Apple Vision Pro budget model delayed until 2027

With the Vision Pro headset, which is priced at $3,500, Apple has failed to achieve commercial success. The company is expected to release an updated version of the Vision Pro with a new M5 chip next year, but that device is unlikely to get any cheaper.

Apple’s Vision Pro headset, which is priced at $3,500, has not been a commercial success.

According to prominent analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, an affordable version of the Vision Pro is indeed in development, but its release has been pushed back – it’s now expected to come out in 2027 at the earliest. Kuo also confirmed that Apple will upgrade the Vision Pro to the M5 chip next year, but believes this won’t have a significant impact on the device’s popularity, as it’s still perceived as a niche device with a limited number of use cases.

And it’s not expected to have a significant impact on the device’s popularity.

Quo draws parallels with the HomePod line of smart speakers, where a more affordable version, the HomePod mini, failed to achieve widespread success in the market. The analyst suggests that a similar situation could happen with the Vision Pro: even if Apple offers a more affordable version of the headset, its success will be hampered because high-end AR/VR devices are still a niche product with a limited audience.