Windows 10 will support Oculus Rift and HTC Vive as standard

Microsoft wants to support various virtual reality headsets in Windows 10 as standard, so that they should work immediately when they are connected to a PC. Windows 7 and 8 still see VR glasses as monitors. In addition, calibration is required.

Phil Spencer, who is responsible for Xbox at Microsoft, told Business Insider. According to Spencer, Windows 10 will natively support the Oculus Rift once it hits the market. That is expected to be early 2016. Also vr glasses HTC Vive, in which Valve participates, should work directly in Windows 10, as well as the augmented reality glasses Hololens from Microsoft itself. In all cases, no calibration would be required, a process that can be time consuming.

Windows 10, which will be released on July 29, will also support tracking, which monitors head and body movements, as standard on popular VR helmets. However, it is not yet entirely clear how exactly Microsoft intends to work out this intention, because some systems use cameras and others use lasers. There may be an API for developers. Microsoft also states that the Xbox One will support a number of VR glasses, including again the Hololens, although the precise details are still missing here.