It’s already been a big year for VR: the PlayStation VR 2 headset added tethered VR gaming to Sony’s PS5; Meta’s upgraded standalone Quest 3 headset arrives this fall; and Apple’s first mixed reality device, also standalone, is coming next year.
Samsung, Google and Qualcomm also have some sort of mixed reality platform in the works. Samsung made a drive-by announcement of it at its winter Unpacked event. It was again mentioned briefly at Google’s I/O developer conference. But we really don’t know much more right now other than these three companies are collaborating on it. Going by the last mention of it at Google I/O, more information is expected by the end of the year. Will Samsung mention more at its next Unpacked event this week? It’s unclear, but even if it is invoked, expect an aura of mystery to continue.
While I’ve wondered about this mystery platform before, after trying Apple’s Vision Pro, I’m more convinced Samsung, Google and Qualcomm may take a different approach. In particular, I expect the focus will be on an area Apple almost completely avoided with the Vision Pro: phones.
Article source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/samsungs-mixed-reality-may-differ-from-apple-in-1-big-way/#ftag=CADe34d7bf