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E3 2015: Oculus Announces Partnership with Microsoft
At its pre-E3 press conference today, Oculus announced a partnership with Microsoft. Brendan Iribe, Oculus VR, CEO stressed the importance of shipping the Oculus Rift with a gamepad, and revealed that every headset will come bundled with a wireless Xbox One controller and adaptor. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer took the stage to elaborate on the partnership: “The opportunity for us to bring our wireless controller, the one that we’ve spent so many years refining...
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Very interesting. I was wondering why Microsoft wasn't announcing any type of VR for the Xbox One as two of the three other gaming giants had. This is the reason why. This is good news though. Even though I'm not an Xbox One owner, having the support of Microsoft means that Windows gamers like me have the technological support we need OS-wise. I wonder if they will work on a VR OS specifically. Time will tell.
Windows 10 and HoloLens is likely to be their answer for a VR OS. It's not specifically for gaming like Oculus Rift but seems to navigate in a niche between practical work and entertainment. I'm kinda excited to see where they go with HoloLens because the technology looks good so far.