Meta finished off Vision Pro: Apple is considering a radical format change

Vision Pro’s bright future is slowly fading due to lack of interest. limited support from external companies and tough competition. This last point, in fact, will be responsible for the excitement and shock in the offices of Cupertino. According to Mark Gurman, the Meta Quest 3S launch and everything that was announced at the old Facebook event will motivate Apple’s pursuit make changes to your ecosystem mixed reality.

Meta Quest 3S arrived on the table, reminding many that no need to spend thousands of euros to be able to use the mixed reality system. It will go on sale on October 15th. US$299a price that left more than one mouth open.

in your newsletter Weekly Gourmet commented on this Apple recognizes that it needs to overhaul its mixed reality ecosystem.but there is no internal consensus on how to do this. Vision product groups, in essence, would already be evaluating several alternatives to the current Vision Proranging from small changes in materials and price to a new interaction method that brings AirPods and Apple Intelligence into the equation.

Alternatives Apple is considering to the current Vision Pro

In my attempt to do Vision Pro is more attractivethe Cupertino company would even consider the possibility five alternatives to the current route. All this, of course, according to Gurman. There are quite a lot of details in his words, so we understand that all this information comes from some internal source that has a certain relationship to the project.

Route status quo. This would be the least radical alternative, as it would focus on continuing development of a second high-end version and another additional one with reduced costworse materials, more modest screens and less professional appearance. That is, a product that allows you to access Apple’s mixed reality without having to spend a huge amount of money. How much it will cost and what sacrifices will have to be made is anyone’s guess.

Path of Independence. Another scenario that Apple is considering with Vision Pro: leaving behind the ability to be independent. That is, it would be possible to eliminate the processing of glasses and include the iPhone as the main element for using them. This will not only reduce costs, but will also allow lighter product and will generate much less heat. In short, the glasses will be an additional smart screen for your iPhone or Mac.

The way of smart glasses. Without a doubt, one of the most interesting alternatives is the possibility of copying the Ray-Ban Meta, those glasses on steroids that forget about mixed reality, screens and sensors to focus on comfort and extending certain functions to the everyday product.

AirPods route with AI. One of the most radical scenarios is forgetting about the product as it was offered with the launch of Vision Pro. This alternative involves incorporating additional cameras and sensors into the AirPods and equipping them with a good dose of artificial intelligence to enable them to use them. foreign context and provide audio solutions. Something similar to smart glasses, but replacing them with the company’s headphones.

Impossible route (currently). Tim Cook’s dream (and why not tell everyone this) is to have a glasses that combines everything that the Vision Pro currently has, but in a much smaller and more compact format. similar to traditional glasses. Apple is working on something similar, but its development is not feasible at the moment, so the future will determine whether something like this can become a reality.

At the moment, according to Mark Gurman, these are the scenarios Apple is considering to revive interest in Vision Pro and its mixed reality ecosystem, some plans interesting and crazy at the same time in many aspects.

Now it’s clear that none of these five routes will be available any time soon. These are all possible alternatives and projects that have a lot of work to do. Therefore, the future of Vision Pro, at least in the short term, remains uncertain.