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[Chairmanchuck]

Um maybe I'm out of the loop here cause I don't follow VR news but besides being really weird why are you guys hating on him so much. I legit don't know. Educate me.

He funded an organization that put out anti-hillary and pro-Trump memes.

Also he wasnt a good spokesperson for Oculus. When they banned Revive (so that Vive can play Oculus games), he was like "lol, sucks for you!" then later "whoops. that was a bug in our update."

Before they had Touch, he was dismissing Roomscale/Motion controlled games.

 

[Tinfoilhatsron]

Why is everyone so happy about this? Did i miss something? I never was into that oculus-facebook-thing. What happened?

He was caught literally funding a hate group who would advertise memes with his money, said he didn't do it, then fucking bragged to a journalist on the record about what he did. Even the hate group told him to fuck off.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

Took long enough.

 

[Hagi]

Why are we cheering? does this really negatively impact him that much? It's not like he needs the job. Get fucked just seems a tad redundant.

 

[GlamFM]

Jason predicted this a while back I think.

Or was it Kirk?

 

[zer0blivion]

Why is everyone so happy about this? Did i miss something? I never was into that oculus-facebook-thing. What happened?

I don't know anything about this situation. Why does everyone hate him?

Um maybe I'm out of the loop here cause I don't follow VR news but besides being really weird why are you guys hating on him so much. I legit don't know. Educate me.

Oculus' Palmer Luckey funds white-supremacist/misogynistic/anti-lgbt harassment group

 

[rhandino]

Why is everyone so happy about this? Did i miss something? I never was into that oculus-facebook-thing. What happened?

Oculus' Palmer Luckey funds white-supremacist/misogynistic/anti-lgbt harassment group

I am running to social media rn to see the meltdowns of certain groups being pressed about him being pressured to depart because he had "different opinions" or something.

 

[Spukc]

So oculus gen 2 when ?
Oh and would love to see facebook selling vr

 

[Hagi]

Oculus' Palmer Luckey funds white-supremacist/misogynistic/anti-lgbt harassment group

I am running to social media rn to see the meltdowns of certain groups being pressed about him being pressured to depart because he had "different opinions" or something.

Whoa how the fuck did I miss this shit.

 

[Trojan]

Good. Go fuck yourself Palmer.

Aggressive and accurate first post. 10/10.

 

[Bookoo]

Why are we cheering? does this really negatively impact him that much? It's not like he needs the job. Get fucked just seems a tad redundant.

Yea it really doesn't hurt him at all, but any time Oculus news was posted here the thread was just filled with "Fuck Oculus" over and over because of Palmer's actions.

 

[Tagyhag]

Good. I can think about supporting Oculus again.

I can't, they fully supported him throughout the whole ordeal, just because he left doesn't mean that they're clean.

 

[Green Yoshi]

Why is everyone so happy about this? Did i miss something? I never was into that oculus-facebook-thing. What happened?

He started a Kickstarter campaign and then sold his company to Facebook a year later.

I only own the PlayStation VR and don't care very much about the future of Oculus.

 

[vermadas]

Good. Always thought Oculus/FB would eventually do the right thing.

 

[robotrock]

Jason predicted this a while back I think.

Or was it Kirk?

Lmao, almost anyone could have told you that Palmer was on his way out of the company after the events last year.

 

[CrayToes]

Hope the door hits you on the way out, cunt.

 

[XxSlasherMcGirkxX]

Okay educated. Continue with the hate then.

 

[eternalthree]

ding dong the witch is ,.... gone.

 

[GlamFM]

Lmao, almost anyone could have told you that Palmer was on his way out of the company after the events last year.

Lmao, but nobody did.

 

[Wallach]

About time.

 

[Hagi]

Yea it really doesn't hurt him at all, but any time Oculus news was posted here the thread was just filled with "Fuck Oculus" over and over because of Palmer's actions.

He seems to truly be a grade A twat so I can understand disliking his role in the company.

 

[Leonsito]

The man that changed VR forever.

 

[Nirolak]

Surprised it took this long, honestly.

It's the end of the fiscal year. I'm guessing they had a contractual obligation to keep him until now.

 

[Jotaka]

Good. Go fuck yourself Palmer.

Next is Carmack!

 

[robotrock]

Lmao, but nobody did.

guess you weren't listening then. it was always a matter of when, not if.

 

[thepenguin55]

With all the stunts he pulled and how bad things looking for him, he still wins in the end. Because 700 millions of monies

What implications will this have on the future of Rift and Facebook's plan for it going forward? I haven't really been paying attention to the saga but recently bought the Rift so genuinely curious. I get that everyone hates him but why?

Also i don't think he gives a fuck either way. Dude is a billionaire and laughing all the way to the bank!

Oh he most certainly doesn't give a fuck. Him and his white supremacist girlfriend are laughing there way to the bank. As for the future of the Rift I feel like this kind of lifts a taint off of it so I see this as only a positive thing for the Rift. Whatever damage there was to be done has been done already

 

[_woLf]

Good riddance.

