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Microsoft has confirmed its is laying off staff working on Hololens, Surface, and Xbox products, as reports surface that it will cut its industrial metaverse unit.

Microsoft recently emphasized that it is fully committed to the HoloLens 2 and mixed reality (MR) space, despite recent events such as the laying off of the entire MRTK team suggesting otherwise.

Microsoft revealed in its blog post that the company is shutting its VR facility for good. AltspaceVR, the VR platform of Microsoft will cease to exist from March 12, 2023, as per the company.

The tech giant has decimated its Altspace, HoloLens, and mixed reality teams as the company CEO talked about making 'changes to our hardware portfolio.'

AltspaceVR to close amid layoffs at Microsoft's mixed reality division - SiliconANGLE

While other companies continue to try to expand into the Metaverse, Microsoft appears to have plans to the contrary. company has been confirmed That will

Microsoft is sunsetting its social virtual reality platform and VR-pioneer AltspaceVR, which offers immersive social spaces for people to interact with...

Recently, Microsoft revealed in its blog post that the company is shutting its VR facility for good. AltspaceVR, the VR platform of Microsoft will cease to exist from March 12, 2023, as per the company.

Microsoft has announced plans to shut down its social virtual reality platform AltspaceVR, which offered immersive social spaces for people to interact with

The current situation doesn't look good for future MR/VR projects at Microsoft.