Waiting for tomorrow
Apple’s first calendar quarter is traditionally its slowest. With that in mind, it makes sense for Apple to slow manufacturing of its edgiest device in preparation for a muted sales season. Potentially shuttering production in November makes sense through that lens — particularly as Apple is expected to introduce a lower-cost device that also runs visionOS, which is what we’ve all anticipated for months. The Information once again confirms this theory — and also says development of a second generation “Pro” device has been delayed for a year, which was rumored before.
The report, however, also claims Apple might release what is described as an “incremental” updated to Vision Pro with limited changes, “such as a chip upgrade.”
Given the Vision Pro runs an M2 Apple processor, it makes sense to gloss it up a little with an M4, particularly as Apple is likely to introduce new Apple Intelligence features to visionOS next year. But 2025 is also when Apple is expected to introduce a smaller, more compact, and less expensive visionOS-powered system, one that potentially uses an iPhone as the CPU.