Better get these up before they actually start transpiring:
Apple will not release or announce its widely-rumor XR headset in 2023. Putting my neck out a bit and will happily eat my words, but despite what The Information says, I'm still skeptical Apple has any motivation to enter the still tiny XR market. Also: "The headset draws power from a waist mounted battery..."
Do you really think Apple would risk its brand by putting out a product... with a fanny pack?
Four more:
VRChat will announce 10 million monthly actives in 2023. And maybe win acclaim as the leading next gen metaverse platform?
Meta will announce some kind of major shift away from the Metaverse. I mean they're already strongly hinting at that!
A major tech news outlet such as VentureBeat or TechCrunch will in 2023 declare AI-related startups like Midjourney or OpenAI as not being "hot" any more. Again, the early signs are already there. Interest in "Midjourney" on Google Trends for instance has dropped by half since its peak last August.
Official Second Life native mobile app will launch in 2023. I say "native" because there is technically a mobile app, but it's actually a cloud streaming application and not a native Second Life app in itself.
Here's some more from readers Martin K. and Kate Nova:
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