• PlzGivHugs
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    541 month ago

    Honestly, Im really suprised official support lasted this long. Microsoft largely gave up on VR years ago.

    • Scrubbles
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      that hype train was fun though. The standard microsoft loop.

      • They build a crappy version
      • Put no actual investment in it
      • Drop the idea
      • Someone else comes along, makes a version that’s great, and microsoft gets jealous
      • Microsoft throws 1000% of their resources behind the technology which they are now behind in
      • They cram the product down everyone’s throats, not realizing how much they’re annoying their base
      • Realizing defeat, they quietly kill off the product and act like it never happened.

      Windows Tiles, Windows Phone, Zune, Tablets, AI, take your pick

        • @Warl0k3@lemmy.world
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          141 month ago

          Surface tablets are niche but SO much more useful than the app-restricted alternatives from samsung or apple. Nuke windows and stick your fav distro with a tablet frontend on there and it becomes an incredibly versatile little machine.

          • @axby@lemmy.ca
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            31 month ago

            I’ve never been into tablets, are Surfaces as easy to install Linux on as a PC? Is there any bootloader unlocking or anything like on a phone, or is it more like secure boot on a PC?

            I had installed Linux on an old Chromebook and it would always offer to wipe the hard drive on every boot, so now I’ve assumed that some hardware isn’t as Linux friendly as others. I think a lot has changed since I got my desktop and the last laptop that I installed Linux on.

            And are the Linux touch screen interfaces any good? I tried a Fairphone that was running something Linux and the touch interface was lacking. (It was a great tiny laptop for using a terminal though).

            And last random thought… I loved the 10” netbook form factor back in 2009 or so. I think tablets are a similar size, but the weight is in the “monitor” part, I preferred the bottom heavy laptop form factor. Are the Surfaces okay for that, or top heavy enough that they can fall over and can’t have the angle adjusted finely like a laptop?

            • @MrPozor@discuss.tchncs.de
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              51 month ago

              I terms of installation they are actually a PC. Just load your favorite distro on a USB stick and install it as you would on a Desktop. For me Ubuntu is working great on an older Surface Go, including touch. The keyboard cover is highly recommended of course.

            • Elvith Ma'for
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              41 month ago

              Surface are basically a tablet (=all hardware and weight in the monitor). You can get them with a cover that contains a keyboard but it is still top heavy (think of a normal cover for a tablet, but slightly more sturdy because of the keyboard).

              There’s also a surface book that more or lees is like a laptop - from the looks of it. The bottom part with the keyboard is heavier, but only contains the keyboard, an USB hub and additional batteries. It’s till top heavy with it, as you can “detach the screen” and still have a fully functional “PC tablet”.

          • @Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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            “More useful than the app restricted…”

            “Stick your fav distro on there”

            Eeeeeh… So one is bad because you can’t install everything that’s available on Windows but on the other you should install an OS that doesn’t work with everything available on Windows either? Mickey Mouse logic right there!

            • Björn Tantau
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              31 month ago

              “Not app restricted” does not mean “Windows software”. These devices are completely open. You can install whatever you want. That includes the OS.

              • @Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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                01 month ago

                By nuking Windows you’re trading restrictions for other restrictions is my point, the suggestion of installing Linux doesn’t make sense if the point of not getting an Android tablet is to not be limited as Windows is the OS that’s compatible with the most programs.

                • Björn Tantau
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                  31 month ago

                  Sure, Windows is more open than iOS. But you still have much more freedom with how it works with Linux.

            • @Warl0k3@lemmy.world
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              Neat, you’ve never heard of dual booting! I don’t do it much because the tools that are relevant to my life are all natively on linux, but: On devices like your PC or surface (and technically some android devices, but it’s pretty janky right now) you can have multiple operating systems installed. If you’re doing network management, a device that can boot into both windows and linux is a real boon, for example because there’s plenty of low-level tools that haven’t been ported over to windows / are much easier to use from a dedicated CLI vs. something like powershell (or god forbid, WSL…). Surfaces are great for that, because their small form factor and one hand interface (touch input) mean you can get into some truly stupid places and have your tools right there with you. It’s like a netbook, but not as woefully underpowered.

                • @Warl0k3@lemmy.world
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                  31 month ago

                  Nnno, I meant “I do not need windows so you can just axe it no problem”. You expressed your reluctance to give up the ability to use windows applications, which is an issue that can be trivially resolved on a device like a surface where you can easily implement dual booting. It’s… you know, really easy to keep that functionality.

