Sony and Siemens will launch virtual reality headset for the latter’s industrial metaverse focus by December 2024. The product is currently integrated with Siemens’ engineering design platform NX, and will be expanded to other its products, according to senior Siemens’ executive.

Unlike products currently on the market, such as the Apple Vision Pro or Meta's Quest Pro, the head-mounted display developed by Sony and Siemens will focus on industry product engineering and design.

This comes amid a decline in virtual reality headsets in the consumer space. According to a CNBC report in December 2023, VR headset sales fell 40% to $664 million, compared with a 2% decline in 2022 to $1.1 billion.

Joe Bohman, executive vice president of PLM products at Siemens Digital Industries Software Company, at Siemens RealizeLi “The problem we face now is that we are all designing in 3D that doesn’t exist. We’ve been seeing it on the screen for years. But on the screen and in reality It’s a different experience to see it,” he said.

He further explained that there have been some breakthroughs in resolution, the ability to easily switch between the real and virtual worlds, and Sony's input model to make it easier to change designs in real time. Boman believes these things will have an impact.
ve 2024 media panel in response to queries from ET Prime said there are several reasons why they believe the technology will have a role in the industrial design sector.

Hiroto Kondo, deputy general manager of the XR Business Development Division of Sony's Product Management Division, said that the device focuses on meaningful practical engineering, which makes image quality and control accuracy important.
While Bohman didn't disclose the amount of the company's investment or the price of the headset, he said the investment would be in the millions and the device would sell for hundreds of dollars.
Translated from: economictimes
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