Samsung Launches Samsung Galaxy XR
Overnight, Samsung announced the launch of its new extended reality headset, the Samsung Galaxy XR, a device that introduces the first Android XR-based alternative to the expensive Apple’s Vision Pro and Meta’s Quest. That’s a milestone for Samsung, but it’s also something bigger.
The prospect of more devices coming from other manufacturers all compatible with the same operating system could lead to a boom in innovation in mixed-reality gaming, and Unity’s keen to ensure that devs can quickly take advantage.
Unity 6 Offers Android XR Support
Unity 6 remains the single-most popular game development software, so it’s a fairly big deal that its developer has made Android XR support generally available on the same day the Samsung Galaxy XR launches. It says the addition will allow developers to build and ship immersive Unity XR experiences quickly and with little work, with a batch of Unity-developed titles already available on the Unity website.
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