Kloaked Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) Quote from the Kotaku article: "Mobile is the platform of today, and now we're also getting ready for the platforms of tomorrow," Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg says. "Oculus has the chance to create the most social platform ever, and change the way we work, play and communicate." Oculus are equally chuffed. "We are excited to work with Mark and the Facebook team to deliver the very best virtual reality platform in the world," Brendan Iribe, co-founder and CEO of Oculus VR says in a PR release. "We believe virtual reality will be heavily defined by social experiences that connect people in magical, new ways. It is a transformative and disruptive technology, that enables the world to experience the impossible, and it's only just the beginning." You can read more here: http://kotaku.com/facebook-buys-oculus-rift-for-2-billion-1551487939 Much confuse. Edited March 25, 2014 by Kloaked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhoyzu Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 i think facebook is overestimating their position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bejuizb Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 There go all the good games....they're all going to come with facebook connect now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anatolius Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Wat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katakuna Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 If I see facebook ads when playing with the Oculus Rift, I will pierce the heavens with my rage. Don't F*** with the Rift, Zuckerburg. Keep your S#&$ on facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cemges Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Facebook not only overestimates their position, they are dreaming way stupid for a tyranny in tech world and domination of people's lives. Sorry, but facebook VR is an indesirable and in fact disgusting sense of future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazools Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) If this is true... its terrible news! EDIT: It's true just saw it at Mashable! Holy S#&$! What does Zuckerberg needs Occulus Rift for!? Edited March 25, 2014 by Bazools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angius Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Oh, what is Facebook going to do with Oculus? Make Farmville support? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidaku Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 WHY? wait............. OH GOD PLEASE NO *Farmville in VR ruuning in cryengine only for facebook rift* NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(PSN)Mcgezax1994 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Well i guess facebook gets to collect even more personal info and spy on people even easier now the future is hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aktriaz Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 If I see facebook ads when playing with the Oculus Rift, I will pierce the heavens with my rage. Just who the hell do they think we are??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalotroopermanX7 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 What the heck Zuckerberg? do you seriously think that Facebook is that worthy of the Oculus Rift? *facepalm*... loads clip into Glock, cocks gun, pulls trigger... *thud!* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiiat Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 hmm. if this is true... RIP Oculus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea_Wall Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 John Carmack makin dat bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmtke Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Greed. Tech and geekness from one side and money on the other. And this is how they've ruined each other. AR has much more potential on the long run, and I simply can't see how Facebook will profit from an unsocial device on their so called social network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukedu_ Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Dat kickstarter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarmon Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Facebook attempts to jump on the VR hype by straight up buying the whole Oculus Rift project. Like my friend said: "Oculus Rift is a gaming system. Not a platform for social life." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deidaku Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 (edited) WHY ? WHY ? WHY WHY WHY? [size=200]WHY?[/size] Edited March 25, 2014 by Deidaku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuio678 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 my reaction: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaming_Snake Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Well, so much for the OR. It had a good run, but sadly, it no longer serves a useful purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decarien Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 2 billion, I can't say I blame them for selling out. Still, I loath facebook, so I think I can manage to hate them by association anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarrisonStewart Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidewalt/2014/03/25/minecraft-creator-kills-oculus-rift-plans-because-facebook-creeps-him-out/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cemges Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidewalt/2014/03/25/minecraft-creator-kills-oculus-rift-plans-because-facebook-creeps-him-out/ Creeps me out too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firetempest Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I'm hoping someone, maybe even Steam taking the reins on a PC open system. I loath the idea of the closed system facebook hardware. Want to play game x? Better log into facebook. You beat lvl 1, like and share? You beat lvl 2, like and share? Need more lives? Like and share. By the way, have you heard of zoosk? Steam apparently gave them a ton of help. wonder what they think of the acquisition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megakruemel Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Well...i heard sony was trying to do a VR-headset. At least they somehow have an idea of what they are doing... Guess i will just drop the idea of ever owning an occulust rift headset to the deepset corner of hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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