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Toppot · Mar 25, 2014

It. just. got. interesting!

Seriously, this puts a lot of things into question, I'm just gonna sit back and watch how this goes.

cheststrongwell · Mar 25, 2014

This could be a very good thing. I don't understand the panic.

BraXzy · Mar 25, 2014

DieH@rd said:
I see this as extremely good news.

Positives of Facebook entering into VR race:
- Oculus now has infinite budget to craft perfect hardware, software and entire VR platform for PC and portables
- Countless more developers will become interested in VR, short byte-size games will find much larger audience on VR
- VR promotion on Facebook.com = MILLIONS of VR adopters on day 1
- More VR users of all kinds = more AAA games for us PC gamers
- Immediate infusion of entertainment/documentary/travel content
- Holy grail of VR - social networking inside minecraft-esque VR space. Just what Snow Crash depicted in its Metaverse.
- with stylized design, VR metaverse could be run even from iOS/Android phones
- Facebook can sell hardware with loss, providing incredibly HQ hardware for ~$99
- Presence of strong player in VR will force Sony to become very invested in VR, making much more compelling product and enabling 3rd parties much more streamlined patch toward porting games to PS4

Negatives?
So far, none, as long PC gamers get what they were promised [and FB is willing not to interfere with that].

This is good news for VR.

Pretty much my thoughts on the matter. If or when Facebook seem to be tampering with what's going on at the minute and making the gaming aspect worse, I don't see what reason there is to be disheartened by the fact Oculus just got a HUGE financial boost.

Put it this way, they just got ONE THOUSAND Kickstarter campaigns overnight.

kutthoat5150 · Mar 25, 2014

FrozenCell · Mar 25, 2014

will not create fb account for this - Sony / Valve VR it is

injurai · Mar 25, 2014

mrklaw said:
Shit - no minecraft for oculus

https://twitter.com/notch/status/448586381565390848

Damn. PS4 exclusive Minecraft VR incoming.

erawsd · Mar 25, 2014

charsace said:
This is Sony's worst nightmare. Facebook is a stronger brand name and have a lot of money to back OR which was already better than Sony's tech. I can't wait to see what the final version of OR will look like.

Not really. There is a huge step between signing people up for a free service and actually getting them to part with their $$$. Facebook has not proven it can do the latter. Ex: the much hyped Facebook Phone was a massive failure.

NullPointer · Mar 25, 2014

Well, score one point for physical reality I guess.

Hey look, its sunny outside. Lets all go play!

Guymelef · Mar 25, 2014

So Oculus said that not console compatible?
We'll see...

PaulExcellent · Mar 25, 2014

mrklaw said:
Shit - no minecraft for oculus

https://twitter.com/notch/status/448586381565390848

Not even surprised.
Man, this move will be interesting to the future of the Oculus. I'm sure it'll still get the planned support from most developers as before, though.

mercenar1e · Mar 25, 2014

Hazaro said:
$400M cash, 23.1M FB shares + up to $300M incentives for OR performance

Stream: http://www.shareholder.com/visitors/event/build3/stage/stage.cfm?mediaid=63723&mediauserid=0

talk about devaluing the stock and pissing away investor cash.

TomShoe · Mar 25, 2014

Why must Facebook kill everything I love?

Morpheus it is.

Spookie · Mar 25, 2014

Not sure how I feel with them being acquired by a bunch of suits who wish to make nothing but short term gains and run things in to the ground. Kind of the polar opposite of what they are aiming for basically. :|

TGO · Mar 25, 2014

PC+Oculus
PC+Facebook+Oculus..........Makes sense.

Ominym · Mar 25, 2014

These knee-jerk reactions and excuses to post .gifs, while funny, aren't based in reality at all.

Raide · Mar 25, 2014

Eclectic Jabber Monkey said:
So what is the new moniker for newly minted member of the Facebook family, FaceOc? Foculus?

The FaceBook.

jem0208 · Mar 25, 2014

mrklaw said:
Shit - no minecraft for oculus

https://twitter.com/notch/status/448586381565390848

If that's true then my respect for Notch just dropped massively.

Why...?

Deleted member 80556 · Mar 25, 2014

Wonder how Valve feels about this, considering they were helping. If I were them I'd drop them like hot potatoes and start my own stuff. The fact that they now need to answer to higher powers makes them harder to predict and harder to guide to where Valve probably wants to go. Not to mention Valve doesn't have the same businesses practices as Facebook.

Cjdamon042 said:

"Yes, you suckers, thanks for putting the potential market on a silver plate!"

Philly40 · Mar 25, 2014

Is this deal $2 Billion cash or $2 Billion in Facebook shares?

I remember Yahoo bought Geocities for about $4 billion in shares back in the late 1990's - how well did that turn out for both of them?

Gamerloid · Mar 25, 2014

DieH@rd said:
I see this as extremely good news.

