Ok so i downloaded Unity 2017.4.0f1I also got the latest Oculus Utilities. And when i press play this are the messages i getVirtual Reality SDK Oculus failed to initialize.Attempting to enable OpenVR instead.XR: OpenVR Error! OpenVR failed initialization with error code VRInitError_Init_PathRegistryNotFound: "Installation path could not be located (110)"!Virtual Reality SDK OpenVR failed to initialize.Attempting to enable None instead.Unity v2017.4.0f1, Oculus Utilities v1.24.0, OVRPlugin v1.24.0, SDK v0.0.0.UnityEngine.Debug:Log(Object)OVRManager:Awake() (at Assets/OVR/Scripts/OVRManager.cs:904)*****************I don't know why i get that. In My Player Settings /XR Settings I have Virtual Reality Supported checked and then listed are the Oculus with an arrow pointing to it and then below that OpenVR.And i intend to build for the RIft. This process worked fine back in Unity 5 when i tried it. But what should i do to make it work in Unity 2017.4?

After some trial and error I've gotten around this issue. I recently upgraded my Oculus integration to 1.3.8, Unity 2109.1.2f (though the Unity version doesn't seem to matter), and got this message when running on the PC Rift:Virtual Reality SDK Oculus failed to initialize.Will attempt to enable None instead.I was able to build to the GO fine, just the Rift had this issue (I don't have a Quest or Rift S so I can't speak to those.) I narrowed it down to the spatializer plug-in. If I delete the oculus integration, import it again, I get two plug-in prompts. One is about upgrading the integration to 1.3.8 (which I accept), and the other is about upgrading the spatializer plug-in. Here I say "Delete new plug-in", then restart the Unity Editor and everything works as expected.It'd be unfortunate if I actually cared about the spatializer plug-in... but I don't.

Using the recommended versions of Unity and Oculus Integration does not work! Oculus team, please look into this long-standing issue.I've tried to follow the instructions to the letter and I can still consistently reproduce this problem.https://developer.oculus.com/documentation/unity/latest/concepts/unity-req/Oculus states that these versions are recommended (some outdated docs specify Unity 5 though):2017.4 LTS2018.4 LTS2019.1.2f1ReproI started a new Unity project with 2019.1.2f1 and 3D project template:1. Enabled VR in player settings2. Installed Oculus Integration 1.40 from Asset Store3. Clicked 'Upgrade' when prompted to upgrade Utilities from 'none to 1.40, clicked 'no' to restart4. Clicked 'Upgrade' when prompted to upgrade Spatializer plugin from 'none' to 1.40, clicked 'no' to restart5. No more prompts, so restarted Unity6. Enter play mode with default empty scene that has a light and a camera7. Console output says Virtual Reality SDK Oculus failed to initialize and it will either fallback to OpenVR or None, depending on your settings.Am I doing anything wrong?This is the case for a lot of people it seems, but I must assume that it is not the case for everyone so maybe this is PC or environment specific. I'm happy to provide any logs or assist in any way if someone from Oculus can please take a look at this and figure out why this happens.It's been this way for me for most versions since 1.31 or around that time and forums have plenty of posts about the same issue.Workaround: Do not upgrade spatializer pluginIn point 4 click 'Don't upgrade' or 'Delete' when prompted to upgrade Spatializer plugin.The downside is that spatializer features seems to stop working. At least ambisonic clips don't play for me.I tried upgrading to Spatializer 1.36 and that did not help. Maybe some other versions works better.The bundled spatializer version in Unity seems to be around 1.13, the version number is logged in one of the spatializer sample scenes.

Same thing in Unity 2017.4.0f1. Installed Unity 2017.3.1p4, there is a exactly same trouble.Any solved this?

Why isn't there more attention given to this issue? I'm dealing with the same thing and it seems like there's no answer.

Virtual Reality SDK Oculus failed to initialize, why?

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markhansaven
Explorer
7 years ago
Same thing here. Just installed on a brand new third computer running windows 10 home.

Oculus Utilities was not installed. I tried the latest Unity version 2017.4. VR is broken in Unity completely.
AndreyBlueGoji
Honored Guest
7 years ago
Same thing in Unity 2017.4.0f1. Installed Unity 2017.3.1p4, there is a exactly same trouble.

Any solved this?
markhansaven
Explorer
7 years ago

AndreyBlueGoji said:

Same thing in Unity 2017.4.0f1. Installed Unity 2017.3.1p4, there is a exactly same trouble.

Any solved this?

There doesn't seem to be any acknowledgement of this. Unity is supposed to work out of the box with virtual reality, and as of right now it's broken on all three of my computers with a fresh install on each one.
Anonymous
7 years ago
Same here!
philip_prins_
Honored Guest
7 years ago
Same Problem
Virtual Reality SDK Oculus failed to initialize.
Antimon
Explorer
7 years ago
May 14th, 2018, this issue still seems not to be solved for me as well. Is there any update?
rikkcarey
Explorer
7 years ago
NOTE: I am currently building on a Mac with Target=Windows. Is this even possible?

Same issue for me. Clean install of Unity 2018.1.1f1. I carefully followed all directions on Oculus developers site, installed latest Oculus Utilities 1.26.0, Player Settings: Virtual Reality enabled and XR Settings:SDK=Oculus VR. I created new project, a new scene, created a cube, and clicked Run
==> "Virtual Reality SDK Oculus failed to initialize."
Prana_Studios
Honored Guest
7 years ago
Hi, Im having the same issue. Confirmed that I have the Oculus Runtime running,

Other things I have already checked:
Everything is updated to the latest version
Ive tried the #if UNITY_EDITOR fix, but the XRSettings.enabled flag goes back to false.
If anyone could point me in the right direction that would be great!
yarwad
Explorer
7 years ago
Why isn't there more attention given to this issue? I'm dealing with the same thing and it seems like there's no answer.
LatexPanther
Honored Guest
7 years ago
As imperativity posted above, I clicked on the checkbox next to "Virtual Reality Supported" located under Edit > Project Settings > Player. For some odd reason my Oculus RIft worked after that.