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Oculus Rift Won't Support Mac Until Apple Releases a 'Good Computer'
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sounds like a software problem to me! if you can't make it work on a decent computer then good luck nerd squad!
Because Oculus isn't thinking short term. They know that specs get better and better quickly. Why design a system that leverages lower tech when they can have a system that will last longer over time?
Sounds like a lack of understanding problem to me!
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And do you think most pc users upgrade their pc? Do you think even an average number of pc users upgrade their pc? Do you think even 15% of pc users upgrade their pc?
Seriously....
makes sense. If you get a mac as a "gaming" PC you are doing it wrong.
Totally, why don't people who write 3D rendering software make it run on the new MacBook? Just lazy programmers right?
one day mac users, this can be you.
Lol, I just don't see the appeal
Gamers do. They love building rigs. I don't see this product being widely adopted by casual players, but gamers and competitive players for sure.
So if Apple comes out with a VR Device that does not need a super-dooper Graphics Card then will OR eat their words? Somehow I doubt it.
VR is and probably will remain a pretty niche market. Is it the next 'big thing'? I don't think so.
Apple will just do their own thing as usual and if they release something it may well blow OR out of the market.
I think this statement is just OR letting everyone know that they are still here. After all, didn't MS just announce their own headset?
VR is and probably will remain a pretty niche market. Is it the next 'big thing'? I don't think so.
Apple will just do their own thing as usual and if they release something it may well blow OR out of the market.
I think this statement is just OR letting everyone know that they are still here. After all, didn't MS just announce their own headset?
The situation will be no different for those. VR requires a fast GPU since you need to be able to maintain a good framerate. Otherwise people will get motion sickness.
Virtual Reality is just another iteration of 3D, and 3D has failed from the red/blue glasses for Creature from the Black Lagoon to the polarized glasses of the 1980s to the 3D televisions that have gone nowhere in the past few years. The fact is that vanishingly few people want to wear the headgear required to immerse themselves in 3D or VR, because it is an order of magnitude more isolating than, say, just wearing headphones for teamspeak or similar chat functionality. Add in the wires and power requirements, and you have a non-starter for 99% of the population.
Produce a holodeck like those on Star Trek: TNG and we can talk. Until then this will remain a niche market.
Produce a holodeck like those on Star Trek: TNG and we can talk. Until then this will remain a niche market.
Steve Jobs knew when to prioritize form factor and when not to. Jobs wisely did not care about making the Mac Pro small and thin because he realized that expandabilty was highly important for a pro machine. Tim Cook is clueless and prioritized form factor and unwisely made the Mac Pro small with very limited expandabilty.
If you are willing to spend $600 on a VR headset then you probably already spent more than that on your video card.
This is for serious gamers and serious gamers don't game on a Mac.
I know, I'm a member of the PC master Race.
This is for serious gamers and serious gamers don't game on a Mac.
I know, I'm a member of the PC master Race.
Just wait until the "Rule 34" industry enters the VR market. These 3D goggles will be as common as mice and monitors.
If Oculus VR ever comes out with a good product, I might buy it.
LOL! So my 2013 Mac Pro is a lame computer? Yeah, right. How about releasing your product with specs for any platform and let me decide whether my computer supports it ... or whether I want to strap a massive pair of goggles to my head.
Yes, i agree with you... i just don't think gamers and competitive players own macs (as their gaming platform) to begin with. So even if macs had better graphics capabilities, i don't think they would be there.
Can see their point. If someone is desperate to try then they can use bootcamp.
I really wish apple would release a decent gaming system, im dreading my 2009 mac pro breaking.
I really wish apple would release a decent gaming system, im dreading my 2009 mac pro breaking.
You aren't thinking about it enough. Engineering pre-viz, medical services, architectural pre viz. Augmented reality. The list goes on.
The bigger showstopper will be the high prices of VR headsets and the lack of content at the moment. VR is nothing like the crappy 3D effect you see in movies. Everyone I know who has tried it has liked it (even those who do not play video games) as it gives an experience that feels quite real. We are still early on so it may take a few years before the tech sees widespread adoption but I believe it eventually will. At least as soon as VR porn becomes common.
I mean, he's right. iMacs have crappy overheating laptop dGPUs (or no dGPUs at all), MacBooks (all but the high-end 15" MacBook Pro) only have iGPUs (with the dGPU in the top end 15" MBP being very mid-range) and Mac Pro has a workstation GPU that isn't meant for gaming at all.
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