Positives of Facebook entering into VR race:
- Oculus now has infinite budget to craft perfect hardware, software and entire VR platform for PC and portables
- Countless more developers will become interested in VR, short byte-size games will find much larger audience on VR
- VR promotion on Facebook.com = MILLIONS of VR adopters on day 1
- More VR users of all kinds = more AAA games for us PC gamers
- Immediate infusion of entertainment/documentary/travel content
- Holy grail of VR - social networking inside minecraft-esque VR space. Just what Snow Crash depicted in its Metaverse.
- with stylized design, VR metaverse could be run even from iOS/Android phones
- Facebook can sell hardware with loss, providing incredibly HQ hardware for ~$99
- Presence of strong player in VR will force Sony to become very invested in VR, making much more compelling product and enabling 3rd parties much more streamlined patch toward porting games to PS4

Negatives?
So far, none, as long PC gamers get what they were promised [and FB is willing not to interfere with that].

This is good news for VR.

Faith restoring

Deleted member 22576 · Mar 25, 2014

mrklaw said:
Shit - no minecraft for oculus

https://twitter.com/notch/status/448586381565390848

What a shit-stirrer. He's "creeped out." Thats in such bad taste.

JP · Mar 25, 2014

woodsey1982 said:
Crazy. Poke people in the eye in VR.

Yep, improved that for you. You're welcome!

Talamius · Mar 25, 2014

ghst said:
so come 2015 I get to choose between a giant megacorporation knee deep in nefarious exploitative practices to bring me a full fat VR experience and a second giant megacorporation knee deep in debt whose VR solution will anchor me to their underpowered proprietary crap box.

This. This so much.

Save us, GabeN.

boeso · Mar 25, 2014

Fucking hate Facebook but love VR...someone tell me what to think!

Dennis · Mar 25, 2014

DieH@rd said:
I see this as extremely good news.

Positives of Facebook entering into VR race:
- Oculus now has infinite budget to craft perfect hardware, software and entire VR platform for PC and portables
- Countless more developers will become interested in VR, short byte-size games will find much larger audience on VR
- VR promotion on Facebook.com = MILLIONS of VR adopters on day 1
- More VR users of all kinds = more AAA games for us PC gamers
- Immediate infusion of entertainment/documentary/travel content
- Holy grail of VR - social networking inside minecraft-esque VR space. Just what Snow Crash depicted in its Metaverse.
- with stylized design, VR metaverse could be run even from iOS/Android phones
- Facebook can sell hardware with loss, providing incredibly HQ hardware for ~$99
- Presence of strong player in VR will force Sony to become very invested in VR, making much more compelling product and enabling 3rd parties much more streamlined patch toward porting games to PS4

Negatives?
So far, none, as long PC gamers get what they were promised [and FB is willing not to interfere with that].

This is good news for VR.

Whipped Spartan · Mar 25, 2014

How long before John Carmak leave's?

Maybe Sony or Ms can give him a new team since facebooks worried about Dr visits.

Alienous · Mar 25, 2014

Liha said:
I hope many developer have the same opinion.

Lol at Notch. They don't care.

They can shit money now.

Salsa · Mar 25, 2014

yeah, here's another thing to worry about, dev reactions.

if he's being serious then that's fucking huge.

ubercheez · Mar 25, 2014

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AmyS · Mar 25, 2014

This is such a gigaton

BennyBlanco · Mar 25, 2014

Luminate said:
Well...

Skepticism aside, this pretty much guarantees that VR will blow up in a big way in a relatively short time, right? Game developers on the fence previously are probably on board now.

This will attract the worst kind of developers IMO. The Zyngas and the King.com's.

The Cowboy · Mar 25, 2014

mrklaw said:
Shit - no minecraft for oculus

https://twitter.com/notch/status/448586381565390848

Can Morpheus have it? Minecraft was so good on the original devkit, VR is perfect for it

Holy crap, if he's serious that's a heck of a blow IMO.

chadskin · Mar 25, 2014

Looks like Futuramas vision of the Internet in the year 3000 is becoming a reality much sooner, eh.

Jarmel · Mar 25, 2014

And this is why it would have been better for Valve to have bought them.

And this is why it would have been better for Valve to have bought them.

And this is why it would have been better for Valve to have bought them.

doemaaan · Mar 25, 2014

gofreak said:
Notch has just tweeted that they have cancelled plans for Minecraft on Oculus.

The indie backlash begins...

Holy shiznit... You weren't jokin.
https://twitter.com/notch

EmptySpace · Mar 25, 2014

mclem said:
The bit that puzzles me most: I could absolutely understand Zuckerberg buying Oculus Rift; It's hot, it's potentially a good investment, it makes sense. But this is Facebook purchasing it, and I just can't see where Oculus fits into their business model.

boom

But this is just the start. After games, we're going to make Oculus a platform for many other experiences. Imagine enjoying a court side seat at a game, studying in a classroom of students and teachers all over the world or consulting with a doctor face-to-face -- just by putting on goggles in your home.

