For game developers, HTC's Vive edges out the Oculus Rift
The latest game Developers Conference survey, polling 4,500 developers this year, is in and developers have spoken. Among many other opinions on the video games industry is this: VR and AR are taking over, and it looks like HTC's Vive is leading with a current slight advantage in that race.*
Developers' general interest in VR platforms is almost evenly divided between the Vive and the Oculus Rift, but comparing favoring percentages from this year's survey to last's—when the Oculus Rift had 40% of developers' interest compared to Vive's 26%—it seems like HTC's Vive is in place to increasingly overcome the Oculus Rift. Although it was the Oculus Rift that managed an early start with initial marketing and early kits, more developers are looking to develop for HTC's Vive, and considering the platform for any potential exclusive titles, too. Read more...