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Darragh Murphy

Meta says it's now or never for mixed reality as Android XR threat looms

James Cameron and Andrew “Boz” Bosworth at Meta Labs.

The future of Meta and its push for mixed-reality products to become the norm is hanging in the balance, as Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth claims 2025 will be Reality Lab's "most critical year" — and it could be all to do with Android XR.

In a leaked post spotted by Business Insider, Bosworth states Meta needs to focus on sales in its portfolio of products this year, especially in MR (mixed reality), if its long-term plans are to succeed. In fact, the CTO claims 2025 will be so crucial that it will determine if the company's efforts "will go down as the work of visionaries or a legendary misadventure."

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