#mixed-reality

#mixed-reality

The plan was that users could select a 3D environment and an avatar for themselves then, rather than perch on a kitchen table or grab the first hot-desking spot, immerse themselves therein. While neat, there was also a clear overlap with Teams, which also had the option to join an immersive space (if enabled) or participate in a custom immersive space in Mesh itself, so was there really a need for a separate standalone service? The answer appears to be no.

From 2012 to 2024, Meta's revenue and earnings per share ( EPS) grew at a CAGR of 34% and 91%, respectively. At the end of 2012, the company served 1.06 billion monthly active users on Facebook. But by the second quarter of 2025, it served 3.48 billion daily active people across all of its apps. It also holds a near-duopoly in digital ads with Alphabet's Google across many markets, and it's established an early-mover advantage in the mixed reality market with its Reality Labs devices.

Samsung is finally about to reveal more details about its Project Moohan mixed reality headset. The company just announced a new "Worlds Wide Open" Galaxy event that will take place on October 21st at 10PM ET, where it's promising to reveal details about the device. The headset will run on Android XR, a new mixed reality platform developed by Samsung, Google, and Qualcomm.

The just-announced House of Golf VR is officially the world's first mixed reality mini-golf game. But while it sounds like a quirky sports title, it's really a powerful playground for creativity, a tool that lets you design and share 3D courses in the real world. Created by Liverpool-based Starlight Games, the project uses advanced passthrough mixed reality to turn everyday rooms into imaginative, interactive spaces.

In December, Meta announced a multiyear partnership with James Cameron's Lightstorm Vision to bring 3D entertainment to Meta's Quest headsets. This week, Cameron joined Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth on stage during the company's Meta Connect conference to share a first result of that partnership: Quest owners are able to watch an exclusive preview clip for Cameron's upcoming Avatar 3 movie via the headset's new Horizon TV app.

For the first time, multiple Vision Pro users can view the same content in sync in the same room.

Basically, there really isn't much to get excited about just yet. It's clear that Google is working hard to catch up with both Apple and Meta.