08-19-2019 09:36 AM
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08-19-2019 11:03 AM
Zenbane said:
Oculus isn't just a hardware manufacturer; Oculus develops an entire Software Platform:
08-19-2019 12:10 PM
cybernettr said:
Zenbane said:
Oculus isn't just a hardware manufacturer; Oculus develops an entire Software Platform:
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
In it's current state, VR is marketed as a gaming platform. But this is not something that should be viewed as an absolute. VR for the Enterprise is very real, and will only continue to grow. Facebook and Oculus have both shared their vision for VR beyond gaming. HTC Vive is now more focused on Enterprise than Consumer. And Microsoft has tried to establish a foothold in VR for the Enterprise from Day 1.
08-19-2019 12:25 PM
In the early days of computing, Apple and Microsoft both grabbed
monopolies for themselves. Imagine if, in the early days, Apple had
been an open rather than a proprietary platform, maybe even Amiga and
Atari survived. The computing industry would be a lot more interesting
today.
08-19-2019 12:35 PM
08-19-2019 12:41 PM
Not sure what a store front has to do with an operating system, but in case you haven't noticed, more and more store fronts are required now to play games on PC, and in regards to above comment, game consoles are only used for playing games, and they've had 1st party exclusives tied to a particular platform for decades. There is no rule that says PC has to be any different. What doesn't HAVE to be is beside the point. I see this complaint a lot by people accusing Oculus of holding VR back with exclusives. If anything they are growing it and helping it.
cybernettr said:
VR is mostly used to play games, so there is no reason it has to be tied to a particular platform, like Oculus or Vive. In the future, we might run operating systems in VR and use it to get serious work done, but that still gives us plenty of time to develop open source options.
Zenbane said:
Oculus isn't just a hardware manufacturer; Oculus develops an entire Software Platform:
08-19-2019 01:01 PM
08-19-2019 04:22 PM
jayhawk said:
game consoles are only used for playing games, and they've had 1st party exclusives tied to a particular platform for decades.
08-19-2019 04:33 PM