Based on your feedback and our internal testing, the following is our assessment of immersive headset developer readiness status. Please share your experience & suggestions in the forums.
| Area | Sub Area | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Documentation | Setup immersive headset for first time | ✔️ | |
| Install the development tools | ✔️ | ||
| Recommended development PC spec | ✔️ | ||
| Development overview | ✔️ | ||
| Getting started with a new development project | ✔️ | ||
| Porting guides | ✔️ | Improved IL2CPP in Unity can make some UWP ports significantly easier. | |
| Holographic Academy tutorials | ⚠️ | Will be updated for immersive headsets post-Build. (Most concepts apply to immersive headsets, but gestures and spatial mapping are exclusive to HoloLens.) | |
| Known Issues | ✔️ | If you see something else, please give us feedback. | |
| Community | Forums | ✔️ | Share your experience and suggestions! |
| HoloToolkit | ✔️ | ||
| HoloToolkit-Unity | ✔️ | ||
| Windows version | Windows 10 Creators Update | ⚠️ | For the best development experience, we recommend Windows Insider Fast, RS_PRERELEASE. If you experience any issues with Windows updates, please give us feedback. |
| Development Tools | Visual Studio 2017 | ✔️ | |
| Windows 10 Creators Update SDK | ✔️ | ||
| Unity 5.6.x or Unity 2017.2 beta | ⚠️ | Private Unity Mixed Reality Technical Preview (MRTP) builds available directly through Unity. The latest Unity 2017.2 beta also supports Windows Mixed Reality. | |
| Acer Windows Mixed Reality Development Edition | Setup | ⚠️ | We're testing a lot of hardware, OS, and software configurations, but if you see issues on your setup, please share your feedback |
| Drivers | ✔️ | ||
| In-use Reliability | ⚠️ | ||
| Development experience | Desktop | ✔️ | |
| Laptop | ⚠️ | Performance issues are resolved. However there are known issues with some GPU setups. | |
| Input | Bluetooth gamepads | ✔️ | Xbox controller recommended |
| Motion controllers | ⚠️ | Hardware will be released soon! You will need to use the latest Windows Insider Builds of RS_PRERELEASE and driver to use motion controllers. | |
| Store | Submit mixed reality apps to store | ✔️ | Unity MRTP 7 or older failed WACK, prevented submission. Fixed in Unity MRTP 8. |
| Browse mixed reality apps in store | ⚠️ | The store front does not yet provide filters for mixed reality apps. |