Go fuck yourself, Palmer.

 

[Bookoo]

Good. Go fuck yourself with rolls of $100 bills Palmer.





Are you guys kidding?

The guy was secretly shilling for Trump by funnelling money through far-right white-supremacist hate-groups in order to prove "shitposting is powerful and meme magic is real."

The thing I never understood is if he was actually trying to keep it secret? A Daily Beast reporter ask him about it and he said yes. It just made him seem so naive and out of touch to openly admit to it.

 

[L Thammy]

Lmao, almost anyone could have told you that Palmer was on his way out of the company after the events last year.

Didn't Facebook do absolutely nothing when the news came out? Look at how positive their statement in the OP is.

 

[nycgamer4ever]

He funded an organization that put out anti-hillary and pro-Trump memes.

Also he wasnt a good spokesperson for Oculus. When they banned Revive (so that Vive can play Oculus games), he was like "lol, sucks for you!" then later "whoops. that was a bug in our update."

Before they had Touch, he was dismissing Roomscale/Motion controlled games.

Oh damn what a douche. Since i just bought a Rift i guess I'm glad he is gone then.

 

[RelaxedOtter]

Good riddance to a horrible person.

 

[robotrock]

Didn't Facebook do absolutely nothing when the news came out? Look at how positive their statement in the OP is.

They sure didn't.

 

[Nexus Zero]

Yeah unlucky fuckstick

 

[sneas78]

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[AllIsOneIsNone]

He was destroyed by that which he created...sorta. So long sucka.

 

[thepenguin55]

Whoa how the fuck did I miss this shit.

A lot of people did. Even the gaming outlets that reported on it basically reported on it and never commented on it again. Outside of gaming and tech outlets this got almost zero coverage. It was weird how little coverage the story got.

 

[etrain911]

Why is this only happening now?

 

[Alchemy]

Cool now I can start caring about Oculus again.

 

[Gai Murakumo]

 

[10k]

Don't let the door smack you in the ass on the way out.

 

[tuxfool]

Cool now I can start caring about Oculus again.

I can't. Not until all their tone-deaf senior management leaves.

 

[Freshmaker]

The thing I never understood is if he was actually trying to keep it secret? A Daily Beast reporter ask him about it and he said yes. It just made him seem so naive and out of touch to openly admit to it.

Well then he said no he didn't say that, so it never happened or something. He really had his finger on the Trump style rhetoric.

 

[daveo42]

Palmer will be dearly missed.

That's an interesting way to say they can finally move on from the shitshow that is Palmer Luckey. Frankly I hope he leaves the public realm for good.

 

[Father_Brain]

Good riddance. Somehow, though, I don't think he's the only reason why the Oculus acquisition will be seen as a bad idea in hindsight.

 

[Bookoo]

A lot of people did. Even the gaming outlets that reported on it basically reported on it and never commented on it again. Outside of gaming and tech outlets this got almost zero coverage. It was weird how little coverage the story got.

What more was there to say? It seemed to be in the media for about a week or two and then there were no new information.

Anytime there was an interview or something people were ask "Where is Palmer Luckey" and they ignore it.

 

[Kaako]

A lot of people did. Even the gaming outlets that reported on it basically reported on it and never commented on it again. Outside of gaming and tech outlets this got almost zero coverage. It was weird how little coverage the story got.

Yup I feel this as well. Seems the only community that actually gave a shit and didn't let it go was neogaf. Made me proud of the community, I won't lie.

 

[Mesoian]

Didn't Facebook do absolutely nothing when the news came out? Look at how positive their statement in the OP is.

That's a wonderful PR line that absolves both parties peacefully. It's exactly what you want to do when you want a clean break. It's proper procedure.

Also think about how vocal Palmer was before the incident, and how vocal he was after. They did something. You'll just never hear about it.

 

[quesalupa]

Back on the Oculus train.

 

[nycgamer4ever]

Oh he most certainly doesn't give a fuck. Him and his white supremacist girlfriend are laughing there way to the bank. As for the future of the Rift I feel like this kind of lifts a taint off of it so I see this as only a positive thing for the Rift. Whatever damage there was to be done has been done already

I didn't know anything about this stuff but reading up on it now what a douche. bon voyage but he still don't give any fucks about us. LOL Hope Facebook pumps more support into the Rift going forward. I jsut bought it after the price drop so looking forward to trying it out and comparing with my PSVR.

 

[L Thammy]

The thing I never understood is if he was actually trying to keep it secret? A Daily Beast reporter ask him about it and he said yes. It just made him seem so naive and out of touch to openly admit to it.

Imagine a guy who buys a new bulletproof vest and figures that he's now totally immune to guns now, so he asks a friend to blast him when a shotgun. When he still feels the force of the bullets hitting him, he yells out "help, I've been shot!"

That's kind of how I imagine this went.


That said, his response was really weird in that it couldn't decide whether he wanted it to be a denial or a fake apology. On one hand, he said "those emails admitting I did it were fake" but then he went "I did it but I did it for good reasons" in the same message.