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HoloLens 2 AR headsets announced for $3,500, available to preorder now, ship later this year

HoloLens 2 AR headsets announced for $3,500, available to preorder now, ship later this year

5 years ago
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https://www.cnet.com/news/hololens-2-ar-headsets-announced-for-3500-available-to-preorder-now-ship-later-this-year/

The company was the pioneer in augmented reality worlds when the tech giant debuted its first headset, in 2015, charging companies $5,000 apiece for the gadget. Since then rival devices, such as the $2,295 Magic Leap, have come on the scene.

At prices like that, MR headsets are far more expensive than the competing VR technology currently on the market. Facebook's Oculus Rift, for example, is $349, HTC's Vive is $499 and Sony's PlayStation VR is $299. You have to buy a computer or PlayStation 4 console to power these VR devices, but even then their prices are at least half what Microsoft or Magic Leap are asking.