When Apple finally revealed its Vision Pro spatial headset, it got the tech world talking like never before. Is now really the time? Is it really going to be worth its asking price? Is this really the dawn of a new computing era? For the handful who tried the headset following Apple's WWDC 2023 event (myself excluded, sadly), the general answer was 'yes' on all counts.
But Apple isn't without competition, of course, and Qualcomm's announcement of its latest XR2+ Gen 2 platform – which is powerful enough to enable 4K spatial headset experiences – also comes with the message that "both Samsung and Google will collaborate in utilising Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 to enable new experiences".
