WWDC 2023 will take place from June 5 to 9 at Apple Park and in its inaugural address we will know the news of all operating systems, including watchOS 10, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17. Many have speculated on the presentation of the virtual reality goggles in WWDC as an element of surprise but Ming Chi-Kuo threw away every trace of hope. It seems Apple could have delayed the mass production of its virtual reality glasses, what could be the umpteenth delay, which would mean not hearing the glasses at WWDC.
The umpteenth delay in Apple’s virtual reality glasses
Production problems, economic instability, loss of confidence in the product… we could tell this news any month for three years. THE Apple Glasses or Apple’s virtual reality glasses They have suffered countless delays for multiple issues or reasons over the past few years. However, everything seemed to be turned in recent weeks, even its official presentation at WWDC 2023 was venturing.
However, a new leak from well-known analyst Ming Chi-Kuo seemed to raise hopes of seeing the final product at the event in June. In series of tweets said he was not at all optimistic about the glasses and that Apple would have chose to delay mass production of the eyewear until mid to late 2023.
Because Apple isn’t very optimistic about announcing the AR/MR headset recreating the amazing “iPhone moment”, the mass production schedule for assembly has been pushed back another 1-2 months in the middle to the end of 3Q23. The delay also adds uncertainty as to whether the new device…
—Ming-Chi Kuo (@mingchikuo) March 30, 2023
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In the first place, the production delay would mean not having a presentation at WWDC 2023. And therefore, the delay in production would lead to a lower forecast for lens units throughout 2023, around 200,000 or 300,000 units (previously half a million glasses were expected in 2023).
The reasons for the delay? All and none for sure. Kuo’s speculation is the economic instability, little return from the market, the specifications of the product itself, the preparation of realityOS and also the preparation of the developers for the integration of the ecosystem. We’ll see if that’s finally true and we’ll have to wait even longer to see any sign of Apple Glasses or everything continues as planned in Cupertino.