Microsoft has reportedly struck a deal with Samsung for OLED panels that could power a new line of mixed reality headsets. Korean outlet The Elec reported earlier this week that the partnership is still in its very early stages, with mass production not started until 2026. A source told the outlet the order could be for “hundreds of thousands” of units and that the device would be focused on watching flatscreen gaming and video content, not “metaverse” engagement.
As Road to VR notes, the rumored device sounds like a competitor to Apple’s Vision Pro, which aims to be a large floating flat screen rather than a more complicated augmented or virtual reality system. Microsoft previously tried the latter with its HoloLens AR headset and its Windows Mixed Reality line of VR headsets, but it downsized its HoloLens team and discontinued Windows Mixed Reality last year.