Oculus splits into PC and mobile VR groups
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Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe has been with the company since its inception, having launched its original Kickstarter project alongside co-founder Palmer Luckey back in 2012. Now, with the Rift headset and Touch controllers on the market, Iribe is looking to get back to basics. The Oculus CEO announced on the company's blog this week that his charge will be splitting into separate PC and mobile groups, and that he'll be stepping down as CEO to "dive back into engineering and product development" as head of the PC division. Former Microsoft and Qualcomm exec Jon Thomason will lead the mobile side of things. Meanwhile, the search is on for a new leader for Oculus itself.
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