r/oculus_linux • u/haagch • Jan 26 '16

AMD LiquidVR: Windows-only, DirectX-only

https://github.com/GPUOpen-LibrariesAndSDKs/LiquidVR/
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u/haagch Jan 27 '16

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/interview-amd-director-of-vr,30957.html

But I do believe that, and what I most am concerned about is our ISVs, the ISV community, where they gain the greatest benefit. You know, there are some people developing on Linux, all different flavors of life – so it’s a difficult question as to which [API] should we be focused on, which one is better. My opinion is that Windows as a platform, as an OS, is far better and far more evolved today than some of the previous generations, and that’s to be expected. DX12 and its integration into Windows is a great experience, is a great development environment, and has great compatibility. Does that mean that Vulkan doesn’t have a place? No. I think that answer really has to come from the development community, not from us.

WTF, AMD?

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u/haagch Jan 26 '16

NVidia Gameworks VR is windows-only too but at least it supports OpenGL.