The big picture: Despite ongoing efforts by Meta, Valve, Apple, Sony, and Samsung, virtual reality and mixed reality have struggled to achieve mainstream acceptance. Now, Microsoft has given up on the ...

In a surprising move, Microsoft has decided to quietly withdraw its support for Windows Mixed Reality for the Windows Operating System. The software major revealed this development in a recent blog ...

Microsoft's misnomered virtual reality initiative, Windows Mixed Reality (WMR), is being revived by a lone Microsoft employee. In a post on the WindowsMR subreddit, user mbucchia — a current Microsoft ...

Microsoft plans to remove Windows Mixed Reality from its operating system. The deprecation includes the Mixed Reality Portal app as well as Windows Mixed Reality for Steam VR. Microsoft didn't say ...

Microsoft will be removing Windows Mixed Reality in a future operating system update. The decision includes the Mixed Reality Portal app, Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR, and Steam VR Beta. Mixed ...

Windows Mixed Reality is heading to a farm upstate. Microsoft is shutting down the platform, according to an official list of deprecated Windows features. This includes the garden variety Windows ...

Despite being "the next big thing" for going on a decade, virtual reality just can't get a foothold. Microsoft has just announced the end of the line for its take on VR. Effective immediately, ...

Microsoft Corporation MSFT has put a halt to its Windows’ mixed reality’ feature – a unique blend of augmented and virtual reality technologies. What Happened: The feature, which was introduced ...

Microsoft has announced the deprecation of Windows Mixed Reality, its virtual reality platform launched in 2017 to compete with the likes of HTC Vive and Oculus (now owned by Meta). This means that ...

Microsoft will be closing the door on Windows Mixed Reality. The program was launched in 2017 as a division to develop mixed and virtual reality for the Windows 10 and 11 operating systems. Microsoft ...

The virtual reality market is in a bit of a holding pattern at the moment. After a mild splash from the Meta Quest 3, everyone is holding their breath to see how Apple’s ambitious and wildly expensive ...