The chief executive of Oculus, Facebook Inc's virtual reality business, said on Tuesday he would step down to head a newly created personal computer-focused VR division within Oculus.
Brendan Iribe said in a blog post that Oculus is also creating a unit focused on mobile VR, which will be led by software head, Jon Thomason.
"With this new role, I can dive back into engineering and product development, pushing the state of VR forward with Rift, research and computer vision," Iribe said.Read More: Facebook to Make New Oculus VR Headset
Oculus started shipping its highly awaited Rift headset, which retails for $599, in March. It competes with Sony Corp's PlayStation VR headset and HTC Corp's Vive.
Iribe said he and Thomason would work with Facebook Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer to find a new leader for Oculus.Also read: Facebook Hires Experts for Oculus VR Division
Facebook paid $2 billion for Oculus in 2014, believing it to be the next major computing platform. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said in October that Oculus would spend $500 million to fund VR content development.
Oculus is working on an affordable standalone VR headset not tethered to PCs or consoles.Also Read: Mark Zuckerberg Congratulates Oculus Team on Winning Emmy for VR Film
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