From Microsoft they retract and affirm that Virtual Reality would now have no place on the Xbox One platform

Mixed Reality is one of Microsoft's bets and for this they have a device such as the HoloLens, of which they are already working on a second version. It's an ambitious goal to be developed on the PC platform but where does the Xbox family fit into this equation?

This is a relatively powerful console in the case of the Xbox One, while with the Xbox One X we find ourselves with the most powerful video console today. It is logical to think that could offer support, at least in theory, for some uses based on Virtual Reality but we don't know if Microsoft thinks the same way.

A wise decision?

And no, it seems that they do not agree with that impression, so much so that according to the American company for now They have no plans to bring Virtual Reality or Mixed Reality closer a la Xbox This is the answer given by Mike Nichols, Head of Marketing at Microsoft, to a question from Gamesindustry colleagues during E3.

This position on the part of the American company is striking, especially if we take into account that before the arrival of Xbox One X, when we still knew it as Project Scorpio, Phil Spencer referred to thesupport that the new machine could provide to experience games in true 4K and high-quality Virtual Reality.

The fact is that time has passed and now in 2018 we find ourselves, as they say, where I said I say, now I say Diego and at Microsoft they contradict their previous statements.This position is based on their opinion that the PC platform is currently the most appropriate to promote the development of the Windows Mixed Reality platform, leaving Xbox One set aside for now.

We will have to see what happens in the future and how the position of the American company evolves, especially if sales improve or not Xbox. It can serve as an indication that the PS4 and its Virtual Reality system, PlayStation VR, had a rapid takeoff and yet it seems that they do not have full support from users. We will be pending.

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