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[GreenTornadoX]

Spoiler

Fuck off, Facebook!

 

[TAJ]

did carmack go from id software to facebook

Softdisc -> id -> Zenimax -> Oculus -> Facebook

 

[Mister Chippy]

What's up with the negative reactions? Wouldn't this be a good thing?

Well, we can't understand why the fuck they're doing this, so we're assuming they have some nefarious purpose.

 

[GamerSoul]

Lol guys it'll be ok. Farmville ORift will be glorious.

 

[Jerkapotamus]

This could work out okay. Best case is it is still used for gaming but Facebook also uses it for more mainstream applications.

 

[blastprocessor]

Facebook?

WTF?

I just pre-ordered their Dev Kit 2 - will they cancel it now?

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

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

Maybe they feared google would acquire them to further their google glass research?

I mean, this is how these deals seem to go down. One big tech firm outbids the oter for something they don't need to stop the other company from getting it. How any of this is a viable business policy is beyond me, but maybe tha's why I'm not a billionaire...

 

[Sun Drugs]

Fucking bullshit is what this is.

 

[brandonh83]

Why couldn't it have been fuckbook

WHY COULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN FUCKBOOK

 

[Grief.exe]

Hasn't Valve been assisting them with development?

Where do we go from here, I feel so lost at this point.

 

[orioto]

I really can't see the benefit for facebook, at least in their facebook activity.. Facebook's future is to be on people's watches, clothes etc.. They want to make it invisible and inherent to people, not.. to ask them to put something on their head to use it..

Now it can be a reallllly long term shot here maybe.. But it has to be some kind of diversification right.

 

[Loakum]

....so much for the E3 battle of the VRs...Morpeus wins by default.

 

[Mesoian]

john carmack works for mark zuckerberg. say that out loud.

 

[MrGummy]

Not exactly sure how to feel yet.. seems like an odd match.
But this does mean VR is going to be mainstream, which means more developer support.

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

oculus has an idea and a preliminary product

instagram has tens of millions of users, as did whatsapp (which is what you're thinking of)

You're completely right. It just feels wrong, you know? Oculus is possibly staring at the advent of a new sustainable medium. Instagram was just... pictures. Sure they had the users, but the implications of this buy.... I can't even put into words how massive this just became.

VR (as a common medium) just became incredibly more viable for the common man, with FB's funding and subsidizing. But say goodbye to that gaming focus. On one hand, I'm incredibly excited about what this means for our future. But, on the other hand, I'm sad that gaming will no longer lead the charge.

 

[sfedai0]

Man, fuck these corporations just buying up innovation and just destroying it.

 

[zeopower6]

-blinks-

Huh?

 

[Lingitiz]

What's the angle here?

VR uses gaming as the jumping off point, expands into sports and other mainstream social ventures.

 

[BY2K]

They sold the fuck out. Who would say no to 2 Billion?

They sold the fuck out.

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

Are you fucking kidding me?

 

[FiggyCal]

So... why exactly are people hating on this? Outside from being associated with Facebook (who itself has casual games that GAF may not approve of)... I'm not seeing any legit reasons.

Yeah, me neither. It just means Oculus Rift now has more funds backing it. We don't know the details of the purchase though, so it is safe to panic still.

 

[megalowho]

I bet this is exactly what ground level Kickstarter backers were hoping for when they got on board the Oculus VR train at the very beginning. Sold to Facebook for $2b before even making it to market. I guess that's a pretty big Kickstarter success story for Oculus, not so much for the backers.

 

[Branduil]

 

[Omotesando]

Everbody acts like they had Oculus Rift for christmas and is the best thing ever since sliced bread.

 

[Ogimachi]

Unbelievably low price. I feel kind of bad for the folks over at OR. They surely know a lot about tech and ideas, but little about their business.
Unless Sony somehow crushes their product or they fuck it all up themselves, it's going to be worth a lot more than that in a few years.

 

[Megatron]

Interesting. I don't think this is a bad thing. $2 billion seems cheap to me. I wonder what their price would have been if Morpheus didn't happen?

 

[Opus Angelorum]

Sony, the (VR) world is your oyster.

 

[tanooki27]

This is VR no AR, dude.

exactly. they're leapfrogging.

 

[alr1ght]

Hopefully Carmack got paidddd for being there all of 3 months.

 

[Phantast2k]

Every young tech entrepreneur should make an altar dedicated to Zuckerberg and pray for him to try to buy their company.

2bn for that is simply insane.

 

[Guymelef]

Can't wait for tons of virtual reality ads while i play.

 

[Persona7]

this is the general reaction

 

[Frillen]

Preorder cancelled.

 

[Mariolee]

From the statement Mark Zuckerberg made:



Might not be as bad as it seems, so there is still some glimmer of hope.

This is gonna be a wait-and-see game. Apprehensive, but perhaps this could be what makes Oculus hit the mainstream?

 

[AgentP]

....so much for the E3 battle of the VRs...Morpeus wins by default.

Yep. Sorry OR fans.

 

[RE_Player]

Oculus guys cashing out.

 

[Lord Azrael]

Holy shit.

Spoiler

why

 

[Magwik]

"Facebook acquires the soul of John Carmack"

 

[TheKastorian]

Sony....you're our only hope.

 

[Silky]

This seems like terrible news. I hope it doesn't derail VR entirely.

Also, John Carmack is now a Facebook employee.

 

[KaiserBecks]

Morpheus wins.

Quite the opposite. Imagine what Oculus will be able to do with that kind of funding. Amazing.

 

[Jomjom]

Also isn't Facebook also in a better financial position than even Sony is?

 

[eot]

$2 billion.
Not bad for something that hasn't actually made any money yet.

 

[Hip Hop]

The only time I have ever said "Fuck" out loud when I saw a bad gaming headline.


Money is the priority, but damn they sold out. Not even the original vision anymore.

I'm done.

 

[Salsa]

John Carmack works for Mark Zuckerberg

 

[ironcreed]

 

[sikkinixx]

John Carmack making Facebook games?

 

[chico]

how much money does it take to sell your soul? the answer is 400mio in cash.

 

[GeoramA]

Ha ha fucking Sony in pole position.

I swear they can see the future.

 

[Mookow]

Seems like they could of developed their own from scratch for a lot less than $2 billion.

With more than one player in the VR market now I'm going to guess the IP is worth it and potentially cheaper than starting over while being years behind the others.