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It's been almost a year now since Oculus announced that the consumer version of the Rift virtual reality headset would only support Windows PCs at launch—a turnaround from development kits that worked fine on Mac and Linux boxes. Now, according to Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey, it "is up to Apple" to change that state of affairs. Specifically, "if they ever release a good computer, we will do it," he told Shacknews recently.
Basically, Luckey continued, even the highest-end Mac you can buy would not provide an enjoyable experience on the final Rift hardware, which is significantly more powerful than early development kits. "It just boils down to the fact that Apple doesn't prioritize high-end GPUs," he said. "You can buy a $6,000 Mac Pro with the top-of-the-line AMD FirePro D700, and it still doesn't match our recommended specs."
"So if they prioritize higher-end GPUs like they used to for a while back in the day, we'd love to support Mac. But right now, there's just not a single machine out there that supports it," he added. "Even if we can support on the software side, there's just no audience that could run the vast majority of software on it."
Source: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/03/oculus-founder-rift-will-come-to-mac-if-apple-ever-release-a-good-computer/.
See also: Shacknews blog.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by ledow on Friday March 04 2016, @03:56PM
Apple got that money - and most of it is just money sitting around not doing very much - from their customers.
By the difference between what their hardware / software actually COSTS to make, and what they charge for it.
I'm sure DeBeers make an awful lot of money. Because it costs next-to-nothing to get some slave labour to dig around in some dangerous mines that you happen to own most of them worldwide. And you can charge a fortune because people think it's somehow "rare". It does not mean that you're "good". It just means you know how to sell a polished turd.
A skill in itself, no doubt, but some people hold different criteria for success than the amount of cash you have in the bank doing nothing.
(Score: 2) by isostatic on Friday March 04 2016, @04:17PM
But it means that DeBeers gets it. They've met their goal.
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by Francis on Friday March 04 2016, @04:19PM
I refuse to buy diamonds because of that. Well, between DeBeers and the conflict diamonds, I refuse to buy. Personally, I'd rather have a manufactured diamond anyways. They come in an array of colors and are usually cheaper than the ones mined anyways.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Friday March 04 2016, @05:14PM
Also, the primary reason normal everyday diamonds are something that people think are all that valuable is due to marketing campaigns by, you guessed it, DeBeers. Save yourself some money and buy a different gem if all you want is a pretty rock.
Oh, and if it's for an engagement or something, the right partner will be overjoyed with a simple brass band ring, and the wrong partner will be complaining if you get them the most expensive ring you can find at your jeweler (jewelers of course make a lot of money from people who fail to understand this).
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 1) by Francis on Friday March 04 2016, @09:01PM
More likely I'll be buying just a gold ring like this one: https://www.etsy.com/listing/202786130/double-knot-ring-silver-and-rose-or?ref=market [etsy.com]
Not because it's cheap, but because it's something you don't see much and a great conversation starter. I've never understood the attitude that people are willing to spend a ridiculous amount of money on engagement rings and on the wedding/honeymoon. One of the most common reasons for divorce is financial problems, so why would anybody dig themselves that deep over such superficial choices?
(Score: 1) by Spamalope on Friday March 04 2016, @04:59PM
Don't forget murdering anyone producing diamonds who doesn't play ball...