The subsequent Apple occasion (Far Out) is ready for Wednesday September 7, and Apple followers are certain to be in for a deal with.

Alongside the iPhone 14 bulletins that we’re anticipating we’ll additionally probably see the brand new Apple Watch 8, Apple Watch SE 2, and possibly even the AirPods Professional 2 grace Apple’s stage in Cupertino.

However one Apple product that’s all however assured to not seem is the Apple VR headset; so don’t get your hopes up – it most likely will not seem in 2022 in any respect.

The Apple VR headset – which emblems reveal might be going to be known as the Actuality Professional or Actuality One – hasn’t been formally acknowledged by Apple, however that hasn’t stopped a gradual stream of rumors pouring out of California over the previous few years. The leaks not solely revealed its existence however have given hints about its options and the varied growth challenges it has confronted.

These challenges have seen Apple’s VR headset face a number of delays, with its present launch apparently scheduled for someday in early 2023. Over the previous few months, a number of sources have corroborated the launch yr as 2023, making an announcement at this September 2022 occasion extremely unlikely.

However past the rumored launch date there’s one more reason we don’t count on Apple’s VR headset to point out up: the iPhone 14.

Evaluation: Apple cannot upstage the iPhone 14

For Apple’s different 2022 occasions (similar to WWDC 2022) we had thought that the 2023 rumor is perhaps incorrect. Not solely as a result of fewer sources corroborated it then however as a result of the occasions themselves felt like they may profit from the shock and awe issue that an Apple VR headset announcement would convey. That’s not the case for an iPhone announcement.

Be it out of affection or hate, the brand new iPhone usually attracts a variety of consideration. Apple stans will, unsurprisingly, be able to have a good time its upgrades, whereas its detractors might be eager to share unfavorable comparisons to the iPhone 13, iPhone 12, and Samsung Galaxy S22 – stating its ‘upgrades’ are insignificant or have been on android for years.

Both method, the iPhone 14 might be filling up your newsfeeds for the subsequent week or so.

If Apple have been to additionally exhibit its VR headset, then it might solely be doing one or each of the devices a disservice. Both the distinctiveness of the headset will see the iPhone 14 not captivate the information cycle as anticipated, or the recognition of the iPhone 14 will see the headset lose out on treasured time within the highlight – time it wants if Apple desires to showcase the system as a worthy rival to Meta’s already standard Oculus Quest 2, and upcoming Venture Cambria.

With these elements in thoughts, the Apple VR headset is probably going going to be absent from this and the remainder of Apple’s 2022 occasions. The identical can be true of its rumored AR sensible glasses – the so-called Apple Glasses – as these are rumored to be launching even later (learn 2024).

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