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Facebook has acquired Oculus VR for 2 Billion US Dollars
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I just told you you didn't know what you were talking about yet you repeat yourself. Where are you getting the idea that you receive nothing? Is there a combination of words I could use to make you understand this is wrong?
gundamkyoukai
Member
I would expect that from face book ads every where .
Holy shit dude, that's some sadness right there.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=didzxUkrtS0
So with sadness in my heart
I feel the best thing I could do is end it all and leave forever
What's done is done, it feels so bad
What once was happy now is sad
I'll never love again
My world is ending
That wouldn't make them any money. They aren't going to spend 2 billion dollars for something they can't exploit for metadata and ad views.
Sentenza
Member
Freeman
Banned
The VR dream is a dystopia, shit just got real.
THe way is open for Sony or Valve to do what the OR was suppose to do.
Betta Lines
Member
Because of the OLED contrast ratio, right?
Orthogonal
Member
Hype for Oculus has now flat-lined.
Bring on Morpheus!
Bring on Morpheus!
NoPiece
Member
That is totally not true. If you follow the frequent acquisitions in Silicon Valley you often see sites shut down the very next day after an acquisition, and the PR wording is more about (joining the team) and "integrating technology"
That is totally true. I believe facebook actually has good intentions, and will try to keep Oculus independent. But after a couple years who knows, The stock needs a boost, the Oculus champions inside FB have left, then you could start to see the culture corrupted.
Wildstar75
Member
No doubt some in the Porn Industry also shed a tear today.
blindrocket
Member
For some reason I'm reminded of Intel buying Project Offset. I wanted to play that "game". 
I think it's pretty naive to believe you aren't going to have to deal with FB crap somewhere down the line in 2016 and beyond, but it looks like VR has a real chance at becoming bigger than most thought. It's one thing when Valve and Sony are interested in VR, but FB getting in on the action for 2 billion? Heads have turned for good reason.
Exploding8
Member
I don't understand. Were you expecting OR to make all the video games for the rift? Because that doesn't seem realistic and it seems to be what you're implying with that statement.
OR wasn't making the content for the rift, game developers were. As long as its still just a piece of hardware being made I don't see how that changes. It still needs 75hz, it still needs 1440p +, it still needs 2-3ms latency, it still needs positional tracking. None of that has changed, and its what the OR team was working on in the first place. I haven't seen the SDK yet but I imagine a game engine wasn't included, so I'm not sure how that can be restricted to purely gaming either.
Unless Facebook suddenly decides it would be a good idea to not allow any third party software on the rift and to restrict the SDK I don't see a problem, and I don't see how development will be any more or less specialized towards video game development either.
Ol No Bones
Banned
The route that oculus was going wouldn't have made them a 10 billion dollar business anytime soon anyway. it would be a niche of high end PC gaming at least till mid teir PC hardware caught up. It would take lots of time.
I really don't like when someone says that no human needs X amount of dollars. No human needs a car a house or all sorts of things. Most the things I own I don't need as a human. Sorry to rant just a phrase that bugs me.
Zomba13
Member
Oculus VR to murder dozens of children confirmed.
For some reason I'm reminded of Intel buying Project Offset. I wanted to play that "game".
That's why I hope Deep Down turns out to be good.
SlowRevolution
Member
Social Network 2 is going to be so great. It'll be Zuckerberg running around buying everything for two hours.
To Far Away Times
Member
Wait, what????
I take it Facebook is looking to expand into things other than social networking. Gaming seems like the obvious use for VR but I doubt that's the primary reason Facebook bought it. It seems like both the Oculus and Facebook are going in new directions.
I take it Facebook is looking to expand into things other than social networking. Gaming seems like the obvious use for VR but I doubt that's the primary reason Facebook bought it. It seems like both the Oculus and Facebook are going in new directions.
Sometimes I wonder why these big companies even bother spending money on marketing when they have an almost-religious following of people like this.
Doc Holliday
SPOILER: Columbus finds America
I hate this as much as anyone but some of you are going overboard.
That being said. The one thing that does worry me is will they come up with a vr storefront seepage from steam/origin?
That being said. The one thing that does worry me is will they come up with a vr storefront seepage from steam/origin?
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
....So, did everyone just forget that Sony had a whole "virtual tourism" pitch? Or what?
