Ming-Chi Kuo suggests that the Apple Vision Pro Headset may be available in stores by the end of January.
The Apple Vision Pro is scheduled to be released in early 2024, but the company has yet to announce a release date. However, several experts, including now prominent analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, are predicting that the mixed reality headset could hit store shelves in the US in late January or early February.
Kuo claims that Apple will ship 5,00,000 units of the Vision Pro headset in 2024. He also says that the headset is in mass production and the first shipments will arrive in the first week of January.
This confirms what Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said earlier this month. He also mentioned that the launch of the Vision Pro headset could be set for February. Prior to this, he claimed that Apple plans to train its store employees in the US to make it easy for customers to install the Vision Pro.
Kuo also states that the Vision Pro is Apple’s “most important product” for 2024, and that positive feedback from users could help establish it as “the next star product in consumer electronics.”
Apple also recently introduced Spatial Video recording, lifelike immersive videos that can only be played back with Vision Pro on the high-end iPhone 15 Pro models. This is another sign that the launch is imminent.
However, Apple has already revealed a few important details, including the price and availability of the headphones. It will retail starting at $3,499 and will initially be exclusive to the US. That said, more should be revealed as we enter 2024, and if the release happens, Apple could make an announcement soon.
