Spencer: We're Not Focused on 1st Party VR Device; Many HW Manufacturers To Be Enabled for Scorpio
Every bit predicted past rumors, Caput of Xbox segmentation Phil Spencer announced the Xbox One Scorpio yesterday. This new console is targeting hardcore console gamers directly, with a much stronger performance output (over 6TF versus ane.32 of the electric current Xbox One) that volition allow 4K gaming as well every bit high-end VR.
As for this latter function, many were betting on a partnership with Oculus VR to bring the Oculus Rift on lath with the Scorpio project, maybe even in an exclusive fashion. After all, Microsoft is already bundling an Xbox One controller with the Oculus Rift.
All the same, in an interview with Wired Spencer said that Microsoft hopes to "enable many hardware manufacturers to make progress at that place", thus opening the door to HTC Vive and potentially more VR devices. That'south because apparently Microsoft is "non focused on an first party VR hardware device right now".
He also credited the PC platform as the all-time place for innovation in Virtual Reality; he hopes to bring some of it to the Xbox Scorpio.
The best place for VR innovation is the PC. I think developers should still go focus on the PC, considering I think that'south a bully identify to introduce. What we're doing… is we're able to take some of the PC innovation that nosotros see… and bring it to the panel space, to enable those magical experiences on Scorpio when it launches.
Earlier in the interview, Spencer mentioned that the Xbox team asked developers what information technology would take to accept the same fidelity of Doom or Fallout 4 in VR and they replied with the 6TF performance target. This corroborates what we've always thought: current consoles, including PlayStation iv, are simply not powerful enough to deliver compelling VR and that's why about PS VR games have relatively simple graphics and so far.
Of course, with the PlayStation 4 Neo and Xbox 1 Scorpio the outlook will be much different.
Source: https://wccftech.com/spencer-focused-1st-party-vr-device-hw-manufacturers-enabled-scorpio/
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