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The XR Week Peek (2025.03.18): Niantic sells Pokemon Go, Meta released passthrough APIs, and more!
- Niantic sold its gaming division, including Pokemon Go, to Scopely for $3.85 billion, focusing on geospatial tech with a new spin-off called Niantic Spatial.
- Meta released passthrough APIs for Quest and Quest 3S, allowing developers to access camera frames for MR applications.
- The VR Games Showcase March 2025 featured various announcements, including games like 'Stay: Forever Home' and 'Slender: The Arrival VR.'
- Ultraleap has been sold for parts, with its hand-tracking tech business sold to Roli and intellectual property to SIM IP.
- Samsung's upcoming Project Moohan headset is expected to come with motion controllers, enabling easy content porting.
- Reportedly, Meta employees are not using Horizon Worlds passionately, highlighting potential issues in the development process.
- Google is in talks to acquire eye-tracking company AdHawk Microsystems for $115 million, showing a commitment to XR.
- Valve is working on a Wireless dongle for improved wireless PC VR connections, potentially supporting the upcoming Deckard headset.
- Meta released support for micro gestures in its SDK, allowing detection of tiny finger movements for effortless interactions in MR applications.
- Immersed announced new delays for Visor, raising concerns about financial data on Wefunder and the future of the headset's production.
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