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[Arc]

That Tuesday afternoon megaton. Damn.

 

[Kvik]

If the FB Like button started to appear in my FOV when I'm wearing my consumer version of OR, please tell the judge that the murder I committed was just.

 

[xJavonta]

What the FUCK.
Zuckerberg better let them do their thing and keep his shitty ideas out of it. I just want him to bankroll it so things can go faster, nothing else.

 

[-PXG-]

The meltdowns and bitterness are going to be straight up Biblical

 

[tanooki27]

that's some big goddam news.

facebook's answer to google glass.

 

[FloatOn]

oculus people are swimming in $$$

don't be jelly guys

 

[Hasney]

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.

Facebook sexting will never be the same again.

 

[wutwutwut]

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

I'm curious about this particular reaction -- what in particular is surreal about it?

 

[Alric]

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

Isn't Valve working on one themselves.

 

[Busty]

So basically either Facebook want to make the next iteration of their service just like PS3's Home but with a VR interface or they want to make their own Steam like service for set top boxes and/or their own hardware?

Pass.

My smugness at not having a Facebook account has just increased..., it's skyrocketed.

 

[michaelius]

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

Next gen second life with microtransactions ...

 

[0xCA2]

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

http://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/

This is where this might end up.

 

[Ominym]

Out of left field.

I'm not so nihilistic though. Haven't most facebook acquisitions seemed to retain autonomy?

 

[NullPointer]

 

[Mr. F]

As lame as it is to say just by virtue of a buyout, Oculus all of a sudden feels a lot less intrepid and interesting

 

[NaviLink]

Biggest Megaton of the year.

From 2.5 millions to 2 BILLION dollars in a year and a half. It's ridiculous.

 

[Gaz_RB]

Holy shit.

VR really is the next big thing.

 

[wapplew]

Facebook building Matrix confirm.

 

[ronito]

 

[GeoramA]

John Carmack now works for freakin Facebook :lol :lol :lol

 

[Forsaken82]

Clearly, this is Zuckerberg's way of creating something along the lines of Google Glasses, which when branded with Facebook will take off like fucking hotcakes.

So long as they don't kill off there VR development in terms of game software, I have no problem with this coexisting.

 

[Mercury Land-Snake]

lulz, PC master race can pick up Morpheus jackets at the door.

 

[Gangxxter]

No no no no noooooooooooo
why facebook? why? don't ruin the most exciting tech in the near future!
shit, I already see it coming: oculus rift drivers only working with a connected facebook profile...

 

[SEGAvangelist]

huh.

Man... wonder who was in this bidding war.

 

[Can Crusher]

These rats sold out big time. They took dat kickstarter cash and made a run for it.

 

[Bread]

wow

fuck
fuckfuckfuck

 

[SmokedMeat]

He should grab SnapChat. VR sexting

 

[Graphics Horse]

huh.

Myspace?
either Google or MS surely.

 

[Atomski]

Wow a nightmare I could not even imagined.

Time for Valve to atep in with thier VR.

 

[krypt0nian]

Calling major bullshit.

It's on the ORift site. LOL

 

[Kyuur]

What the fuck.

That being said, it is not necessarily bad. Being backed by a huge company like this means they'll be more easily able to compete with other large companies. Hopefully their core principles remain the same and they retain control for the most part.

 

[Forsythia]

Well, this means I won't be buying one anymore. Fuck that shit.

 

[gutterboy44]

That was almost fun while it almost lasted.

 

[belvedere]

I don't get the connection.

 

[Boomstick (Coffee Crazy)]

Oh man. So many kneejerk reactions.

Maybe its just me, but I don't see this killing it. At least, no more than anyone else buying them out.

Spoiler

Also fucking hell $2 billion? Who the hell wouldn't take that?

 

[Usobuko]

Mark Zuckerberg saw the potential for interactive VR Advertisements revenue and well done for the Oculus Rift for getting the Internet to support them and their KS into this move.

Nice played, PR team.

 

[Guy.brush]

Lol see you in another 10-20 years.

 

[gofreak]

John Carmack...works for Facebook.

Think about that for a moment.

This industry! :O

 

[wrowa]

Well... I'm glad that Palmer and company can swim in money from now on. It'll also enable them to invest more money into development.

But still. This sucks. Facebook is the one company everyone is tired off -- being associated with them won't do their image any good.

I hope this won't affect the development community surrounding OR...

 

[jaypah]

I thought about them getting bought, and I understand the implications for things besides gaming, but fucking Facebook? This is crazy town.

 

[Saikyo]

Well, goodbye VR on PCs : \

See you in some decades later

 

[Harry_Tequila]

Well, it was good while it lasted.

 

[fade_]

Man... wonder who was in this bidding war.

Google would be my guess.

 

[Vitacat]

UGH.

Well, guess I won't be buying OR.

 

[Bundy]

Man... wonder who was in this bidding war.

Apple or MS are my guesses.

Edit.
Or Google.

 

[Vibranium]

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

Yep, I bet Shu did a fist-pump to the sky when he heard the news.

I wonder if this will convince Valve to throw their hat back into the VR ring now... I know they have Facebook on Steam and all but still.

 

[mentallyinept]

Oculus guys cashing out.

Carmack will most certainly be leaving.

End users will abandon it.

Facebook just got left with a husk, IMO.

...a 2 billion dollar husk.

 

[BigBearJohnson]

What...I .....huh?

I need somebody to hold me...

 

[OriginalThinking]

This is a really random purchase. Aren't they a software company??

 

[Paznos]

What??