Microsoft HoloLens is officially dead - so buy one now while supplies last

Microsoft has officially confirmed that it will stop producing and selling its HoloLens mixed reality headsets.

In a statement about it UploadVRThe company announced that it has stopped production of the HoloLens 2 device, its latest model (although one was released in 2019), and customers will only be able to purchase new devices while supplies last.

Microsoft HoloLens 2 will continue to receive “updates to address critical security issues and software regressions” through December 31, 2027, the company said.

Farewell to Microsoft HoloLens

The news should come as little surprise as Microsoft hasn’t paid too much attention to HoloLens in recent years as the company’s focus shifts more to AI, although HoloLens 2 users will finally receive a Windows 11 software update in April 2023.

The original HoloLens headset, whose software support ends on December 10, 2024, was launched in 2016, with the company promising a new era of augmented and virtual reality experiences.

However, initial reception and sales were poor, as was the case with the HoloLens 2, due in part to its $3,500 price tag at launch, which placed it firmly in enterprise territory.

These included special editions built for the US Department of Defense, with the US Army remaining committed to large-scale testing of its HoloLens IVAS device in 2025. An initial order of 5,000 headsets, with an estimated value of approximately $373 million, was signed by Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Douglas Bush in September 2022 following successful field testing.

The company had apparently been considering plans for a HoloLens 3 device, but apparently quietly dropped them after layoffs and financial cuts that impacted the project’s employees.

Former HoloLens head Alex Kipman also left Microsoft in 2022 amid allegations of misconduct, with companies like Meta and Apple making the headset space significantly more crowded.

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