Microsoft is discontinuing its HoloLens headsets

Microsoft has ended accumulation of its HoloLens 2 headsets, with nary motion of a replacement ahead. UploadVR reports that HoloLens 2 volition inactive get “updates to code captious information issues and bundle regressions” until the extremity of 2027, but accumulation of the headsets has present ended.

The archetypal HoloLens headset volition reportedly extremity accumulation connected December 10th, too. Microsoft primitively unveiled its HoloLens headset successful 2015, promising the augmented world goggles would powerfulness the aboriginal of virtual worlds. Microsoft past followed up with the HoloLens 2 successful 2019 with a wider tract of view, oculus tracking, and much almighty specs.

Microsoft’s struggles with HoloLens person been evident implicit the past 2 years. Former HoloLens boss Alex Kipman departed the company successful 2022 following misconduct allegations. Microsoft past changed its “hardware portfolio” successful January 2023 amid layoffs that impacted its devices teams. Employees connected the HoloLens 2 squad were besides impacted by additional Microsoft layoffs earlier this year.

Microsoft has present teamed up with Anduril Industries, the subject tech institution started by Oculus VR laminitis Palmer Luckey, to amended its IVAS mixed-reality headsets utilized by the US Army. Microsoft’s archetypal IVAS headset, based connected HoloLens technology, archetypal went into trials successful 2021 and includes integrated thermal and night-vision imaging sensors successful a heads-up display.

The US Army antecedently said it plans to spend up to $21.9 cardinal implicit the 10-year IVAS task contract, and Microsoft has been moving to close issues with the IVAS headset successful caller years, with further tests scheduled for aboriginal 2025.