Apple’s blended actuality headset has been delayed once more, report says

Apple‘s fabled mixed reality headset simply retains being pushed into the long run.

That is in keeping with analyst Ming-Chi Kuo(Opens in a new tab), who claims that the launch of the headset would possibly get pushed into the second half of 2023 on account of “software-related points.”

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The elements for the MR headset are nonetheless on scheduled to be mass shipped within the first half of 2023, Kuo tweeted. Nonetheless, given the postponed launch of the product itself, Apple will possible ship lower than 500,000 models subsequent yr, in keeping with Kuo.

It is unclear whether or not the delay will have an effect on the media occasion saying the MR headset, which Kuo beforehand estimated to be scheduled for January 2023.

We have been listening to about Apple’s MR headset for years. In January final yr, Bloomberg mentioned the launch possible won’t happen(Opens in a new tab) till the tip of 2022. Just a few months later, Kuo predicted a “mid-2022” launch for the machine, however that by no means materialized, and Apple did not even point out something about it at WWDC in June 2022.

As for what the MR headset will truly be like, Bloomberg claims that Apple is prone to first launch a high-end, expensive device, adopted by a less expensive one a number of years later. The pricier model – the one that can supposedly launch within the second half of 2023 – will reportedly come with Apple’s M2 chip,(Opens in a new tab) greater than 10 cameras (each inside and outside the machine), and really excessive decision shows.

It is price noting that reviews about Apple’s MR headset hold resurfacing every year, however the alleged launch date retains morphing right into a later one. Maybe 2023 is the yr when it lastly occurs, however we can’t be holding our breath.