August 29, 2025 delivered an unexpected lifeline to owners of aging Windows Mixed Reality headsets: a new native SteamVR driver called Oasis that restores direct SteamVR/OpenXR compatibility for devices left orphaned after Microsoft deprecated the Mixed Reality Portal. (roadtovr.com)
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Zed’s slow march to a fully supported Windows build has become a cautionary tale about the hidden complexity of cross‑platform development — and a reminder that choosing low‑level, GPU‑accelerated rendering for speed and resource efficiency comes with a higher integration bill on Windows than on...