Oculus Rift VR Headset Won’t Support Linux and Mac OS X at Launch

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Marius Nestor
May 15, 2015

Oculus developers said the decision to pause the Mac OS X and Linux development of the Oculus Rift platform was taken in order for them to concentrate all of their efforts on delivering a high-quality consumer-level VR experience of the Oculus Rift VR headset to Windows users in early 2016. In a separate announcement, the Oculus Rift developers published the VR headset’s recommended PC specifications, giving virtual reality fans enough time to build the ideal gaming system.

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Marius Nestor

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