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[Vibranium]

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.

Ads and potential Facebook integration. People are worried they'll slowly move it into being interconnected with everything FB.

 

[gdt]

It's over. Fuck! This is horrible news nooooooooooooooooooooooo.

 

[Maddocks]

wow...just wow.

save us Sony VR.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

John Carmack is eating good right now.

 

[brickarts295]

April Fools! right?...right?....guys?

Well Sony got this bag, again.

 

[PodcastFips]

Uuh. That came unexpected.

 

[FloatOn]

oh god....

what if facebook tries to do that playstation home thing but VR?

it's SECOND LIFE but REAL LIFE

life inception son

 

[entremet]

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

That's just wrong.

 

[davidjwallace]

VR Farmville. Get hyped.

 

[GamerJM]

Dont accidentally like your VR anime sex simulators GAF.

I better not have to make a Facebook account to experience them.

 

[Space Runaway]

Whoa, purchased by Facebook? VR future incoming.

 

[Rad-]

The reactions here are amazing. I'm just reading these and wanking.

 

[crooked spin]

Love megatons, hate knee jerk negativity.

 

[Madrugador]

Nooooooooo, terrible news

 

[chicagocubsfan]

Wow

 

[robertsan21]

But... why?

I got 2 billion reasons for you.

 

[John Rabbit]

 

[Boke1879]

John Carmack now works for Mark Zuckerberg

 

[WastedDeer]

Don't know if its been mentioned but Microsoft owns a part of FB. Could of been a factor in it.

 

[FinalStageBoss]

wtf could facebook possibly want with this?

sony pls

 

[EVIL]

Wait why is it so bad that Facebook has acquired them? Facebook has loads of money to support it, isn't that better than Oculus which has little to no capital relative to what Facebook has?

Because its an acquisition, not a partnership, or investment. Facebook can turn it into a VR Facebook mill and you see that exiting frontier of VR gaming being eaten up into a social nightmare.

 

[cebri.one]

OR needed a partner to have a chance to compete against a giant like Sony or other hardware manufacturer, but... facebook?

 

[1.21Gigawatts]

I don't think this is bad.

 

[TheBaronOfNA]

Carmak is screaming internally.

 

[Penguins&PolarBears]

Virtual Words with Friends.

 

[syko de4d]

I dont know... it could be bad or good, Oculus now has alot of money and alot more casuals will be interested with Facebook name on it but on the other side it´s facebook ...

And 2billions? Why? Does Oculus have super ultra important patents for VR? Oculus is an awesome company but never worth 2 billions.

 

[Majanew]

Thank you Sony for Morpheus. Fuck the Oculus team.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

What if the other bidder was...Microsoft?

 

[Prototype]

Seriously? This is crazy. Amazon buying studios, FB buying Oculus, what's next?

 

[Flarin]

Sony's reaction:

 

[Sinatar]

Well....

fuck.

 

[prag16]

Interesting. Can't say I ever expected that.

 

[Gxgear]

Get ready for that premium Facebook experience. It's just regular Facebook, but with a premium.

This pretty much makes Sony the new leader in VR technology huh?

 

[Copenap]

Wtf? What is happening?

 

[Danielsan]

God damnit. Well, guess I'm rooting for Sony now.

 

[sangreal]

so much for all the claims from fans that oculus was not for sale

 

[Mister Chippy]

I just don't fucking get it. Why on earth does Zuckerberg want Oculus, let alone want it enough to pay TWO FUCKING BILLION dollars for it?

 

[brandonh83]

OCULUS REPAIRO!!

fuck, didn't work.

 

[Guy.brush]

Wearing a book sized thing on our face - FACEBOOK VR

 

[spyroflame0487]

Part of me is hype because Facebook not only has the bankroll but also the user base for VR stuff.

The other half of me is terrified because Facebook has the bankroll and the user base. And also because they like to alter things every chance they can.

 

[Zombie James]

Horrible.

 

[AdanVC]

"Your parents, your grandma, your annoying aunts/friends, everyone joining the marvelous world of VR stalking and gaming. With awesome popular top-quality gaming franchises such as Farmville and Candy Crush using VR technology now your gaming experience would never be the same! Coming Fall 2015"

Ok this is seriously... bad, isn't it?

 

[Gorillaz]

John Carmack now works for Mark Zuckerberg

I never thought this statement would happen in a million years

 

[Trojan]

No words...only tears

 

[enanogrande]

I guess the good news in all this is that FB doesn't seem to want to fuck too much with their acquisitions lately - Instagram & Whatsapp have remained pretty independent, though obviously it's too early to tell w/r to Whatsapp. Still though, Facebook seems to be taking a more Disney-like approach to acquisitions - own the product and let it stand alone (ESPN, ABC, etc.). If they do that for Oculus, and just fund it and let it grow on it's own, then I'm fine with this.

Big IF though.

 

[BundysFeet]

Just put a request in to cancel my order.

 

[TheRealTalker]

virtual Farmville

HYPE

E3 Y'all

 

[SmithnCo]

lol, weird but it could work out.

 

[nekomix]

For 2... BILLION ? Oh my... I can somehow understand for WhatsApp (hundreds of millions of users which are unestimable data sources) but for a company without any product for the moment... Well I think I don't understand today's economics.
Or some banks are ready for a rude awakening.

 

[chadskin]

huh.

Well, there was a rumor a few weeks ago Valve would be interested in buying OVR.