To access this content, Oculus Rift owners must enable the “Unknown Sources” setting in the Oculus app for the desktop. Even more, developers can sell their Oculus PC product to the community through the Oculus platform by requesting royalty-free keys. In fact, they can use their own in-app purchasing (IAP) system if they want, meaning Oculus VR won’t take a cut of the profits. However, along with this announcement, Oculus VR revealed that developers don’t necessarily have to offer their Oculus Rift games and apps on the Oculus Store. The company has also unleashed the Oculus Platform SDK 1.0, which allows developers to add features like peer-to-peer matchmaking and leader boards intogames and apps.
Available now on the Oculus Developer Center, this new SDK not only includes support for the new consumer edition, but provides integration into the latest versions of the Unreal Engine and Unity platforms. Ross Martin / TwitterNow that the Oculus Rift headset is heading out to consumers, Facebook-owned Oculus VR has launched a new Oculus PC software development kit (SDK), version 1.3.
