All Windows 10 PCs to Support HoloLens Next Year

By Don Reisinger | Aug 17, 2016
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Every PC next year will support mixed reality, Microsoft announced at on Tuesday.

Some time next year, Microsoft will push out an update to Windows 10 that will allow any computer running the OS to support Windows Holographic shell, the platform that powers the company’s .

“The Windows Holographic shell enables an entirely new experience for multi-tasking in mixed reality, blending 2D and 3D apps at the same time, while supporting a broad range of 6 degrees of freedom devices,” Microsoft’s EVP of the Windows and Devices Group, Terry Myerson, said in a .

If you want to test this out, you’re in luck. Earlier this month, HoloLens orders to the general public. But at $3,000 a pop, it’s not cheap.

Microsoft and Intel are also working on a specification for mixed reality-ready PCs and head-mounted displays (HMDs) so that hardware partners can build a broad range of devices for consumers and business “We are working with several partners on the spec today, and plan to publicly release v1 of the spec at the conference in Shenzhen in December,” Redmond said.

The announcement comes alongside Intel’s own announcement on Tuesday that it’s making a major push into virtual and augmented reality. The company’s that it believes, will be capable of more effectively meshing the virtual and real worlds together into a mixed-reality environmen and deliver “next-generation VR experiences,” according to Intel CEO Brian Krzanich.

Every PC next year will support mixed reality, Microsoft announced at on Tuesday.

Some time next year, Microsoft will push out an update to Windows 10 that will allow any computer running the OS to support Windows Holographic shell, the platform that powers the company’s .

“The Windows Holographic shell enables an entirely new experience for multi-tasking in mixed reality, blending 2D and 3D apps at the same time, while supporting a broad range of 6 degrees of freedom devices,” Microsoft’s EVP of the Windows and Devices Group, Terry Myerson, said in a .

Don Reisinger • Contributing Writer

Don Reisinger has been a contributing writer for Fortune since 2015.
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