If anything, this means that Sony is gonna be quicker to release Morpheus for PC, in order to compete with Facebook, to be the de facto VR brand of choice.
OK, never mind. This is bad news.
We will see. I mean the owners, you can't blame them, Im sure backers are hurt, but they own the tech so they can sell it and get rich if they want to, their choice. But Im not shocked that some people don't like the decision, and Im also not really shocked that people are upset with Notch for deciding not to support it either. Theres silliness on both sides of this really.
The only difference is that the KS backers maybe have a bit more reason to be upset. But not much. None of them own equity in Oculus, so........ They can sell if they want to and everyone just has to suck it up.
Boomstick (Coffee Crazy)
Banned
I was saying it was the best situation for consumers.
They could make money off of royalties off games, hardware, and dev kits. Theoretically they could charge for the inevitable 3D VR video chats.
Well.....at least you admit your reaction is an emotional one, not a rational one.
Much better than countless others who are doing the same and don't have the self-awareness to realize it.
Protocol7
Member
Well that came out of nowhere... really cusious what's going to happen now to VR... and 2 billion $, this is surreal... it doesn't make sense anymore...
I really hope, for now, Sony is going to do something really smart with their VR headset, applicatioins and games etc...
And remember this is just the beginning... odd beginning, ok, but still the beginning.
I really hope, for now, Sony is going to do something really smart with their VR headset, applicatioins and games etc...
And remember this is just the beginning... odd beginning, ok, but still the beginning.
Doc Holliday
SPOILER: Columbus finds America
Shady as fuck too that they waited till the dk2's went up for preorder before announcing lol. I got one :/
I cannot imagine computers and mobiles getting powerful and CHEAP enough to render the resolution and framerate required for an optimal experience. Heck, the only one with a setup that may do that tend to be gamers. FB getting Oculus may be a good thing for VR, but the early adopters will be gamers, that is if FB's acquisition of the Rift does not make it unfavourable enough. And with the backlash from gamers so far... not good.
Paracelsus
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The fact itself it would require facebook is deal-breaker enough. 3D spyware is really a nightmare for the depths of hell.
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QuicheFontaine
Member
"younglings", please.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
No one gave them $25 to get a t-shirt.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I just don't see VR as a good idea. It just isn't going to become the standard way we play games. I'd rather Sony not release their VR device and keep their money. I would also imagine Facebook just tossed 2 billion out the window.
Ok, here's my slightly more realistic take on why this is not entirely catastrophic, at least in the short term:
- VR is uncharted territory, Oculus doesn't really have a stranglehold on it any more than any other company.
- The basic Luckey/Carmack HMD design is easy to reproduce and probably not protected by any fundamental patents, as shown by Sony and hobbyist-built devices.
- Middle-ware engines can easily abstract software stack details of HMDs as long as they have the same basic feature set (6 dof tracking, stereoscopic high-FoV screen)
I think without a doubt, facebook and oculus will take the majority of the market share. But I will definitely be going for the sony or valve solution. I do not want any tech to have any mandated facebook functionality.
Mark my words, no matter what Palmer says, the future rift api sets will not be open
So true. THAT would be a tragedy.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
Enthusiasts are a funny lot.
Oculus has a much bigger chance now that it has a massive corp behind it. I realize it was the kickstarter pet, but a kickstarter should literally be people with ideas that are given the support to make a competent prototype and move from there. If it's a good idea that works it's almost assuredly going to be bought by a megacorp.
If it isn't you might be backing something that may never see the light of day.
Depending on where it goes from here will determine if it's a good move or not. It could give Facebook an "in" into the enthusiast market. They already have a good foot in the casual market.
Oculus has a much bigger chance now that it has a massive corp behind it. I realize it was the kickstarter pet, but a kickstarter should literally be people with ideas that are given the support to make a competent prototype and move from there. If it's a good idea that works it's almost assuredly going to be bought by a megacorp.
If it isn't you might be backing something that may never see the light of day.
Depending on where it goes from here will determine if it's a good move or not. It could give Facebook an "in" into the enthusiast market. They already have a good foot in the casual market.
This might blow your mind, but perhaps Facebook are attempting to diversify and expand into areas they see major growth for? They want to expand to sell VR experiences in the exact same way Google and Apple sell movies and music ("buh-buh-buh why would a search company sell music?!?"), and want to get there first, same way Apple made an obscene amount of cash by getting in on mp3s before everyone else.