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Windows VR Headset and Controller Bundles Launch This Holiday Starting at $400
Microsoft today announced that the company will be bundling its Windows VR headsets and motion controllers, and making them available for purchase this holiday season starting at $400. Revealed by Alex Kipman, HoloLens' chief inventor and technical lead, a "variety" of headsets...
Here’s 67 Apps and Companies Planning to Support Windows VR Headsets
Microsoft today announced a bevy of information regarding their upcoming Windows VR headset launch, which will see headsets from Acer, Dell, HP, and Lenovo coming this holiday season starting at $400. Revealed today by HoloLens chief inventor and project lead...
Microsoft Patents Wand-Like Augmented Reality Controller
Microsoft's HoloLens already has a physical input device, the HoloLens Clicker, but in a recently published patent, we may be getting a peek into what the company was initially planning before they decided to include each HoloLens with the...
Developer Offers First Look at Acer’s “Windows Mixed Reality” VR Headset Dev Kit
Software developer Shachar “Vice” Weis has described his first impressions of Acer's Windows Mixed Reality VR headset dev kit on his blog. His company, Packet39, makers of VR game Orbital Injection, recently received the Developer Edition headset made by...
HoloLens 2.0 to Put a Custom A.I. Chip at the Heart of Its On-board Processor
Microsoft has undoubtedly been working on the next version of HoloLens, the company's AR headset, but now we know a little more about what's going into the next iteration: a Microsoft-built custom AI chip designed to carry out low-latency...
‘Legion’ HoloLens Experience Coming to San Diego Comic-Con
FX TV series Legion (2017) is getting an immersive, mixed reality experience powered by Microsoft's HoloLens, and it's coming to this year's San Diego Comic-Con on July 20-23.
Sessions: The Legion Mixed Reality Experience will take fans into the headspace of show's protagonist David...
E3 2017 ‘Day 5’ Roundup: Phil Spencer on Xbox VR, ‘Space Junkies’ Hands-On, Android GameFace Adds...
As E3 2017 draws to a close, here’s our final roundup of news. Phil Spencer gives an enlightening interview with Giant Bomb, we go hands-on with Ubisoft’s new VR shooter Space Junkies, and try out the latest standalone VR...
Xbox Head Phil Spencer Clarifies Stance on VR for Xbox One X in Refreshingly Candid Interview
Microsoft’s E3 2017 presentation concentrated on the new Xbox One X console, but made no mention of VR. After dodging questions for the first few days following the presentation, Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox, gave his thoughts on the...
Microsoft on VR for Xbox One X: ‘PC is Where we’re focusing on [VR] this year’
Though the company initially proclaimed that the Xbox One X (formerly known as 'Project Scorpio') would feature VR support, at E3 this week Microsoft is distancing itself from that commitment. An official statement provided to Road to VR suggests...
Oculus Launch Title ‘Lucky’s Tale’ Getting Xbox One Version Apparently Without VR Support
At Microsoft's pre-E3 keynote today, we've seen plenty of non-VR games coming to the Xbox console family, now including XBox One X (formerly Project Scorpio). But with still no clue of possible VR support to come for the 4K console,...
Hands-on: Acer VR Headset for Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Platform
Thursday morning at Microsoft's Build conference, the company announced the opening of pre-orders for two new VR dev kits. Developers in the US and Canada can now pre-order the Acer ($299) and HP ($329) Mixed Reality headsets. Delivery of the headsets...
Microsoft is Building VR MMO for Xbox and PC, Job Listing Indicates
A job listing for a Senior Design Manager position on Microsoft's "Xbox Mixed Reality team" says that the company is "looking to build a massively social gaming and entertainment experience for both the PC and the console."
Starting with the...
Live Mixed Reality Demo Shows Seamless Cross-AR/VR Collaboration
At today’s Microsoft Build 2017 presentation, creators at Cirque du Soleil demonstrated a custom creative toolset on stage using HoloLens technology. The world-class theater production company says the tools can be used to greatly enhance and accelerate the set...
Microsoft: “Holiday 2017 is Going to be Phenomenal”, E3 to See More Mixed Reality Announcements
Microsoft Technical Fellow and chief inventor of HoloLens, Alex Kipman, took the stage today at Microsoft Build 2017 to show off a number of upcoming mixed reality hardware and software streaming out of the company and its partners. Among the announcements—including...
Microsoft Reveals Motion Controllers for Mixed Reality Headsets Coming This Holiday
Today Microsoft has unveiled their Windows Mixed Reality motion controllers. The controllers fill in a major gap in Microsoft’s strategy to become the "most complete platform across the broadest range of mixed reality devices and experiences."
While we expect to hear...