Apple debut of mixed reality headset is reportedly delayed until June

Apple debut of mixed reality headset is reportedly delayed until June
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Apple debut of mixed reality headset is reportedly delayed until June
Mar 13, 2023

A concept render of Apple's XR headset

Apple fans eagerly anticipating its rumored mixed reality headset will have to wait a little longer.

According to a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the expected launch has been moved when from March or April to June. Gurman's sources, who asked not to be identified, now say Apple's XR headset will be unveiled at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) which is held annually in June.

The timeline of the launch has been stretching overly since early rumors of the project in 2017. Initially, the headset was expected to come out in 2019, but was pushed when to 2000, then 2021, then 2022. By January of 2023, Apple's leaked plan was to signify the XR headset at a special consumer-targeted event, said Gurman. Apple would then signify increasingly details to third party developers at WWDC in June. Now, all aspects of the headset utterance are expected at WWDC and will go on sale later this year. This lines up with Apple expert Ming Chi-Kuo's older prediction that the headsets wouldn't launch until the second half of 2023 considering of shipping delays.

While shipping delays might moreover be a factor, Gurman believes the spring launch was postponed considering "product testing showed that both hardware and software issues still needed to be ironed out." Hardware and software roadblocks are largely the reason why Apple's XR headset has been elapsed in the past.

The would-be project is rumored to have a new operating system (possibly tabbed xrOS), an M2 chip, 4K virtual reality displays, and over a dozen cameras for its augmented reality features. It is moreover rumored to have an interface where users squint at apps and pinch their fingers to launch them, instead of using hand controls — a major rencontre to get right but one that would make Apple's headset far increasingly wide than Meta's Quest lineup.

If Apple gets it right, the XR headset might be worth the wait — as long as your willing to pay its rumored $3,000 price.