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[BennyBlanco]

Big Gabey is the only man who can save VR now

 

[shadowstar]

So do kickstarter investors get a share?

(probably been said already)

 

[CountAntonius]

So does this mean VR for PC gaming is essentially dead?

About as much as Dark Souls sound director leaving means From Software is essentially dead.

 

[UrbanRats]

My takeaway:

 

[Alienous]

When Google purchases Facebook they'll own everything.

Everything.

 

[Goodacre0081]

I don't really get the close minded comments of "But VR is so un-social". They will probably come up with ways to connect via VR.

And anyway, when Google started tinkering with self-driven cars, did people think "Holy shit, is it gonna search itself there?"

it will probably mean a very light weight version of oculus now, think google glass.

 

[d0g_bear]

listen to brendan iribe explain the acquisition "you start to realize how big this can be" at (866) 751-3284 rite now

 

[John Harker]

Yea I dunno the side of me that doesn't make money in the gaming industry is having a tough time seeing all the positivity in this news.

FB is pretty sketchy

 

[injurai]

If there's one loser in this battle, it's kickstarter.com as users will become much more affraid of investing their money into projects due to what just happened with Facebook buying OR and losing all their cakes..

Yup. All the original backers should be given stock options.

 

[The Hermit]

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

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

holy shit I can't believe that

This is much worse than I expected...

Save us GABEN!

Because the future of gaming is very dark right now

 

[Clishem87]

What is realistically facebooks plan for this? It can't be triple a gaming can it? If it is the social side of things, eg tourism, how much are people going to be willing to pay for a device that will more than likely cost the same as actually going seeing the sites they want to see?

 

[Branduil]

"You are playing Anime Sex Fest 2014! Nod your head to share this with all your friends!"

 

[fasTRapid]

Finally John Carmack can use his all on developing facebook games, like literally!

 

[Charles Alan Ratliff]

This certainly isn't what I expected to see when waking up from my nap.

My gut reaction is negative, but hopefully the team at Oculus really are left alone for the most part and are able to continue what they're doing, but with more money and resources.

I'm curious as to whether this will impact Development Kit 2 in any way.

 

[Harlock]

Well, Sony is getting 2 billion in value too.

 

[rob305]

Oh My God

 

[Thorakai]

Yeah, people are really gonna strap this thing to their head to play FarmVille and browse their feeds...

This acquisition makes no sense unless it's just an acquisition for the sake of saying that Facebook owns it. If they interfere with what Oculus had planned, this is bad news because that means that everything that was happening before this was worth nothing.

Is this seriously the only thing you can imagine happening with this acquisition? You think Facebook wants this for just a browser and gaming? I think a lot of people are getting too caught up in the name "Facebook" to recognize that this doesn't have to be limited to just their website. I see this move as a way of expanding the reach of Facebook in the same way Google expanded their reach from being just a search browser. Opportunities to watch samples of live shows, take tours of hotels before booking, even getting the chance to see what your friends are seeing. The potential in this is very exciting now that a mainstream name is attached to the tech.

 

[Deleted member 80556]

Facebook to buy Mojang for 3 billions.

 

[klier]

Facebook??

No buy.

 

[Nerokis]

Wow, this thread is like KNEEJERK APOCALYPSE.

Perfect description.

As someone who's interested in the Oculus Rift specifically, but also interested in the possibilities for VR generally, I find this move incredibly exciting. I'm not a huge fan of Facebook, considering I only activate my account when I need it to RSVP to something or if I want to get in touch with someone, but man...is it just me, or does the advent of mainstream VR seem all the more inevitable now?

 

[RetroStu]

I thought Facebook was on the way down, i'm sure i read that people were leaving Facebook (and other social media stuff) in droves. I thought the 'bubble' had burst.

 

[mercenar1e]

So do kickstarter investors get a share?

(probably been said already)

they get nothing.

 

[Cipherr]

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.

LOL! I don't think so.

 

[LoveCake]

Looks like Sony is on to a winner.

 

[FullMetalx117]

Amazing news!!! With the backing of Facebook, Oculus has a chance of becoming something big and not get dethroned by copycats (sony, msft, valve, etc.)

