Some reports that emerged in the past days said that the 3rd version of HoloLens VR headsets, which is under development under Microsoft, may have been canceled. Thereupon, the company clarified the issue with its statement. Here are the details…
Microsoft’s mixed reality dreams hit a dead end
Microsoft employees were divided over mixed reality. While waiting for HoloLens 3, employees were separated into software and hardware.
Microsoft clarifies HoloLens 3
The first official announcement was made by Microsoft after a report earlier this week revealed that the HoloLens 3 may have been canceled. The company said the HoloLens was great and the program continued to work without any issues.
Even though the news before the company’s announcement said that Microsoft has shelved its HoloLens 3 plans in recent months and that this may be the end of the road for titles, some leaks shared later actually show that there is a partnership with Samsung in the VR field and the situation is not so negative. had laid before him.
However, Microsoft has signed a contract to manufacture HoloLens headsets for the US Army, with a 10-year budget of up to $21.88 billion. This developed system is expected to use augmented reality and machine learning to provide a mixed reality training environment. But the company is said to be well behind schedule.
In addition, Microsoft employees are said to have grouped on two different opinions due to this issue. Some of the employees argue that the company should continue to manufacture the hardware. Others think that the focus should be on software and the Metadatabase.
A senior Microsoft employee named Alex Kipman responded to the comments on social media with the following words:
Don’t believe what you read on the internet. HoloLens is doing great. If you search the internet about the subject in question, they also said that we canceled the HoloLens 2 at the time. Last time I checked, we had successfully completed this project.
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