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Microsoft making 40k hololens for army test.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/02/11/the-army-wants-to-buy-40000-mixed-reality-goggles/

Microvision supplies key parts.

Yesterday epic games also announced hololens 2 support
https://www.onmsft.com/news/epics-popular-unreal-engine-now-supports-xbox-series-x-and-hololens-2

Finally...
Microsoft to announce an entirely new product based on pico laser projector and laser depth scanners.

https://theflighter.com/xbox-project-osiris-projector/
https://www.patentlymobile.com/2020/01/microsoft-won-a-patent-for-a-smart-speaker-system-that-includes-a-pico-projector-to-support-3d-skype-conferencing.html

This is FUTURE SHIT HERE.

Think about putting an object on the table and this device maps it out in 3D...all of this using microvision tech..and then displays it in 3D to recipients wearing hololens 2 displays via AR.

How will AR be used for gaming?

Imagine the use the TV screen for a majority of the action but on your hololens is the HUD.
To reload your weapon, you actually look down and use your hands and gesture controller to reload your gun.

Halo next gen
Minecraft AR
Age of Empires 4
Etc

>>18910510
Nintendo VR and AR: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/17/18411200/nintendo-switch-labo-vr-director-tsubasa-sakaguchi

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/71818/nintendo-switch-may-get-dedicated-vr-ar-mixed-reality-headset/amp.html

https://gamedaily.biz/article/1501/nintendo-is-looking-into-ar-development

Sony VR:
https://uploadvr.com/psvr-2-everything-we-know/

https://www.techradar.com/news/playstation-vr-2-release-date-price-news-and-rumors

Microsoft: as of today. No confirmed VR or AR. If announced, would be tomorrow.

They have been working on this for 5 FUCKING YEARS!

Watch this: https://youtu.be/xgakdcEzVwg

If they announce minecraft+holo lens....we arent just going to the moon....We are going to be mining helium from the core of jupiter to power our fusion reactors that power our quantum computers to mine bitcoins very soon.

General AR/VR info:
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-moving-windows-mixed-reality-vrar-towards-consumers

Interesting ideas on their direction
https://www.roadtovr.com/microsoft-virtual-reality-floor-mat-patent-xbox-vr-headset/