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Virtual reality has the potential to reshape the entire gaming industry, but its early days for the technology. A recent survey by the UBM Game Network, which runs the Virtual Reality Developer’s Conference, GDC, and Gamasutra.com polled VR developers on their preferred platforms, game development plans, and long-term confidence in the medium.

The first surprise was that game developers prefer the HTC Vive over the Oculus Rift, though the gap between the two is fairly small, at 5.4 percentage points. This question allowed for more than one answer, which is why the percentages add up to well over 100%.


There are a few things to keep in mind when evaluating this data. First, the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are Windows-specific, while Google Cardboard and GearVR are both Android-only. There are third-party utilities and some workarounds to get some Windows games working in VR on Samsung’s headset, but nothing officially supported by Samsung itself. PlayStation VR is a minority interest, at least among the developers Gamasutra surveyed. There are 19 games currently listed on Sony’s PlayStation VR site, but only seven of them are launch titles for the platform’s debut. We may see increased developer interest if the PSVR sells well.

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