Xbox chief: “Nobody’s asking for VR” for Project Scarlett

Enlarge / Microsoft's own Windows Mixed Reality VR headsets aren't set for support on the Xbox side, according to Spencer.

Microsoft Head of Xbox Phil Spencer told Australian gaming site Stevivor that virtual reality support is "not where our focus is" for next year's planned release of an Xbox One successor known as Project Scarlett.

"I have some issues with VR," Spencer told the site. "It's isolating and I think of games as a communal, kind of together experience. We're responding to what our customers are asking for and... nobody's asking for VR."

That closely mirrors comments Spencer made to Ars Technica in 2017, when he said, "We haven't had people climbing over us saying, 'Hey, when can you deliver a family room VR experience.' I think a little of the setup with TV and dragging cables across the room is a little difficult." Apparently Microsoft's view of its customers' VR demand hasn't changed much in the intervening years.

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