Apple's VR/AR headset shipments delayed to second half of 2023: Kuo - Mobilescout.com

Apple was rumored to merchandise its first-ever AR/VR headset sometime during aboriginal 2023 but a caller leak suggests determination volition beryllium immoderate delays. Ming-Chi Kuo, a well-known marketplace probe analyst, has claimed Apple's VR/AR headset merchandise whitethorn get delayed until the 2nd fractional of 2023. He shared the latest spot of accusation done his authoritative Twitter account.

Kuo has cited unspecified software-related issues arsenic the crushed down the delay. The wide shipment of components is expected to statesman successful the aboriginal fractional of 2023. As for the afloat assembled AR/VR headsets, wide shipments are said to statesman successful the 2nd fractional of the year. The delayed merchandise is expected to hap adjacent if the Cupertino-based tech elephantine ends up making an authoritative announcement aboriginal adjacent year.

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It inactive needs to beryllium determined whether the media lawsuit docket (previously estimated successful January 2023) volition besides delay, but usually, if the clip framework betwixt the media lawsuit and extremity merchandise wide shipment is excessively long, it's detrimental to promotion and sales.

The nonstop details of bundle issues affecting the product's merchandise are presently unknown. However, it is not astonishing to spot Apple moving into specified issues. This is the archetypal clip the institution is moving connected virtual world and augmented reality-related worldly astatine specified a large scale. We cognize however committed Apple is to releasing products and services that are well-polished and enactment arsenic smoothly arsenic possible.

A caller study besides revealed Apple's plans to rename its mixed-reality level to xrOS. The operating strategy was archetypal rumored to beryllium called realityOS but is present expected to merchandise nether a caller name. The "XR" successful the sanction xrOS is said to basal for Extended Reality. However, Apple has not taken a last determination yet and could extremity up picking immoderate of the 2 names.