Tim Sweeney@TimSweeneyEpicVery disappointing. @Oculus is treating games from sources like Steam and Epic Games as second-class citizens.Quote TweetBrandon Jones@Tojiro·Mar 28, 2016Oculus blocks apps not sold through their store from working unless you "allow unknown sources": https://support.oculus.com/8781709222810713:44 PM · Mar 28, 2016318 Retweets2 Quotes416 Likes
Greenstead@THEBIGBEN2016·Mar 28, 2016@TimSweeneyEpic @oculus But you have no problem when Apple does the same thing. But when it comes to Facebook and Microsoft. sigh -_-22
Tim Sweeney@TimSweeneyEpic·Mar 28, 2016@THEBIGBEN2016 @oculusgameinformer.comEpic's Tim Sweeney Doubles Down On UWP Criticism, Challenges Apple To Open iOS PlatformSweeney calls a closed Windows platform "a serious threat to world commerce."5120
Greenstead@THEBIGBEN2016·Mar 28, 2016@TimSweeneyEpic @oculus even Google, Amazon does the same thing. Yet there is no problem. -_-11
Tim Sweeney@TimSweeneyEpic·Mar 28, 2016@THEBIGBEN2016 @oculus And see comments on Android here:theguardian.comMicrosoft wants to monopolise games development on PC. We must fight itMicrosoft is looking to dominate the games industry ecosystem with its aggressive new UWP initiative. Developers must oppose this, or else cede control of their titles21
Shiroyasha@ThousandEyesCEO·Mar 28, 2016@TimSweeneyEpic @Dungeonmans this sounds like the way that android apps are sideloaded. Not sure what the big deal is.21
Tim Sweeney@TimSweeneyEpic·Mar 28, 2016@ThousandEyesCEO @Dungeonmans It's a sufficient barrier that no competing Android store has achieved significant marketshare vs Google Play.1216
Michael Langford@mj_langford·Mar 28, 2016@TimSweeneyEpic i hope they end up with an apple like dev cert mechanism1
Tim Sweeney@TimSweeneyEpic·Mar 28, 2016@mj_langford How would this go as a new norm on PC? Submit every app for certification by Oculus, NVIDIA, Intel, Microsoft, and Logitech?3220
Tim Sweeney@TimSweeneyEpic·Mar 28, 2016@Rocky1138 @oculus I agree with your sentiment! Unfortunately, the Oculus driver software restricts certain apps.6
sillymofo2001@silimofo2001·Mar 29, 2016@TimSweeneyEpic @oculus Then when the typical stupid user tries to get "free games" and gets a virus instead, it's their fault.1
Tim Sweeney@TimSweeneyEpic·Mar 29, 2016@silimofo2001 @oculus Malware is far more attributable to a poor OS security and sandboxing than lack of a distribution monopoly.47