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Citing a paywalled report from Business Insider, UploadVR says that Facebook is working on an AR prototype resembling "traditional glasses much more closely than the bulky AR headsets offered by Microsoft (the HoloLens) or Magic Leap." The report also mentions that the company moved "hundreds" of employed from Facebook Reality Labs, which used to be Oculus Research, to a "new team focused on delivering AR products." This seems to coincide with previous rumors from TechCrunch suggesting that Facebook's update to the Oculus Rift successor is more modest than previously planned. Assuming any of these rumors are true, it would seem that Facebook is shifting their focus away from PC VR to standalone headsets.
"They look like really high-end glasses," the source said, adding "i'’s light enough to not feel heavy on your face, and it wasn’t light enough to feel like you could just sit down and break them..." Facebook told Business Insider the decision was made to move AR hardware development "out of research, now that we are closer to shipping". The publication's source claimed that the release was pushed from 2020 to 2022, however Facebook denied this, stating "We have an exciting AR road map that includes multiple products, so your intel on release dates is wrong". It’s unclear whether the reference to "multiple" products means a tiered product lineup (like Go and Quest in the VR market) or simply successor products.
"They look like really high-end glasses," the source said, adding "i'’s light enough to not feel heavy on your face, and it wasn’t light enough to feel like you could just sit down and break them..." Facebook told Business Insider the decision was made to move AR hardware development "out of research, now that we are closer to shipping". The publication's source claimed that the release was pushed from 2020 to 2022, however Facebook denied this, stating "We have an exciting AR road map that includes multiple products, so your intel on release dates is wrong". It’s unclear whether the reference to "multiple" products means a tiered product lineup (like Go and Quest in the VR market) or simply successor products.