Blender 6.0 May End Up Removing OpenGL Support

Blender developers are discussing the possibility of removing OpenGL support in Blender 6.0, expected around November 2027, as the project's Vulkan backend has matured since Blender 5.0. No final decision has been made, and virtual texturing support remains a blocker for the removal. Blender 5.5, planned as a Long Term Support release, would be the last version to retain OpenGL for users on older, OpenGL-only hardware.

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