In 2022 the extended reality(XR) industry bucked the trend and burst into a strong vitality in software, hardware, content and application levels.. In this paper, the representative research progress of XR industry in 2022 is reviewed:XR hardware industry iteration was boosted through the release of thin and light VR all-in-one machines and consumer grade AR glasses; the transformation and development of the software industry was promoted by the gradual standardization of PGC tools and the rise of low threshold UGC tools; and abundant immersive events and performing arts experience for the public were exhibited in XR World Cup and XR concerts. The trend of software and hardware integration, high-quality and diversified content collaborative development was gradually emerging in the development of XR industry, which would definitely form an XR industry development pattern with common prosperity of technology, products, services and applications.

metaverse  /  extended reality  /  industry hot spot