Apple’s entry into VR is a ‘watershed moment,’ say top industry execs

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Apple’s mixed-reality headset debut marks a “watershed moment” for the industry, executives of some major players in the augmented and virtual reality space say

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, has staked its whole future on the idea that people will engage in virtual worlds through VR products like its Meta Quest line of headsets and Horizon Worlds VR social game, in a network of vast virtual worlds known as the “metaverse.”

Research group NPD Group told CNBC last December that sales of VR headsets in the U.S. declined 2% in 2022 from a year earlier, to $1.1 billion. It signifies how mixed reality is likely to have more viable use cases in the business-facing side of things, said Urho Konttori, chief technology officer of Finnish Varjo, in an emailed comment.

 

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