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So people at Valve gave away tech, and then got hired by other companies to work on that tech, presumably for stacks of money? Leaving others who happened to b
by maxander 10y ago
So people at Valve gave away tech, and then got hired by other companies to work on that tech, presumably for stacks of money? Leaving others who happened to be working on less lucrative subjects their a prestigious but lower-paid positions with little hope of meaningful advancement?
Huh. Valve is just like academia.
- modeless 10y ago... except Valve ultimately came out with the better product and is selling twice as many (according to Tim Sweeney). Plus, the VR market is not zero sum right now. The extra investment and attention that Oculus has brought to the industry has almost certainly resulted in Vive selling more units, not fewer. And Steam is winning over Oculus Home, too. The people advocating technology sharing were right, in my view.
- headshock1111 10y ago>the VR market is not zero sum right now. this is only true if anyone who buys either a Vive or a Rift has sufficient funds to afford getting both
- benjaminjackman 10y agoI think not zero sum in the sense that currently a good battle between two rivals could stir up more attention for both VR companies and lead to increased sales for either than they would have if they weren't competing. People don't have to buy both they just have to be more likely to buy either due to the presence of competition.
- rogeressig 10y agooculus home vs VR sales on Steam. My guess it's oculus home by a huge margin because GearVR.
- AlphaSite 10y agoNone of the games which work for the gearvr are really useable nor worthwhile on the rift.
- maxander 10y agoIt's definitely the right thing for the VR market, and probably for people in general, but it doesn't help those working for Valve in other areas when Valve's VR tech goes to making other companies rich rather than raising their own salary.