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When recently asked about Mac support, Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey had this to say.
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Something like this would help Mac users meet the minimum requirements, while still spending obscene amounts of money: The Razer Core can boost any Thunderbolt 3-equipped laptop with an external GPUIn a way its almost a shame because Apple users are used to shelling out absurd amounts of money. Maybe they could make an Apple add on that will be external that will handle the computing power for Mac users and they would pay big bucks for it.
That iMac has an AMD R9 Mobile 290. Which doesn't get any where close to the recommended specifications for either VR headset.Doesn't the Imac 5K have a 290X or something redonkulous?
That iMac has an AMD R9 Mobile 290. Which doesn't get any where close to the recommended specifications for either VR headset.
Technically he said that apple hasn't put very good gpus that meet their spec out even with their high end builds.
Considering Macs have the same hardware as Pcs now a days, i was expecting to hear something completely misinformed, but the answer was good.
Instead we just got a headline that's misinformed
Not a chance, Apple doesn't care aboutgamersanyone who looks for value in their product.
The new garbage can Mac? You get what you order it with. I'm sure any upgrades would cost more than buying a gaming PC.
They could just as easily respond to criticism by rolling a new SKU with top-end AMD/Nvidia GPUs and a 6700K. The GPUs would have to be custom, but that's not that hard, especially with AMD's HBM setup having memory traces already figured out.
I really don't see VR being that big. It's cool, sure, but it's out of reach for the vast majority of gamers. $600 for the device, plus you need a very high end gaming pc. This isn't a $600 investment, it's a thousands and thousands of dollars investment to get into VR. You can get a solid gaming PC for under $1000.
I think that's his "O" face.In pictures of people wearing VR headsets, why are they always looking up?
I really don't see VR being that big. It's cool, sure, but it's out of reach for the vast majority of gamers. $600 for the device, plus you need a very high end gaming pc. This isn't a $600 investment, it's a thousands and thousands of dollars investment to get into VR. You can get a solid gaming PC for under $1000.
I really don't see VR being that big. It's cool, sure, but it's out of reach for the vast majority of gamers. $600 for the device, plus you need a very high end gaming pc. This isn't a $600 investment, it's a thousands and thousands of dollars investment to get into VR. You can get a solid gaming PC for under $1000.
So you can't see their virtual double chinsIn pictures of people wearing VR headsets, why are they always looking up?
Instead we just got a headline that's misinformed
As he said, they are already sold out of current stock so it is already selling well. Lots of people spend $600 or more on video cards so I don't see the price being that much of an issue. It won't get mass adoption but it will do well.
I'm pretty wary of Oculus over all between the Facebook ownership and the increasingly proprietary attitude they've taken in the past years, from the aforementioned removal of Linux/Mac from the devkit, to the focus on "curated and exclusive" experiences and the Oculus store etc. If they are willing to give Mac users the cold shoulder, that's a lot of people that will see their VR interest met by OpenVR / SteamVR and the VIVE instead; I can't be too upset over that if it leads to a better, more open VR platform becomes the de facto standard instead of a more restricted one.
I use a Macbook and Macbook Pro for work - Mac's are great business machines. No doubt. If Apple wants to ever get into the game market (which I really doubt they care about (hell, do they even understand it)), they need to add real GPU support.Guess I'm one of the few happy mac users on this board? Anyhow, I do find it a little ridiculous how under powered and lack of gpu options the mac has, but they are still great machines for work and casual use. Love me my macbook pro, and my wife likes her 27" iMac.
Now currently on my desk I have a 4790k w/ titan-x for gaming, a macbook pro for work, and then an ivybridge server for my nas. I find the mac to be a superior workstation computer for my needs, but I'm mostly work in the linux world and have no need for windows.
I find it's better to have systems custom tailored to specific needs than trying to have a swiss army knife pc. I guess I could run a bunch of VM's to accomplish this on a windows box, but ugh.. no thanks.
Doesn't the Imac 5K have a 290X or something redonkulous?
Guess I'm one of the few happy mac users on this board? Anyhow, I do find it a little ridiculous how under powered and lack of gpu options the mac has, but they are still great machines for work and casual use. Love me my macbook pro, and my wife likes her 27" iMac.
Now currently on my desk I have a 4790k w/ titan-x for gaming, a macbook pro for work, and then an ivybridge server for my nas. I find the mac to be a superior workstation computer for my needs, but I'm mostly work in the linux world and have no need for windows.
I find it's better to have systems custom tailored to specific needs than trying to have a swiss army knife pc. I guess I could run a bunch of VM's to accomplish this on a windows box, but ugh.. no thanks.
They could just as easily respond to criticism by rolling a new SKU with top-end AMD/Nvidia GPUs and a 6700K. The GPUs would have to be custom, but that's not that hard, especially with AMD's HBM setup having memory traces already figured out.
Guess I'm one of the few happy mac users on this board? Anyhow, I do find it a little ridiculous how under powered and lack of gpu options the mac has, but they are still great machines for work and casual use. Love me my macbook pro, and my wife likes her 27" iMac.
Now currently on my desk I have a 4790k w/ titan-x for gaming, a macbook pro for work, and then an ivybridge server for my nas. I find the mac to be a superior workstation computer for my needs, but I'm mostly work in the linux world and have no need for windows.
I find it's better to have systems custom tailored to specific needs than trying to have a swiss army knife pc. I guess I could run a bunch of VM's to accomplish this on a windows box, but ugh.. no thanks.
Actually i'm hoping they get comfortable enough that i'll be able to use them instead of my big monitors and run a big virtual desktop. You can get a taste of it now with current HMDs though the cable and fogging get in the way, but i love multimon for actual work. I suspect AR devices will probably fill that gap better, but $3500 for the hololens or $1k for the Meta 2 are still a bit steep when oculus / vive will bring us most of the way this year. It's not like many of us don't already buy phones/laptops/video cards every couple years anyway (yeah 1st world problems and their 1st world solutions).Except you use that video card every moment your computer is on. A VR headset is more like spending $600 on a high end racing wheel, that you use only use for a couple of games.