Valve convinced Jonathan Blow to support VR in The Witness

Independent developer Jonathan Blow said that a demo of Valve's technology convinced him to add virtual reality support to his upcoming first-person puzzle game The Witness.

Though he doesn't mention the Oculus Rift by name, Blow said that he The Witness will support Valve's device "and any similar device."

Blow first teased the possibility for The Witness supporting VR when he posted the above image to his website in November with the headline "What could it mean??"

In his most recent post he said that the image came from his time at Valve, where he got a sneak peek at the company's virtual reality system, later revealed at Steam Dev Days. He explains that he was skeptical of VR technology based on what he's seen of it prior to trying Valve's prototype.

"It is so much better than anything else I had used that I was instantly very excited by it," he said. "Right away I could see games you might design for this system that had been impossible before; so it isn't just a matter of the system being very immersive (which it is) but that it can take video games in general to a new place."

As we reported previously, Valve's wearable computing designer Michael Abrash said at Steam Dev Days that the company has no plans to release its own virtual reality headset. Instead, Valve and Oculus VR worked together on the Crystal Cove prototype's new tracking features that were shown off during CES 2014. Valve continues to work with Oculus to "drive PC VR forward."

Blow has said that The Witness is coming to PC, iOS, and PlayStation 4 for a limited-time console exclusive, meaning it might come out on Microsoft's console at a later date.