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Since OR is under Facebook, and Facebook has been fairly Microsoft friendly in the past (opting for bing maps and some office docs stuff etc), it doesn't seem l

by 0x0 11y ago

Since OR is under Facebook, and Facebook has been fairly Microsoft friendly in the past (opting for bing maps and some office docs stuff etc), it doesn't seem like a huge surprise, especially since Sony/PS4 has their own thing in development (Morpheus) I guess this also explains the earlier announcement dropping OSX and Linux support.

nightski 11y ago
I think it is more than Facebook being MS "friendly". Like it or not, Windows is still the dominant platform for PC gaming period. As much as many would like this to change, it is not even close to happening.
- xanderstrike 11y ago
  The Xbox One controller isn't the only controller for PC gaming. It isn't even the only Xbox controller for PC gaming.
  - phren0logy 11y ago
    Sure, but it is the best one (considering both hardware and drivers/game support). Come on man, give credit where credit is due.
    - rictic 11y ago
      The XBox One controller has to be plugged in to work on Windows, which kills its utility for me. Can't play from the couch.
      - nightski 11y ago
        Well the Rift ships in Q1 2016. So by the time it comes out, you will have access to the Wireless PC adapter they announced coming this fall.
        rictic 11y ago
        Oh, cool!
- agildehaus 11y ago
  Oculus not bothering means they're just part of why it's not happening. Valve on the other hand seems to fully embrace OSX/Linux (with both Steam and the Vive) and have done plenty to improve gaming on those platforms. I think I know which HMD I'll be purchasing.
  - nightski 11y ago
    Fair enough but I don't think a display is the place to start when trying to change something like this. I am sure the Vive will be great, but let's face it the vast majority of titles on Steam are Windows only. Valve may like the idea of Linux gaming, but they push a lot of Windows games...
    - unfamiliar 11y ago
      Its not just the display. I'm presuming there will be a whole ecosystem of games designed with the Rift in mind. By making it Windows only you effectively tell all those developers not to bother developing their games for OS X or Linux.
      - shmerl 11y ago
        > I'm presuming there will be a whole ecosystem of games designed with the Rift in mind. I think developers should not bother developing for Rift then. There are alternatives which are cross platform and not beholden to MS walled gardens. Stronger competition will make them change this stupid attitude.
        nightski 11y ago
        That is just it though, is not a stupid attitude because the market that cares about this sort of thing and buys games is very small. Most of the complainers on HN do not play games. Over 95% of machines using the steam platform are windows.
        shmerl 11y ago
cies 11y ago
Dropping Linux support means dropping SteamBox support? Wow, I'm stunned.
- 0x0 11y ago
  Isn't Valve also working on their own hardware, "SteamVR", with HTC? (While Samsung is cooperating with Oculus)
- pantalaimon 11y ago
  SteamBox is Vaporware anyway
Kiro 11y ago
Microsoft owns a couple of % of Facebook.
ohitsdom 11y ago
It will be interesting to watch this relationship as Microsoft's HoloLens develops.
- threeseed 11y ago
  The two don't really overlap. Rift is likely to be purely gaming/social. HoloLens seems to be far more productivity/goal driven.

by 0x0 11y ago

nightski 11y ago

I think it is more than Facebook being MS "friendly". Like it or not, Windows is still the dominant platform for PC gaming period. As much as many would like this to change, it is not even close to happening.

xanderstrike 11y ago
The Xbox One controller isn't the only controller for PC gaming. It isn't even the only Xbox controller for PC gaming.
- phren0logy 11y ago
  Sure, but it is the best one (considering both hardware and drivers/game support). Come on man, give credit where credit is due.
  - rictic 11y ago
    The XBox One controller has to be plugged in to work on Windows, which kills its utility for me. Can't play from the couch.
    - nightski 11y ago
      Well the Rift ships in Q1 2016. So by the time it comes out, you will have access to the Wireless PC adapter they announced coming this fall.
      - rictic 11y ago
        Oh, cool!
agildehaus 11y ago
Oculus not bothering means they're just part of why it's not happening. Valve on the other hand seems to fully embrace OSX/Linux (with both Steam and the Vive) and have done plenty to improve gaming on those platforms. I think I know which HMD I'll be purchasing.
- nightski 11y ago
  Fair enough but I don't think a display is the place to start when trying to change something like this. I am sure the Vive will be great, but let's face it the vast majority of titles on Steam are Windows only. Valve may like the idea of Linux gaming, but they push a lot of Windows games...
  - unfamiliar 11y ago
    Its not just the display. I'm presuming there will be a whole ecosystem of games designed with the Rift in mind. By making it Windows only you effectively tell all those developers not to bother developing their games for OS X or Linux.
    - shmerl 11y ago
      > I'm presuming there will be a whole ecosystem of games designed with the Rift in mind. I think developers should not bother developing for Rift then. There are alternatives which are cross platform and not beholden to MS walled gardens. Stronger competition will make them change this stupid attitude.
      - nightski 11y ago
        That is just it though, is not a stupid attitude because the market that cares about this sort of thing and buys games is very small. Most of the complainers on HN do not play games. Over 95% of machines using the steam platform are windows.
        shmerl 11y ago

cies 11y ago

Dropping Linux support means dropping SteamBox support? Wow, I'm stunned.

0x0 11y ago
Isn't Valve also working on their own hardware, "SteamVR", with HTC? (While Samsung is cooperating with Oculus)
pantalaimon 11y ago
SteamBox is Vaporware anyway

Kiro 11y ago

Microsoft owns a couple of % of Facebook.

ohitsdom 11y ago

It will be interesting to watch this relationship as Microsoft's HoloLens develops.

threeseed 11y ago
The two don't really overlap. Rift is likely to be purely gaming/social. HoloLens seems to be far more productivity/goal driven.