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Oculus Rift, the virtual reality headset that's taken the world by storm, is working towards supporting Android platforms, and while there's no real word on whether it'll be compatible with consoles by the time of its projected release towards the end of next year it remains a possibility - and the future for virtual reality technology could soon take us to startling places."Android's not necessarily the next platform, it's just one we've been working on for a while," Oculus' founder Palmer Luckey told Eurogamer at GDC Europe. "The reason we chose Android is because, well, what are the other options? There's iOS where you can't plug anything into their systems, and Windows Phone where there's not much out there. We'd love to support it, but there's not much to look into - we know it could work, but the business side isn't there."
As for console versions, while Oculus is open to admit that talks have taken place with Microsoft and Sony there's nothing new to share. "They're a little busy," said Laird Malamed. "We've chatted, but they're trying to bring their new consoles out. It's a possibility - it would work. It's the same thing as iOS - it could technically work, but the business side isn't there."
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