Google has agreed to acquire a part of HTC's extended reality (XR) business for $250 million, expanding its push into virtual and augmented reality The deal involves transferring some of the HTC VIVE engineering staff to Google and granting non-exclusive IP rights.

Taiwan's HTC said on Thursday it will sell part of its unit for extended reality (XR) headsets and glasses to Google for $250 million and transfer some of its employees to the U.S. company. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of this year,

The headset, which Samsung is developing in partnership with Google runs Android XR, an OS designed specifically for headsets and smart glasses. My colleague Victoria Song got to try Project Moohan late last year, so if you want to know what it’s like to actually wear and use, go check out her impressions.

Google and Samsung have envisioned an Android XR headset as an infinite desktop. With apps baked in like Chrome, YouTube, Google TV, and more, it’s easy to see how this could be an Apple Vision Pro competitor. Time will tell if Samsung and Google can make an impression with the first physical consumer-facing XR product.