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HoloLens is going to be expensive, was the reason Microsoft bought Minecraft

5 May 2015
Steve Wright

A Microsoft representative, speaking with the New York Times, has said that Microsoft’s virtual-reality wearable, the HoloLens, will cost “significantly more than a gaming console”.

A price for the wearable hasn’t been set yet, but it clearly has gaming applications; Minecraft was featured in the HoloLens’ initial reveal. Since the reveal, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella has confirmed that HoloLens was the driving force behind the publisher’s $2.5 billion USD purchase of the all-too-popular game.

We’ll keep you in the loop with HoloLens as we learn more.

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Steve's the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Stevivor.com, the country’s leading independent video games outlet. Steve arrived in Australia back in 2001 on what was meant to be a three-month working holiday before deciding to emigrate and, eventually, becoming a citizen.

Stevivor is a combination of ‘Steve’ and ‘Survivor’, which made more sense back in 2001 when Jeff Probst was up in Queensland. The site started as Steve’s travel blog before transitioning over into video games.

Aside from video games, Steve has interests in hockey and Star Trek, playing the former and helping to cover video games about the latter on TrekMovie.com. By day, Steve works as the communications manager of the peak body representing Victorians as they age.