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Windows MR is alive again, thanks to one Microsoft engineer
By Cale Hunt published
Hardware Expected to arrive in Fall 2025, a new driver created by a Microsoft engineer will bridge Windows Mixed Reality headsets and SteamVR for continued use.

Looking back at Windows Mixed Reality, the VR we hardly knew
By Cale Hunt published
Microsoft @ 50 Windows Mixed Reality didn't make it to its 10th anniversary, but it made a significant splash in the VR world during its limited run.

OPINION: These XREAL holographic glasses are amazing. XREAL would be even more amazing with a Windows Mixed Reality partnership.
By Jez Corden published
WMR 🙏 XREAL Windows Mixed Reality should come back from the dead.

Microsoft just killed Windows Mixed Reality but the company's VR vision lives on thanks to a surprising savior in Meta Quest
By Sean Endicott published
Dead but not gone Microsoft recently announced the deprecation of Windows Mixed Reality. While that platform is on the way out, Microsoft will continue to support VR through Meta Quest.

Microsoft is killing its Windows VR platform — announces deprecation of 'Windows Mixed Reality'
By Zac Bowden published
RIP Microsoft has added Windows Mixed Reality to the list of features it is deprecating in Windows, and will be removed from a future version of the OS.

These reported PSVR 2 sales figures prove that Xbox was right to skip VR
By Jez Corden published
Xbox VRn't A new report suggests that Sony's PlayStation VR 2 has struggled to reach above 300,000 units, in what comes as something of a vindication for Xbox's ambivalence towards the tech.

Microsoft has laid off entire teams behind Virtual, Mixed Reality, and HoloLens
By Jez Corden last updated
More layoffs In the latest update on the massive Microsoft layoffs, it seems Redmond has gutted the teams behind HoloLens and Mixed Reality.

Best desktop PCs for VR 2022
By Cale Hunt last updated
The HP Omen 45L, with its powerful hardware and stylish case, is the best desktop for VR. There are, however, a bunch of other options that you might be interested in based on budget and design.

A new report calls out Alex Kipman and other Microsoft execs for 'verbal abuse and sexual harassment'
By Daniel Rubino published
In a new article from Insider, ‘golden boy’ executives at Microsoft are accused of bad behavior, with few repercussions.

Apple once used Windows VR headsets as proof of concept for its board members
By Sean Endicott published
Apple reportedly used Windows virtual reality headsets to illustrate the concept of VR to its board members in 2016, including former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and then–Disney CEO Bob Iger.
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