                  But I guess if you really want to be a jerk about misunderstanding me, go ahead? There’s nothing really stopping you, just do yourself a favor and look at the topic you’re being a jerk about. Incredibly niche applications for consumer hardware. Seriously, you’re better than this.

        • MrScottyTay
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          11 month ago

          I got a second hand surface go 2 recently and it’s the perfect companion device. I wish marvel unlimited and the like had apps on windows but that doesn’t do me from using a different comic app and building up my own library anyway, probably for the better long term.

          I just found out about mouse without borders yesterday and now my surface go 2 is like a portable monitor for my dev laptop when it’s not docked in my study. But because it’s still technically it’s own thing and not just an extended desktop, I can have documentation on it and scroll with the touchscreen when needed without messing up the mouse on the laptop screen, but if i need to properly interact with the tablet I can just use the mouse and keyboard on my laptop too.

      • @Katana314@lemmy.world
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        81 month ago

        I wish Windows Phone had stayed. More competition in the mobile space is good, and they had some functioning ideas. Eventually they gave up and turned into a pale Apple imitator before giving up.

    • @Comment105@lemm.ee
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      Software “support” is such a fucked up thing these days.

      Dropping support no longer means “You’re on your own now, bye!”

      Dropping support now means “Yoink! That’s ours. Bye!”

      • @taladar@sh.itjust.works
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        Honestly, the idiots running software that has been unsupported for years with gaping security holes that enabled botnets to attack everyone else are to blame for that one.

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️
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    I’d be sad if it wasn’t for the fact that 3rd party methods of playing MC in VR are actually better than the official method. Though this does suck for those with PSVR and not PCVR (though, can’t it do that now?)

  • Dragon Rider (drag)
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    341 month ago

    “drop” is an autoantonym.

    Will VR be introduced as a new feature next year, or is it already a feature that will be abandoned next year?

    • Kerb
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      131 month ago

      there has been a vr version that is aparently no longer supported

      • @Comment105@lemm.ee
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        Would be fucked if they delete the working version to ensure “purity” and parity in the state of supported versions, and not just leave it be, not update it and let people keep their shit.

        Edit: Aaaaaaaand it looks like that’s the case. Live and let live. Cull the weak.

        • atocci
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          There’s no real VR version of Minecraft for them to leave be or for people to lose access to. VR is just a feature built into the Bedrock Edition that’s activated by launching the game through a headset.

          Unless you count the Samsung Gear VR version. That one’s been left alone ever since the Gear VR fell into obsolescence and can still be played in its unsupported state on an unsupported headset.

          • Aatube
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            There’s no real VR version of Minecraft for them to leave be or for people to lose access to. VR is just a feature built into the Bedrock Edition that’s activated by launching the game through a headset.

            Since Better Together, that is the VR version, just like Bedrock on iOS is the iOS version.

            • atocci
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              No it’s not like that. Unlike Minecraft Bedrock on PC, XBOX, PS, Switch, iOS, or Android, there’s no VR specific Minecraft version that can be installed. If you have Minecraft on PS4 or PC, VR support is already built in.

              For example, Skyrim and Skyrim VR are separate games, but Minecraft isn’t. They can’t just leave the VR version alone because there is no VR-only version and the only thing that determines whether you’re playing in 2D or VR is a flag that’s set on launch.

              Edit: Again, discounting the Gear VR version here because they dropped support for it long before Better Together happened and it can only be played on the Gear VR which was basically Google Cardboard.

              • Aatube
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                I don’t see how that’s a difference. They all use the same codebase, so either none of these platform editions exist or all of them exist.

                • atocci
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                  They’re the same codebase, but they all need to be bought separately from each other. Like, there will probably come a day when Minecraft Bedrock on Nintendo Switch stops receiving updates, but the PS5 version continues on.

                  For there to be a VR version for them to just stop updating like that, a VR-specific version would need to exist in the first place. They can’t just abandon VR as-is but still have it available to be played like they did with Minecraft on the 3DS because there isn’t a VR version they can abandon.

                  They abandoned the Gear VR verison, but that was a separate installation from regular Minecraft Bedrock and they could just stop updating that version of the app.

  • SuzyQ
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    61 month ago

    I find this hilarious because you can currently buy a Minecraft themed charging brick and/or cord and get a code for a cosmetic VR headset for bedrock edition inside the packaging. 🙃

  • @shani66@ani.social
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    51 month ago

    Good. If they are going to continue to develop the game they need to lose parity as an excuse to do the bare minimum.