced that it would make a move in this regard was Taiwan-based HTC, which was one of the leading names in the smartphone industry for a while.
The giant company, whose name we have not heard much about smartphones in recent years, has made important statements in the past months. In these news, which we shared with you, it was stated that HTC is planning to launch a metaverse-focused phone in the near future. However, the new statements showed that the release of this phone was delayed.
postponed due to COVID-19
In the company’s statements on social media, it was announced that the metaverse-oriented device was delayed. In previous statements, it was stated that the phone will be introduced last April. However, this did not happen and the highly anticipated phone could not make its debut.
This postponement in the company’s statements; He cited issues such as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply chains. Taiwan, where HTC is headquartered, has been having a hard time with COVID lately. According to Reuters, the country, which recorded only 15,000 cases in the whole of 2021, is now facing 80,000 cases per day.
It should be added that there is no detailed information about the metaverse phone, which is stated to be the first flagship device of the giant company in about four years, yet. However, it is among the rumors that the device may offer support for augmented and virtual reality applications. It is also stated that the phone can support a virtual reality device called HTC Vive Flow VR.
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