HoloLens version 2 is reportedly going to be skipped
News on the AR grapevine is that Microsoft has cancelled the next version of the HoloLens , in order to be able to skip straight to the ensuing, more advanced, incarnation.
According to Thurrott.com , that famous font of Microsoft rumours, the company has scrapped version 2 of the HoloLens, so it can begin work on the third version instead, and bring that to market quicker.
Why? Inside sources claim that Microsoft is feeling no pressure from any rivals in the AR arena, and so believes it can get away without having to produce a v2 model, which would likely have been just a honed and more affordably priced version of the existing HoloLens.
By fully going ahead with development of version 3, Microsoft can ensure it arrives sooner, and it’ll include new technology and be much more of an impressive ‘generational leap’ to keep ahead of the game.
That certainly makes sense, but don’t think that HoloLens v3 will be arriving any time soon.
