05-04-2019, 06:50 AM
Microsoft announces HoloLens 2 Development Edition
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/microsoft-announces-hololens-2-development-edition.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p><strong>Newsbrief: </strong>Microsoft has announced a version of its upcoming mixed reality HoloLens 2 headset geared toward developers but, as <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/02/microsoft-announces-the-hololens-2-development-edition/">TechCrunch</a> points out, the actual hardware in the HoloLens 2 Development Edition isn’t different than what was announced earlier this year.</p>
<p>Instead, Microsoft has included some extras in the package it hopes will appeal to developers while also offering devs the option to pay for the $3,500 headset in monthly payments.</p>
<p>The HoloLens 2 Development Edition comes with $500 in Azure credits and three-month long trials for both Unity Pro and the Unity PiXYZ program. While the HoloLens 2 Development Edition is the same price as the version that Microsoft announced earlier this year, the dev-focused kit comes with the option to pay in monthly payments of $99 rather than all at once. Pre-orders for this version of the HoloLens 2 are limited to devs enrolled in the Microsoft Mixed Reality Developer Program as well.</p>
<p><strong><em>XRDC 2019 is looking for speakers! <a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="http://www.xrdconf.com/conference/c4p/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Submit your talk here.</a> (XRDC and Gamasutra are UBM Americas brands.)</em></strong></p>
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<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/microsoft-announces-hololens-2-development-edition.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p><strong>Newsbrief: </strong>Microsoft has announced a version of its upcoming mixed reality HoloLens 2 headset geared toward developers but, as <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/02/microsoft-announces-the-hololens-2-development-edition/">TechCrunch</a> points out, the actual hardware in the HoloLens 2 Development Edition isn’t different than what was announced earlier this year.</p>
<p>Instead, Microsoft has included some extras in the package it hopes will appeal to developers while also offering devs the option to pay for the $3,500 headset in monthly payments.</p>
<p>The HoloLens 2 Development Edition comes with $500 in Azure credits and three-month long trials for both Unity Pro and the Unity PiXYZ program. While the HoloLens 2 Development Edition is the same price as the version that Microsoft announced earlier this year, the dev-focused kit comes with the option to pay in monthly payments of $99 rather than all at once. Pre-orders for this version of the HoloLens 2 are limited to devs enrolled in the Microsoft Mixed Reality Developer Program as well.</p>
<p><strong><em>XRDC 2019 is looking for speakers! <a data-auth="NotApplicable" href="http://www.xrdconf.com/conference/c4p/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Submit your talk here.</a> (XRDC and Gamasutra are UBM Americas brands.)</em></strong></p>
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