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Microsoft announced its own set of motion controllers made for its burgeoning Windows Mixed Reality platform, at its annual Build developer conference. The company is calling its new computing platform “mixed reality” because it is a combination of different elements of augmented and virtual reality. The platform itself is directly embedded into the Creators Update for Windows 10.
The new motion controllers announced yesterday (Friday) is to be bundled with virtual reality headsets made by partners Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo that will go on sale this holiday season. One of the first displays to be paired with the new controllers is the Acer Mixed Reality headset tested a few weeks ago.
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At first, the controllers look like a mixed breed between the HTC Vive and Oculus Touch motion controllers. The Microsoft motion controllers are wireless, feature a thumbstick, touchpad, and a ring at the end to help with spatial tracking accuracy. The controllers do not need an external sensor because they are built directly into any compatible headsets.
The motion controllers are a critical addition to Microsoft if they want people to take the new platform seriously. Until now, all of the demonstrations of new Windows Mixed Reality headsets have always required an Xbox controller.
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Finally, the controllers are not compatible with HoloLens and thus won’t work with Hololens. This shouldn’t affect many people at all since the HoloLens is still only a developer kit and is more focused on enterprise than gaming anyway. The Hololens also comes with its own gesture-tracking features built directly into the headset, so it doesn’t really need controllers like this anyways.
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