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saladuh | 4 years ago

> I think that's not a smart business decision IMO.

They literally have to make their own hardware. The only VR hardware that supports Linux officially is the Valve Index and the HTV Vive line. Everything else barely functions, with the only hope being from community efforts (which are not stable experiences yet at all, far from it). The Index and the Vive aren't suitable for people that just want to use this software, because they're expensive and bulky.

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GekkePrutser|4 years ago

> The Index and the Vive aren't suitable for people that just want to use this software, because they're expensive and bulky.

But the headset they're proposing is twice the price of those :)

Sure, it has better resolution but not that much better. And it'll be a really tough sell, competing with the big vendors and targeting a niche platform. I would see more in developing a software layer like Virtual Desktop does for Windows on the Oculus ecosystem. Really innovate with the concept of PC usage in VR (simulating touch, floating windows etc). And then aiming for an acquisition or something.

But anyway I'm not an entrepreneur (and never would wish to be one!) so don't take my word for it. It just struck me as odd. Hardware is hard if you're not geared for it and particularly hard in the current supply-constrained times where the big vendors buy up everything they see. They'll be fighting for scraps at highly volatile prices.

georgewsinger|4 years ago

This is correct. We tried for months to convince headset manufacturers to support Linux so that we could run Simula on them, but to no avail.

Agreed it's definitely stressful from a financial/business standpoint (hardware is really tough), and unfortunately the first iteration of our headset will be really expensive (since we have no leverage to bring unit costs down from our suppliers).

That being said: https://imgur.com/RMktWuj.png

pabs3|4 years ago

Oculus Go is running Android, now that they let you get root on it, should be possible to run any Linux distro on it.

GekkePrutser|4 years ago

The Go is not very useful though. It lacks 6DOF tracking, controllers etc. It's just a glorified google cardboard :)