Oculus Rift to get Microsoft Xbox One streaming capabilities

The open source multimedia player VLC has added 360-degree video support to its desktop apps. (Users can download free test versions from the VLC website.) VLC says that mobile support will follow soon. And VLC apps designed specifically for VR headsets like the Google Daydream View and Oculus Rift will likely debut next year. The new 360-degree video functionality comes as a result of a collaboration between the VR camera developer Giroptic and VideoLAN, the non-profit software developer behind VLC.

 

Last year, Microsoft said it planned to let users stream Xbox One games to the Oculus Rift VR headset. That was around the same time Donald Trump announced he was running for president; it’s been a while. But almost a year and a half later, it looks like the promise is finally coming to fruition. Come December 12, Microsoft says it will launch a free Oculus Store app. The app will let users send Xbox One games to a Rift headset that’s attached to a Windows 10 PC.

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