I'm really disappointed that I wasted $400 on a Rift S just for it to become a paper-weight since I don't want to use Windows on my computer. I have no clue why a multi-billion dollar company can't afford to support more than one operating system.
I'm by no means expecting perfect support with no performance issues or hiccups on the less popular OS's, but having the headset be COMPLETELY UNUSABLE is not at all excusable. Just let me use the headset, and I'll do the optimizing myself. It's pretty embarrassing that Valve, a company valued at $8 billion, can comfortably support Linux and Windows almost flawlessly on their headsets, but Oculus, which is owned by Meta, a company valued at $572 billion can only support Windows.
I understand the tone may seem harsh, but as someone who spent $400 dollars on the thing, I should have the right to use it on whatever computer I see fit even with less than desirable performance.
Wrong. I have W11, W10 (for a game W11 does not support) and Debian 12 installed. I play all my games on Debian (Linux), they all work perfectly. Windows is no longer needed as a gaming platform. Lutris is a great app to set this all up. But Steam support Linux without Lutris. The only app I have not been able to run, yet, is the Oculus app. I'm still looking for a solution to that, and I think there is one. Meta could easily set this up for us.
In any case, the time has come to quit affirming that Linux is not a gaming platform. It now is, and has been for some time.
Most of the folks that post that drivel are Sh!ttalking. The reality that it works (And has for some time, partly due to my and others' constant work from DECADES ago...oops...) threatens their little feelings of superiority.
