Apple is planning a “feature-packed launch” for visionOS 3.0, studies Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who says that Imaginative and prescient Professional’s working system—and never new XR {hardware}—goes to be a spotlight at this 12 months’s World Vast Developer Convention (WWDC).
Regardless of its excessive worth and premium attraction, Apple hasn’t slowed down software program updates for Imaginative and prescient Professional, which launched in February 2024 for $3,500.
Not too long ago, the Cupertino tech large has launched a bunch of productiveness options, together with the long-promised ultra-wide Mac Digital Show and the total suite of Apple Intelligence options in developer preview.
Now, Gurman studies Apple is gearing as much as showcase visionOS 3.0 at WWDC, which usually takes place in June.
“All indicators are pointing to the corporate’s Imaginative and prescient Merchandise Group shifting its sources to different type elements,” Gurman maintains. “However Apple can’t simply let the Imaginative and prescient Professional die out. It has invested an excessive amount of and must preserve churning out the system’s visionOS updates (the third version might be a fairly feature-packed launch, I’m instructed).”
There’s no indication but what visionOS 3.0 might include, though if it’s something like visionOS 2.0, which was introduced at WWDC 2024 final June, builders will doubtless have the ability to go hands-on as quickly because it’s introduced.
That stated, info remains to be skinny. One attainable candidate for visionOS 3.0 might tackle the headset’s lack of movement controllers; Gurman reported final month Apple is at present working with Sony to undertake PSVR 2’s Sense Controllers as Imaginative and prescient Professional’s formally supported movement controller.
As for {hardware} reveals (or the shortage thereof) at WWDC 2025, Gurman echoes earlier claims made by Apple provide chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo late final 12 months, who reported that a number of Imaginative and prescient Professional follow-up are at present deliberate.
Gurman notes that Apple is planning a headset containing a brand new M-series chip (presumably M5), in addition to cheaper variations of the headset. Opposite to Kuo’s report, which maintains an upgraded M5 model of Imaginative and prescient Professional is coming this 12 months, Gurman claims we received’t see a follow-up headset from Apple in 2025.
