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Microsoft announced new support for the Presidential AI Challenge, including free AI tools and training, but its stock fell over 2.5% despite a strong analyst rating and a 26.46% rally in the past year, amid efforts to boost goodwill following recent layoffs and colleague's death. The company also revived its Windows Mixed Reality headset with new SteamVR compatibility.
Microsoft is shutting down its Windows Mixed Reality platform, including the software, app, and Steam VR app, as indicated by an official list of deprecated Windows features. The platform, which aimed to compete with HTC and Oculus in the VR space, will be "removed in a future release of Windows." However, this move does not affect Microsoft's enterprise-focused HoloLens 2, which received upgrades and is being tested by the Army. Microsoft has also halted development on the HoloLens 3 and made cuts in its VR division, but it remains committed to HoloLens and is developing the Mesh app for virtual meetings.
Microsoft has announced that it is discontinuing Windows Mixed Reality, including the Mixed Reality Portal app and Windows Mixed Reality for Steam VR. The company first introduced the platform in 2017 to compete with VR rivals like HTC and Oculus. While the enterprise-focused HoloLens 2 remains unaffected, Microsoft has been downsizing its VR division, with the departure of HoloLens boss Alex Kipman and job cuts. However, the company continues to explore other applications of VR, such as its Microsoft Mesh app and partnerships with Meta for Office apps and Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Microsoft has announced the deprecation of Windows Mixed Reality, signaling the end of the Windows-based VR ecosystem. However, Microsoft's VR vision will continue on Meta Quest and Meta's VR platform. The company has recently launched Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Meta Quest, as well as Xbox Cloud Gaming (beta) on the headsets. While Microsoft's VR ambitions may not have materialized as initially envisioned, the company is leveraging Meta's VR ecosystem to bring its apps and services to users without the need to maintain its own VR platform.
Microsoft is discontinuing its Windows Mixed Reality (MR) PC VR platform, which failed to gain widespread adoption among PC VR gamers. The MR headsets, which were actually VR-only, had limited tracking quality and less ergonomic controllers compared to competitors like Oculus Quest. The low price and versatility of Quest headsets made them the preferred choice for buyers. Microsoft's official deprecation notice states that Windows Mixed Reality will be removed in a future release of Windows, as the company shifts its XR focus to a software-based partnership with Meta.
Microsoft has announced the deprecation of its Windows Mixed Reality platform, including support for Windows Mixed Reality devices and SteamVR. The company's attempt at building a VR ecosystem for Windows PCs has been mostly inactive for years, with no new VR headsets released by OEMs. Even the HoloLens product, Microsoft's only surviving "Windows Mixed Reality" device, has faced challenges. This move indicates that Microsoft is abandoning its VR venture, with no plans for a true successor to HoloLens and no interest in VR from Xbox.