microsoft Microsoft bringing future Halo experiences into mixed reality

[Armetron]

Sources: Road to VR, Venture Beat

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Microsoft today announced that 343 Industries, the studio tasked with overseeing the Halo franchise, will be creating Halo-themed experiences for the company’s lineup of VR headsets.

 

The information, revealed by HoloLens’ chief inventor and ‘Mixed Reality’ project lead Alex Kipman, comes alongside the news that Microsoft’s VR headsets and controller bundles will be launching this holiday season for $399 .

“…it’s my pleasure to let you know that we are working with 343 Industries to bring future Halo experiences into mixed reality. We are not providing specifics right now, but it is going to be a lot of fun to work with them,” said Kipman.

 

It’s uncertain at this time whether the Halo-themed VR experiences will be necessarily tied to the Windows Store, making them defacto exclusive to the Windows Mixed Reality platform. The company’s VR headsets will however have access to content published on Steam, allowing owners to download all supported VR titles, which thanks to the fairly standard button layout of the Windows VR motion controller may mean the full catalog of Vive/Rift games and experiences.

 

I hope and pray that this does not become a Microsoft VR exclusive

 

Anounced on Aug 28

Edited September 5, 2017 by TheRandomness
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[Shiv78]

5 minutes ago, Armetron said:

I hope and pray that this does not become a Microsoft VR exclusive

 

same.

[GoodBytes]

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[ARikozuM]

I don't mind if they're tied to the Windows Store, but please don't tie them down to any single headset... Please?

 

#HTCVive