Apple scales back production of the Vision Pro

Executive summary

Welcome to your weekly briefing on the metaverse and spatial computing. Here are your snippets to sound smarter in meetings this week:

• Top story: Apple scales back production of the Vision Pro (analysis below)

• Event: The Immersive Wire and City, University of London are working together for another networking event on 27 November. Come along! I am also looking for speakers, so please email if you’re interested (tom (at) immersivewire (dot) com).

• Other stories: Batman: Arkham Shadow is now out, VIVEPORT is running a Halloween sale from now until 4 November, and IBC has launched the 2025 Accelerator Programme (more stories below).

Top story

Apple scales back production of the Vision Pro.

• Why? Perhaps due to complex design issues and limited demand, with plans to halt it by the end of the year for some suppliers.

• What’s the context? Sales have been hindered by the high price ($3,499), bulky weight, separate battery pack, and limited app availability.

Other stories

• Batman: Arkham Shadow is now out.

• Disguise received £1.2 million in funding as part of the MAX-R alliance, which includes the BBC, ARRI, and Improbable.

• HTC VIVE has become the first VR headset to support VRdirect's new VRXF file format.

• IBC has launched the 2025 Accelerator Programme.

• Osso VR has announced its expansion into custom XR solutions designed for pharmaceutical companies' products and treatments.

• Skonec Entertainment is publishing Strike Rush's Season 2 update on Meta Quest.

• VIVEPORT is running a Halloween sale from now until 4 November.

Note: The Immersive Wire is run by Tom Ffiske, who also works within Accenture’s metaverse group. The contents of the newsletter should not be regarded as Accenture’s views.