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[FleetFeet]

But why? I'm so perplexed by such a move... if true, I'm not happy with that news. I mean, Oculus was/is a privately held company, right? Now if this acquisition is happening, that would now make them a part of a publicly traded company and now thusly having to deal with all that comes with it? Not feeling that, if that is the case... I especially don't like the idea of facebook gaining from this.

 

[samurai1226]

 

[Jibbed]

I believe this is an accurate summary of people's reactions, yes.

 

[todd360]

There are no words...

 

[Kouriozan]

It's time to popcorn.gif

 

[RE_Player]

The dream is dead.

 

[Echelon079]

Honestly though, the strangest thing is the idea of John Carmack working at Facebook. So surreal

 

[chadskin]

I may not be the first but ... WHAT THE FUCK???

 

[Yo93]

The dream is dead!

 

[BolognaSoup]

So Oculus VR went from the most promising, exciting thing happening in gaming to completely worthless and irrelevant just like that.

 

[Diablohead]

What I don;t get is why facebook of all companies, interested in the oculus rift? wha?

 

[Magicman103]

*insert meltdown here*

This fucking sucks.

 

[mrklaw]

You know, it kind of makes sense. VR has he potential to be much broader than just games - virtual tourism, telepresence etc. some of that would suit Facebook really well, expanding how we communicate with each other in the future.

 

[krypt0nian]

...

 

[Mechanized]

This feels like the start of skynet or some shit. Ominous.

 

[desu]

Damn! Why ....

 

[Grief.exe]

Horrible news.

 

[epmode]

I think I'm having a meltdown, GAF.

 

[DeadManWalking]

Welp...I already can see facebook version of PS home

 

[Hasney]

Well apparently they're not changing the gaming focus to start. Once that consumer model is out though, fuck knows what will happen.

 

[ironcreed]

I can see it now. 'Follow your friends and their profiles in virtual reality!'

 

[Can Crusher]

What does this mean for the kickstart backers? Hilarious. Sold out on the hard core big big time.

 

[GamerJM]

Megaton.

Hopefully I can still get my Oculus hentai.

 

[Coolwhip]

What the hell.

These huge acquisitions are random as hell...

 

[NHale]

Get ready for Facebook Virtual Road Trip. You can experience the trip you wish to make but don't have the money to. Just log in into your facebook account and your Facebook VR device. Enjoy your 2-day free trial.

 

[The Cowboy]

I bet Sony are very happy right now (I mean, they're already pretty happy, but I bet even more so now).

 

[sub_o]

:O

That is really odd, has Facebook shown interest for gaming before? Are they going to gut out Oculus technology for their own crappy social things? Wat?

I think they made quite an amount of money out of Farmville and other Facebook games.

 

[SwiftDeath]

Yup. Its legit

http://www.oculusvr.com/blog/oculus-joins-facebook/

Over the next 10 years, virtual reality will become ubiquitous, affordable, and transformative, and it begins with a truly next-generation gaming experience. This partnership ensures that the Oculus platform is coming, and that it’s going to change gaming forever.

Please don't lose focus because of this

 

[GhostTrick]

Wow, people should calm down. It could even means good news if that meant more means to make a better product.
The only thing that matters with that device is the hardware itself. It'll be up to developpers to make contents that cater to specific audience.

 

[jf DOOM]

Woooooooooow that's insane.

 

[Ermac]

Welcome to the desert of the real.

 

[S¡mon]

Yesssss!

FarmVille in VR! Finally!
Maybe Candy Crush too. That'd be amazing.

 

[Salsa]

hey, at least Valve's prototype is supposedly above the rift even

save us feep where are u

 

[cebri.one]

LoL FB games in VR.... no

Sony please make it Morpheus PC compatible.

 

[AmyS]

I just saw this thread.

What in the god damn fuck ?

 

[Oersted]

What's with the Facebook hate? I'm pretty most of you here have an account.

Most people here have Windows. Your point?

 

[mikeBlack]

lol wut

 

[Vinc]

This is either the best or worst thing that could happen to gaming as we know it. The most promising upcoming tech that could reignite the mainstream market's interest in core games was just bought by Facebook.

 

[Broder Salsa]

 

[Cat Party]

Bizarre. No other word for it.

 

[d0g_bear]

holy fucking shit. This is the most interesting videogame news I've ever read

 

[a916]

Reading Zuckerberg's statement, it sounds like "We'll do games and then a bunch of other shit like putting you courtside at sports events." That sounds pretty cool but I'd rather see a 100% focus on gaming.

Wonder what this means for Valve's VR.

How would real life things like courtside/concerts would hold back VR in gaming?

 

[Persona7]

I can't say I was a fan so far but wow.

 

[TheCanisDirus]

Whelp... it's all up to Sony now.

Edit: forgot about you Valve... G-man won't let the PC players down.

 

[StopMakingSense]

huh.

 

[The Weeknd]

Palmer Luckey. Billionaire.

Peace out bitches!

Underrated post.

 

[LordCanti]

Well, on the one hand I get to say "haha, $2 billion" to all the people calling VR a "gimmick".

On the other hand, I feared this would happen ever since Brendan Iribe got announced as Oculus CEO. Building up new tech and then selling it as soon as viable is his MO.

On the third hand FUCK. FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK.

FUCK

I knew that was the goal, I just never thought it would be before THEY'VE EVER SHIPPED A RETAIL PRODUCT.

Fuuuuckkkkkkkkkk

 

[_woLf]

FUCK.

THAT.

You have GOT to be fucking joking.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

"Oculus has the chance to create the most social platform ever, and change the way we work, play and communicate."

"Oculus has the chance to create the most social platform ever

SOCIAL

It's over.

 

[Pegasus Actual]

Fuck this news.