

But then, one of the executives leading HoloLens’ development, Alex Kipman, resigned after allegations of misconduct including inappropriate sexual behavior, leaving the division in flux. Microsoft pushed back on the HoloLens assertions. Early this year, Business Insider reported that Microsoft scrapped plans for the third generation of HoloLens in favor of partnering with Samsung on a new “mixed-reality” device. Windows Mixed Reality platform, Microsoft’s software foundation built into Windows 10 to support VR headsets, never quite took off in the way the company hoped. Microsoft’s team-up with Meta comes as the former dials back its internal VR and AR hardware projects, including HoloLens. But Nadella hinted that additional features might arrive down the line.
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“We’ve been thinking about how to bring the power of Microsoft 365 and Windows 365 to 3D spaces to really help drive productivity and enable you to create, communicate and collaborate in completely new ways.”Īs for Xbox Cloud Gaming, on the Quest, it’ll stream games to a 2D VR screen, supporting existing Xbox controllers.
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“You have a new way to securely stream the entire Windows experience, including all the personalized app content settings to your VR device with the full power ” Nadella said. The Verge’s Tom Warren notes that these aren’t full-blown versions of apps designed for VR, importantly They’re Progressive Web Apps, rather. On the Windows end, Nadella said that Microsoft 365 will come to Quest in a way that lets users interact with content from productivity apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

“Now, you can connect, share and collaborate as though you are together in person,” Nadella added. Horizon Workrooms, Meta’s VR space for collaboration, will connect with Teams, he added - allowing people to join a Teams meeting directly from Workrooms. “We’re bringing the Microsoft Teams immersive meeting experience to Meta Quest in order to give people new ways to connect with each other,” Nadella said, noting that custom avatars will eventually come to the experience.