 

[shark sandwich]

Still better than getting bought by EA.

 

[Vitacat]

Good.

 

[Business]

Perfect pic.

Couldn't say exactly why, but this feels fucking bad.

 

[Guy.brush]

This whole affair is pure gold for DER UNTERGANG treatment.

"Mein Fuehrer. AAA gaming is in a steady creative & sales decline. Budgets are ballooning, studios are closing everywhere and new IPs are rarely greenlit."

"This will all come in order when the consumer version of the Occulus Rift arrives in 2015"

"Mein Fuehrer...Occulus Rift just got sold to FACEBOOK for 2 billion.

I'm afraid the Rift will serve as the final piece to the corporatocratic-intelligence-data-mining network to keep citizens sedated and under watch 24/7. They will most probably use it for online chatting & dating with 3d avatars wearing monetized vanity items."

"Core gamers stay in the room, everybody else LEAVE!"

 

[Talamius]

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

Notch taking that stand is going to get people to notice. Minecraft is still one of the biggest things going.

 

[low-G]

About as much as Dark Souls sound director leaving means From Software is essentially dead.

Damn, I think PC gaming still has some chance, after all Valve is still around!

 

[TheCanisDirus]

What!? What episode is this from!? I've never seen Hanibal emote in the show!

 

[Deleted member 13876]

Thank you for making that list. Hopefully this will cool down people a bit. We can still complain and lose our shit when things change for the worse.

I'm seeing both sides of the argument. More funds and possibilities is definitely great, but I'm unconvinced this doesn't mean the long term picture might change even if both parties are now genuinely committed to it. What is crystal clear however is that people view the product has definitely changed now.

 

[rdrr gnr]

This is somewhat legitmates VR's potential, but I'm still skeptical.

 

[Lasthope106]

Sorry guys, but Facebook is not synonymous with high-end PC gaming, no matter how much you want to try and believe this is a good thing for VR. It's not. It's up to Sony or MS now.

As a software engineer, they are a synonym with applied artificial intelligence to me. And also with open source software. That people don't like their product is one thing. Technically, Facebook is one of the best companies out there.

As I said before, every high tech company comes to this point sooner or later. High tech companies need diversification. This is just the beginning for FB.

 

[TheAbsolution]

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

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

Godamnit. Now I'm imagining what that could've looked like.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

This is either great or terrible news for Sony. Either they will come out as top dog in the VR realm and do well with Morpheus or they will lose a ton of money as the VR craze dies before it truly begins.

 

[BronsonLee]

Me: Oh shit, really? That's kind of an odd fit..Makes sense though, Facebook is on an acquiring spr-

TWO BILLION DOLLARS?!

 

[Cymbal Head]

It's a reaction gif fiesta!

 

[Odrion]

I wish I was naive enough to reach this level of ridiculous optimism

Yeah. Yeah. ._.

 

[Natureboy99]

knee jerk: bad for core gamers, good/bad for VR, good for Morpheus

 

[Salsa]

my first reply on this thread is so sad now

 

[StuBurns]

Palmer Luckey, one of a thousand odd people who can point and laugh at Notch for being poor.

 

[Duallusion]

Can we expect potential patent lawsuits/battles down the line? That would be the worst part of this news.

 

[-COOLIO-]

i wonder why facebook creeps him out. if he's worried about the NSA getting his deets there's really no safe haven.

 

[Rollo Tomasi]

"You are playing Anime Sex Fest 2014! Nod your head to share this with all your friends!"

"Head"?...yeah...i see what you did there...

 

[cheststrongwell]

So do kickstarter investors get a share?

(probably been said already)

Why would they?

 

[Durante]

talk about devaluing the stock and pissing away investor cash.

The only people who should be happy about this are Facebook investors. They just got their money invested in the smartest way possible.

 

[Nocturno999]

VR going mainstream confirmed. This is good news to me.

This is actually good news. I think we are panicking too much.

I wish I was naive enough to reach this level of ridiculous optimism

I think he has many good points. Although they may sound a bit like a wish list.

 

[Mr.Green]

The internet just turned into one giant angsty teenager.