Oculus is dropping movie rentals from the Rift because it’s ‘used primarily for gaming’

Oculus is dropping the Rift VR headset’s support for renting or buying non-VR movies through Oculus Video, and the service will officially shut down on November 20th. Users will lose access to movies they’ve purchased or rented up to that point, although they’ll be reimbursed for the cost of purchases. They’ll still be able to access videos that are stored on their computer or stream content from services like Facebook 360. Oculus will continue supporting the feature for its two mobile headsets, the Oculus Go and Samsung Gear VR. Road to VR printed an email sent to users about the change. “Over the years, we’ve seen how people use VR for everything from gaming to movies, and it’s become clear that while people love to stream immersive... Continue reading…