Some developers dropping Oculus support to protest founder’s politics

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Last night brought revelations that Oculus rift developerPalmer Luckey is funding an odd political group that produces anti-Clinton memes to spread online. Today, a handful of smaller developers have publicly announced that they’re dropping Oculus support from their current and upcoming games.

“Hey Oculus, Palmer Luckey’s actions are unacceptable,” writes Tomorrow Today Labs, a company working on VR physics middleware and an unannounced VR game. “NewtonVR will not be supporting the Oculus Touch as long as he is employed there.”

Newcomer indie developer Scruta Games, which is currently working on a number of VR titles, echoed the same sentiment. “Until Palmer Luckey steps down from his position at Oculus, we will be cancelling Oculus support for our games,” the company tweeted.

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Source: Ars Technica – Some developers dropping Oculus support to protest founder’s politics