Recode reports that Google has abandoned its efforts at producing a standalone VR headset, choosing to focus on its recently announced mobile VR platform Daydream.
Recently, Google’s virtual reality announcements have been focused on mobile devices, but since February there have been rumors that a division of the company was working on a standalone VR headset. According to Recode however, that reputed project may now be shuttered.
Recode’s Mark Bergen writes that sources tell him of a VR division in Google’s X research lab unrelated to Google Daydream that was developing a headset with its own operating system. Bergen says that project has now been shut down.
When The Wall Street Journal covered similar reports a few months ago, it did note that the standalone VR project might never see release.
The mobile-focused Google Daydream has already gained engine support from Unity and Epic Games, and this project’s closure may indicate the company sees a bigger future in the less crowded field for mobile VR development.
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