EnTech: Oculus Rift VR headset puts Mac development on hold to focus on Windows

Oculus Rift VR headset puts Mac development on hold to focus on Windows

In a blog post published to the company’s website today, creators of the Oculus Rift VR headset said it is putting development of the platform for Mac OS X on hold in order to focus on Windows:

Our development for OS X and Linux has been paused in order to focus on delivering a high quality consumer-level VR experience at launch across hardware, software, and content on Windows.

The company also announced spec requirements for the device ahead of an official public release. The recommended specs, for Windows devices at least, include NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater, Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater, 8GB+ RAM, 2x USB 3.0 ports, and HDMI 1.3 video output supporting a 297MHz clock via a direct output architecture.

There’s no word from the company on when it might resume Mac development with the blog post only confirming that it does indeed “want to get back to development for OS X and Linux,” but that it doesn’t have a specific timeline to do so.

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1. Bruno Fernandes (@Linkb8) says: The Duke Nukem Forever VR headset must be what they’re working on. Pretty confident this is going to end up a big write-down for Facebook at the end of the day.
   
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2. nicolas.onstott@gmail.com says: Well that’s just great
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3. Francisco Javier Lopez Zuniga says: why waste resources on mac when GAMERS! are on windows. Makes total sense
   
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4. standardpull says: Cha-Ching! Microsoft still has its war chest that it can use to entice followers.
   
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   • Aunty Troll (@AuntyTroll) says: As do all businesses. Hence why there are a load of celebs currently wearing Apple Watch Edition. Must of come from Apple’s war chest eh?
     
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5. bogger (@alphashot) says: What would had been most interesting is what MacBook Pro/iMac would meet this specifications required? Running bootcamp is not a show stopper.
   
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6. Aunty Troll (@AuntyTroll) says: They will be focusing on Windows because MS are launching their Hololens probably by the end of the year â€" which, whether your an MS lover or hater, looks awesome. Even though it’s AR and not VR,it could still take a substantial part of the market away from Oculus.
   
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   • babywrinkels says: Good call. I’m highly interested in both, but wouldn’t buy both because why? Hadn’t considered that they’re direct competitors.
     
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