The Apple VR headset will reportedly be revealed at WWDC 2023, which is the perfect event for the announcement.
After rumors pegged the Apple VR headset for an April announcement, a new report suggests that Apple will launch the device at this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) instead – and if that’s the case, it could be one of the best moves Apple makes all year.
While it hasn’t been announced officially, rumors and leaks from the past few years have strongly suggested there’s some kind of Apple VR headset in development, which will perform both virtual and mixed-reality functions.
According to various leaks, it’ll boast an ultra-crisp 2,800 pixel-per-inch micro OLED display, and two chipsets – one to handle the XR features (XR is short for extended reality, a term that encompasses VR, MR and AR), and an Apple M2 chip to enable laptop-style functionality. And instead of controllers, it’ll reportedly rely on voice commands and hand gestures.
The headset’s release date has supposedly been pushed back a few times, with the device originally expected in 2021 or 2022, but 2023 actually looks set to be the year that we see the long-rumored VR headset – although true to form it looks like the device is facing one last delay, being pushed from April to WWDC 2023, which is expected to take place around June (via Bloomberg (opens in new tab)).
