Microsoft has discontinued production of its HoloLens 2 headset, with no sign of a replacement. Upload VR The report states that HoloLens 2 will still receive “updates to address critical security issues and software returns” until the end of 2027, but production of the headset has now ended.
Software support for the original HoloLens headset will also reportedly end on December 10. Microsoft originally launched the HoloLens headset in 2015, promising that the augmented reality glasses would power the future of virtual worlds. Microsoft then launched HoloLens 2 in 2019, with a wider field of view, eye tracking, and more powerful specifications.
Microsoft has teamed up with Anduril Industries, a military technology company founded by Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey, to improve the IVAS mixed reality headset used by the U.S. Army. Microsoft’s first IVAS headset based on HoloLens technology was first put into trials in 2021 and integrates thermal imaging and night vision imaging sensors in the head-up display.
The U.S. Army has previously said it plans to spend up to $21.9 billion on the 10-year IVAS project contract. Microsoft has been working to correct problems with the IVAS headset in recent years and plans to conduct further testing in early 2025.
Updated October 1: Updated article to clarify that software support for the original HoloLens is ending.
