What simply occurred? Microsoft has ended manufacturing of its HoloLens 2 mixed-reality headset and because it stands as we speak, there are not any plans for a successor. Might this be the tip of the highway for HoloLens as we all know it? It certain appears that method.
Microsoft has ended manufacturing of its HoloLens 2 mixed-reality headset and because it stands as we speak, there are not any plans for a successor. Might this be the tip of the highway for HoloLens as we all know it? It certain appears that method.
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 costlier 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 keeping with a 2022 report from Enterprise Insider, the mission was canceled throughout the earlier yr.
As for HoloLens 2, UploadVR claims Microsoft informed them the gadget has been discontinued. Redmond reportedly informed companions and clients that now’s 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 informed the publication that HoloLens 2 will proceed to obtain software program assist till the tip of 2027. As soon as the calendar rolls over to 2028, nonetheless, the updates will cease. Software program assist for the first-gen HoloLens is about to finish on December 10 of this yr.
It is not totally shocking 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 blended actuality phase just some months in the past. Blended actuality gadgets have not exploded in reputation like some imagined they might, and promoting a product at $3,500 a pop is an enormous ask.