This is really a new communication platform. By feeling truly present, you can share unbounded spaces and experiences with the people in your life. Imagine sharing not just moments with your friends online, but entire experiences and adventures.

bee · Mar 25, 2014

changes nothing for me personally, can't say I like facebook but I most definitely won't be cancelling my dk2 pre order, seems to me that most of the concern is coming from hyper sensitive types and people now worried that oculus now have a $100 billion company backing them (and are now real competition) where as before they were some little kickstarter company

injurai · Mar 25, 2014

BennyBlanco said:
molyneux - 1
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Pachter - 9001

Faith · Mar 25, 2014

DieH@rd said:
I see this as extremely good news.

Positives of Facebook entering into VR race:
- Oculus now has infinite budget to craft perfect hardware, software and entire VR platform for PC and portables
- Countless more developers will become interested in VR, short byte-size games will find much larger audience on VR
- VR promotion on Facebook.com = MILLIONS of VR adopters on day 1
- More VR users of all kinds = more AAA games for us PC gamers
- Immediate infusion of entertainment/documentary/travel content
- Holy grail of VR - social networking inside minecraft-esque VR space. Just what Snow Crash depicted in its Metaverse.
- with stylized design, VR metaverse could be run even from iOS/Android phones
- Facebook can sell hardware with loss, providing incredibly HQ hardware for ~$99
- Presence of strong player in VR will force Sony to become very invested in VR, making much more compelling product and enabling 3rd parties much more streamlined patch toward porting games to PS4

Negatives?
So far, none, as long PC gamers get what they were promised [and FB is willing not to interfere with that].

This is good news for VR.

Thanks for the post! Oculus Rift will be the next big thing! 1000 times bigger than in our wildest dreams!

Can Crusher · Mar 25, 2014

jem0208 said:
Exactly.

The reaction to this is hilarious.

Ahahah, the best bit was the ~99$.

It's beautiful that you are so optimistic simply because Facebook has a lot of money.

jelly · Mar 25, 2014

Needs the Futurama VR internet gifs. Ads and spam hunting you down.

TrAcEr_x90 · Mar 25, 2014

Only good thing to come out of this.....are the gifs!

-COOLIO- · Mar 25, 2014

after thinking about it, i feel like this might be a good thing actually. occulus needs cash more than anything, and based on instagram, facebook seems like a company that's happy with letting it's subsidiaries remain autonomous. if this means 1440p 90hz amoled panels then im not even mad.

Tapiozona · Mar 25, 2014

HighJumpBoots said:
The problem is that every single thing you mentioned is a bad business decision. Not to mention that advertising on FB won't do anything because the amount of people that will realistically buy the Oculus is very low regardless of acquisition. This is a niche and is destined to be one.

Why is it a bad business decision?

-NeoTB1- · Mar 25, 2014

Wow. Just... wow.

TalonJH · Mar 25, 2014

Sectorseven said:
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Stock holders seem pretty indifferent.

I would say, they don't really get Oculus or how FB will use it.

kmax · Mar 25, 2014

...when we realise that we that don't have facebook must register in order to use Oculus.

Stet · Mar 25, 2014

DieH@rd said:
I see this as extremely good news.

Positives of Facebook entering into VR race:
- Oculus now has infinite budget to craft perfect hardware, software and entire VR platform for PC and portables
- Countless more developers will become interested in VR, short byte-size games will find much larger audience on VR
- VR promotion on Facebook.com = MILLIONS of VR adopters on day 1
- More VR users of all kinds = more AAA games for us PC gamers
- Immediate infusion of entertainment/documentary/travel content
- Holy grail of VR - social networking inside minecraft-esque VR space. Just what Snow Crash depicted in its Metaverse.
- with stylized design, VR metaverse could be run even from iOS/Android phones
- Facebook can sell hardware with loss, providing incredibly HQ hardware for ~$99
- Presence of strong player in VR will force Sony to become very invested in VR, making much more compelling product and enabling 3rd parties much more streamlined patch toward porting games to PS4

Negatives?
So far, none, as long PC gamers get what they were promised [and FB is willing not to interfere with that].

This is good news for VR.

Good post. Won't be read.

R&D · Mar 25, 2014

Lunar15 said:
It's pretty clear that kickstarting is a donation, not an investment. Keep in mind, Occulus VR raised $91 Million in capital, only 2.4 Million of which was actually through Kickstarter.

Ah so it's a donation. I thought you were offered something in return:

5$ -> You get a poster
15$ -> You get the poster + the soundtrack
and so on...

CountAntonius · Mar 25, 2014

Liha said:
I hope many developers have the same opinion.

I don't cause it's all based on a kneejerk reaction. Not surprising since he won't put his games on Steam either.

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