As we get closer to the release of Apple’s AR / VR headset, the launch date seems to be slipping away. What used to be a possible January event, then a spring event, then a WWDC announcement, could now be included in the iPhone 15 event in September.
According to a tweet by Ming-Chi Kuo, the possibility of a spring announcement of the headset is “decreasing,” while “the possibility of the headset launching together with the iPhone 15 in 3Q23 is increasing.” If the headset is unveiled in September, Kuo says that Apple still plans to ship the headset before the end of 2023.
In a separate blog post, Kuo shared some information about the development of future generations of the headset. As previously reported, he says that the second gen will have “two high-end and low-end models” scheduled to launch in 2025. While the first-gen headset is reported to have an extremely high with a price tag of at least $3,000, the second-gen model is expected to cost less.
The iPhone phenomenon is no stranger to big announcements. Back in 2014, Apple used the stage to unveil the Apple Watch alongside the iPhone 6, and in 2016, AirPods arrived alongside the headphone jack-less iPhone 7. The long-rumored headset was the first real new- an Apple product for many years. . It is expected to be a very high-end device with a pair of high-resolution OLED 4K displays, advanced head and eye tracking technology, gesture input, an M2 processor, and a 3D interface.