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Is there a source for this? Because I always thought that it was the other way around - Carmack was rather bored, sold the company and moved somewhere else.
by HeavyStorm 6y ago
Is there a source for this? Because I always thought that it was the other way around - Carmack was rather bored, sold the company and moved somewhere else.
- modeless 6y agoHe sold the company in 2009, long before Oculus existed. He intended to continue working there [1] and he did for several years. AFAIK he didn't start dabbling in VR until 2012 and didn't leave id until 2013, after attempting to work on VR stuff there for a while which was seemingly blocked, e.g. DOOM 3 BFG VR support which he promised but Zenimax never released. [1] https://www.engadget.com/2009-06-24-bethesda-parent-company-buys-id-software.html https://www.engadget.com/2009-06-24-bethesda-parent-company-...
- modeless 6y agoConfirmation from the man himself: https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1312272675222491136?s=19 https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1312272675222491136...