Microsoft VR
Microsoft Releases Initial Azure Cloud Rendering Support for Quest 2 & Quest Pro
Microsoft announced it's released a public preview of Azure Remote Rendering support for Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro, something that promises to allow devs to render complex 3D content in the cloud and stream it to those VR...
Microsoft’s Meandering XR Strategy Could Lead to Another Zune Moment
At least from the outside, it appears Microsoft isn't actively competing for a seat at the XR table, which is fairly odd coming from a company that pioneered enterprise AR while simultaneously wrangling some of its top OEM partners...
Microsoft’s Metaverse Ambitions Grow as Teams Platform to Include 3D Avatars & Immersive XR Meetings
Microsoft is making a strong bid to bolster its version of the metaverse as it looks to roll out 3D avatars and immersive meetings for its Microsoft Teams communication platform.
You might define the metaverse as essentially an immersive internet where...
Microsoft’s VR Maker Tool ‘SharePoint Spaces’ to Launch in First Half of 2020
Back at Microsoft's annual SharePoint Virtual Summit in May 2018, the company announced it was getting ready to ship a new VR maker tool set called Spaces for SharePoint, the web-based collaborative platform for enterprise customers. Now, Microsoft says Spaces...
Microsoft Aims to Improve VR for Users with Vision Problems
Microsoft researchers have created a tool that could make VR more accessible to users with impaired vision.
Called SeeingVR, the tool kit is designed to address a problem that affects users with low vision, or vision that can't be corrected by...
Microsoft Affirms No Plans for VR on Xbox Consoles
Back at E3 2016, Microsoft's Head of Xbox Phil Spencer announced on stage that the Xbox One X (then 'Project Scorpio') would become the industry's next VR-compatible console, positioning the platform to compete with Sony's PSVR with what Spencer...
Microsoft Releases Free Preview For ‘Remote Assist’ & ‘Layout’ Enterprise AR/VR Apps
Microsoft appears to be seeing strong traction with HoloLens in the enterprise space, and the company continues to expand its "Mixed Reality" platform in that sector, promising businesses time and money savings. Two new applications to address this, Remote...
Report: Samsung & Microsoft Boost “MR” Partnership, Samsung Builds Wireless AR/VR Headset
Samsung appears to be making a strategic partnership with Microsoft as it produces what Korean Times reports is a "powerful cordless headset that supports both augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR)." The headset is said to make use...
Microsoft Joins OpenXR, Becoming a Decisive Backer in the Open, Royalty-free VR/AR Standard
Khronos Group, the consortium behind the OpenXR project which aims to standardize the way applications communicate with AR and VR headsets, just added Microsoft to its ranks. Among its count of members, the OpenXR working group consisted of nearly every major player...
Update: Steam Support for Windows VR Headsets to Arrive Before End of Year
Microsoft's Windows VR headsets (branded as 'Mixed Reality') are nearly ready to ship, coming alongside the launch of Windows Fall Creators Update in mid-October. Announced today at Microsoft's Windows Mixed Reality event, the company says a "preview" of SteamVR...
SteamVR Will Support Windows VR Headsets
Microsoft today announced that Windows VR headsets will be able to play SteamVR content.
Microsoft is working toward the launch of consumer Windows VR headsets coming this holiday, and today co-announced with Valve that the headsets will support SteamVR content.
“The...
“Future Halo experiences” Coming to Windows VR Headsets, Microsoft Says
Microsoft today announced that 343 Industries, the studio tasked with overseeing the Halo franchise, will be creating Halo-themed experiences for the company's lineup of VR headsets.
The information, revealed by HoloLens' chief inventor and 'Mixed Reality' project lead Alex Kipman, comes alongside the...
‘Mixed Reality Ultra PCs’ Will Run Windows VR Headsets With Higher Refresh Rates & Better Graphics
Microsoft is planning to divvy up so-called 'Mixed Reality PCs' into two categories, standard and Ultra. PCs meeting the higher specification will be designated 'Ultra' and will run Windows VR headsets at higher framerates and with better graphics.
Microsoft is...
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...




















