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Windows Mixed Reality to be removed in Windows 11 24H2 (blogs.windows.com)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/games
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Windows MR and HP Reverb VR headsets to lose all functionality in Windows 11 24H2, so don't update if you use those headsets.

I find it despicable that support for working hardware can be just abandoned after only a few years, and at least a basic driver should be released (ideally open source) if not the full WMR package, which few cared about anyway.

I'm hoping that Monado takes off at least as I only used Windows begrudgingly anyway.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago (3 children)

"Monado" has no specific meaning and is just a name.

As a Xenoblade fan, I call BS.

But I do expect we'll see more open source VR solutions and support as adoption increases. They're still in that phase of expensive luxury goods in most cases - PSVR costs more than a PS5 and also requires one to work, Index is $1000, and I don't even know where the Apple headset got its pricing.

Most of these also want to lock down their VR as a platform, instead of being ubiquitous hardware like a monitor, and I think lack of standardization is gonna hurt them in the long run by narrowing their audience.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Most of these also want to lock down their VR as a platform, instead of being ubiquitous hardware like a monitor, and I think lack of standardization is gonna hurt them in the long run by narrowing their audience.

This. This is what I believe is holding back this tech more than anything else. Even pricing. Just make the hardware and let people play with it however they want, just like they could when PCs first became a thing.

[–] Carighan 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

As a Xenoblade fan, I call BS.

What a bunch of jokers!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Linux could teach 'em a thing or three

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

If you don't support the hardware in the first place you don't have to continue supporting it!

Guy tapping forehead meme

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

I'm hoping the rumoured Deckard is actually a thing, as that will likely be the closest thing to an open source headset.