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Then why not support Linux? Apple devs are used to working around esoteric hardware requirements, they're upset about not getting software support. Regardless

by Cushman 11y ago

Then why not support Linux? Apple devs are used to working around esoteric hardware requirements, they're upset about not getting software support. Regardless of Oculus's sensible reasons for pursuing a one-platform strategy, you're talking about independent devs who have spent months or years building on a beta SDK only to be left hanging in the final runup to release. I'm confused why you're surprised.

akurilin 11y ago
I'm guessing Linux will be a very small % of the overall Rift demographic. It might not make sense for them to spend resources on supporting 1% (NB: random guesstimate) of the user base just yet, although I'm sure that'll happen eventually.
- Cushman 11y ago
  To be clear, that was a rhetorical question :) My point is just that "underpowered GPUs" is not the reason OS X is getting dropped[], focus on a single platform is. [] If you're still not convinced, let me point out that Oculus supports Android with a separate SDK.
  - detaro 11y ago
    Isn't the Oculus Android SDK just for the Samsung Gear?
    - Cushman 11y ago
      Yeah, it's a separate technology stack, with its own dev team, not directly comparable to the Rift SDK. But that's a bit of a red herring, since the Galaxy S6 at 1440p is actually pushing more pixels to the display than the Rift, per frame. (But at a lower framerate, of course.) And John Carmack is working on it, and he probably doesn't care as much about OS X. Again, my point is that the constraint here is not the GPU, but Oculus engineering resources.
      - akurilin 11y ago
        Also let's not forget there are something like 300mil Android devices out there, whereas Linux is around 1% of desktop user base: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_system... It absolutely makes sense for them to focus on Android (regardless of their partnership with Samsung)
- Sir_Substance 11y ago
  I can only say that you've definitely found one here. I'll be moving fully to xubuntu once my windows 7 box goes EOL. I'm not willing to invest in what will surely be an ~ecosystem~ when I know it does not fit my long term plans.
Arzh 11y ago
I guess because I don't know a single game developer that actually likes making games on Linux. I like linux, I use it for server and web programming, but it is god awful to try and make games on.

by Cushman 11y ago

akurilin 11y ago

I'm guessing Linux will be a very small % of the overall Rift demographic. It might not make sense for them to spend resources on supporting 1% (NB: random guesstimate) of the user base just yet, although I'm sure that'll happen eventually.

Cushman 11y ago
To be clear, that was a rhetorical question :) My point is just that "underpowered GPUs" is not the reason OS X is getting dropped[], focus on a single platform is. [] If you're still not convinced, let me point out that Oculus supports Android with a separate SDK.
- detaro 11y ago
  Isn't the Oculus Android SDK just for the Samsung Gear?
  - Cushman 11y ago
    Yeah, it's a separate technology stack, with its own dev team, not directly comparable to the Rift SDK. But that's a bit of a red herring, since the Galaxy S6 at 1440p is actually pushing more pixels to the display than the Rift, per frame. (But at a lower framerate, of course.) And John Carmack is working on it, and he probably doesn't care as much about OS X. Again, my point is that the constraint here is not the GPU, but Oculus engineering resources.
    - akurilin 11y ago
      Also let's not forget there are something like 300mil Android devices out there, whereas Linux is around 1% of desktop user base: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_system... It absolutely makes sense for them to focus on Android (regardless of their partnership with Samsung)
Sir_Substance 11y ago
I can only say that you've definitely found one here. I'll be moving fully to xubuntu once my windows 7 box goes EOL. I'm not willing to invest in what will surely be an ~ecosystem~ when I know it does not fit my long term plans.

Arzh 11y ago

I guess because I don't know a single game developer that actually likes making games on Linux. I like linux, I use it for server and web programming, but it is god awful to try and make games on.