HoloLens games are too good for HoloLens

HoloLens is turning into the technological equivalent of a tragic hero — the kind whose extraordinary talent isn’t enough to overcome a terrible personal flaw. At this spring’s Build conference, Microsoft showed off beautifully clever demos that were undercut at every point by the complete inability to see them through the headset’s narrow field of view. This is more obvious than ever at E3, where you’re not looking at business or research tools. You’re supposed to just be having fun.

This week, the HoloLens team officially unveiled a gorgeous augmented reality version of Minecraft, which Microsoft bought last year. Watching the stage demo was incredible — it’s a whole pixelated diorama, projected onto a coffee table. It’s also testing...

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