It seems Valve/HTC are the latest company to release something with Linux support listed right up to release, and then remove mentions of it. This time it's the Vive VR device.
This image was sent in by a user to show the difference:
I noticed it too, and it's a little weird of Valve/HTC to do something like this. More so on Valve's side, since it's their store and they would have been well aware of the status of SteamOS/Linux support.
On March 1st a Valve employee stated this:
Yet Linux/SteamOS was still listed.
A shame, as HTC originally said Linux would have support.
I've searched around, and couldn't find anything more recent on this. So it looks like it's another thing Linux/SteamOS is being left out on for now.
They also recently added VR icons for the Oculus Rift, and SteamVR:
Hopefully it won't take too long before it gains official Linux/SteamOS support. It's just really sad to see Linux left out like this, but I'm not too fussed personally as I still don't see VR being a major thing yet as others do. In a few generations when the technology has progressed some more and prices come down, I will be much more interested.
What's more sad is others like this person did pre-order it, and they don't seem too happy.
The issue here is again: Clear communication, and the complete lack of it. Also, don't pre-order. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
This image was sent in by a user to show the difference:
I noticed it too, and it's a little weird of Valve/HTC to do something like this. More so on Valve's side, since it's their store and they would have been well aware of the status of SteamOS/Linux support.
On March 1st a Valve employee stated this:
QuoteWe are working on it but it's not ready yet.
Yet Linux/SteamOS was still listed.
A shame, as HTC originally said Linux would have support.
I've searched around, and couldn't find anything more recent on this. So it looks like it's another thing Linux/SteamOS is being left out on for now.
They also recently added VR icons for the Oculus Rift, and SteamVR:
Hopefully it won't take too long before it gains official Linux/SteamOS support. It's just really sad to see Linux left out like this, but I'm not too fussed personally as I still don't see VR being a major thing yet as others do. In a few generations when the technology has progressed some more and prices come down, I will be much more interested.
What's more sad is others like this person did pre-order it, and they don't seem too happy.
The issue here is again: Clear communication, and the complete lack of it. Also, don't pre-order. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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I wouldn't worry too much about this. Linux support will come sooner rather than later.
There's one very simple reason for that: It's not ready to be pushed. Simple as that. The distro is not even out of beta yet. There are, simply put, barely any machines available on the market yet.
It would be madness to push something hard at the current state.
Last edited by Beamboom on 6 April 2016 at 8:19 am UTC
Quoting: GuestThe launch of the Vive, the Valve-backed VR device, and they didn't even use it to push Steam Machines? Wow.
There's one very simple reason for that: It's not ready to be pushed. Simple as that. The distro is not even out of beta yet. There are, simply put, barely any machines available on the market yet.
It would be madness to push something hard at the current state.
Last edited by Beamboom on 6 April 2016 at 8:19 am UTC
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TheRiddick Apr 6, 2016
Someone will make a VR control wrapper soon enough to resolve/remap settings between the current VR Headsets, maybe even something for the PS4 headset. Really they are both similar and a simple middleman software hack can fix allot of issues.
It would be easier if game developers simply added a option to choose some OpenVR system that users can then load up their headset preset as needed instead of exclusively supporting a specific headset.
Last edited by TheRiddick on 6 April 2016 at 9:01 am UTC
It would be easier if game developers simply added a option to choose some OpenVR system that users can then load up their headset preset as needed instead of exclusively supporting a specific headset.
Last edited by TheRiddick on 6 April 2016 at 9:01 am UTC
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Quoting: EndeavourAccuracyI pre-ordered an HTC Vive on the first day that was possible. I've been using GNU/Linux only since 1997, and I have no plans to move to Windows.I've been wanting a VR Headset ever since I wore that pre-version of the Oculus Rift, on Linux, no less. And I've been using GNU/Linux only since 1996, and I have bloody no intention to run that inferior MacOS-crap, or that abysmal piece of Windows-shit, just because some VR headset producers can't get their shit together.
I don't bitch about the price. But if you're not delivering for Linux, you might as well not exist in my universe.
Of course, the whole issue is somewhat moot right now, because I'm not going to order directly from the US, and my hardware retailer says "delivery date unknown"; so I expect Linux support to exist when they can deliver here.
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Arehandoro Apr 6, 2016
After seeing the project OSVR from Razer, and another companies, I don't care anymore about Vive, Oculus, PlayStation VR, et cetera. I can wait until it's released and games and technology are more mature.
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I know for a fact that I checked the "I'm using Linux"-box when I ordered by Vive. Changing this option without informing the customer, or even just changing the option arbitrarily is most likely a violation of laws regulating marketing. Just as I can't just open a website selling Super computers for half the price when you buy rotten cabbages, I can't just retract the "Super computer"-part when the customer agreed on a purchase. It's simply illegal to do so. That being said, my delivery is scheduled for _May_ which leaves some room for HTC to rectify their mistake before they get seriously sued.
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It would be super ironic if Hololens will be released with support for Ubuntu, as you now already can expect Windows 10 to run ELF binaries.
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The problem of VR is that is a new and still empty market: should they have missed their duel with Oculus this month mr. Facebook would have imposed his technology to the world (and his "all your likes belong to us" user agreement as well as we learnt from the other article). Then it would have been very difficult to penetrate an already saturated market. Think of Android: despite its superiority to iOS it took ages to penetrate the market. And Valve is not Google. And similarly towhat did Apple there would have easily been Facebook censorship and a trivialization of the technology. Which is a shame in a supposedly free world.
So I can understand why they had to put linux aside for a while. Also in the grand scheme of things it won't hurt that much. The point where AAA titles on linux are the norm and Vulkan is the standard on PC are quite far. Until then there won't be big fluctuations in the market. We will remain the pretty 0.8% of the market. The pretty share. :)
So I can understand why they had to put linux aside for a while. Also in the grand scheme of things it won't hurt that much. The point where AAA titles on linux are the norm and Vulkan is the standard on PC are quite far. Until then there won't be big fluctuations in the market. We will remain the pretty 0.8% of the market. The pretty share. :)
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nattydread Apr 6, 2016
I think I'm going to go for the PS4 VR precisely because valve can't even support their own gaming platform. Its pathetic really.
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