Report: Apple partners with Sony for Vision Pro's gaming future

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Apple is reportedly considering the future of gaming on its Vision Pro headset and is working with Sony to make it happen. Bloomberg reports that the two companies agreed to launch support for the PlayStation VR2's hand controllers on the Vision Pro. Apple has also supposedly approached third-party developers to integrate support into their games.

Apple and Sony were supposed to launch the PlayStation VR2 controller support weeks ago, but the rollout was postponed. An issue might be that Sony doesn't sell its VR hand controllers as standalone accessories, so the company needs to decouple the accessory from its headset. It must also sell these controllers at Apple's online and retail stores.

The support is mainly meant for gaming, but Apple and Sony have reportedly created navigation support. The controller's thumb stick and directional pad could be used for scrolling and the trigger button might replace a finger pinch when selecting an item.

According to the report, Apple is not planning to launch its own controller soon. But it has been prototyping a wand-like controller for the past few years meant to work similarly to the Apple Pencil.

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