Facebook buys Occulus Rift

[Metro]

At least Bethesda makes games... albeit mostly shitty ones.

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

Fuck.

 

[Azazel]

https://twitter.com/KazHiraiCEO/status/448579292604424192

 

[LESS T_T]

Imagine enjoying a court side seat at a game, studying in a classroom of students and teachers all over the world or consulting with a doctor face-to-face -- just by putting on goggles in your home.

Spoiler

 

[Sranchammer]

This is what you Euros get for not helping the South.

 

[FeelTheRads]

Spoiler

HURRRRRR I HAVE A MONITAR TIED TO MY FAECE

 

[Cazzeris]

Damn it, technology goes forward so fast that VR industries has ruined before existing.

Anyway...:

 

[TedNugent]

Spoiler

HURRRRRR I HAVE A MONITAR TIED TO MY FAECE

 

[Night Goat]

Fuck you, Zuckerberg! Fuck yoooooooou!!!

 

[Clockwork Knight]

Looks very innovati-

Oh. Hum...let's hope it at least doesn't give people huge migraines, then.

 

[Excidium]

How long until everyone gives up on this shit like motion controls?

 

[Cazzeris]

How long until everyone gives up on this shit like motion controls

These glasses aren't like motion controls.
THESE ARE WERE THE FUTURE!

R.I.P. Oculus Rift

Spoiler

 

[felipepepe]

So in late 2012, guy goes to kickstarter and gets 9k people to give him 2 million so he can start a company. About 15 months later, he sells said company for 2 billion.

Damn, those KS backers must be really happy with the investment they made, when they get their share they will surely- oh wait...

 

[Siel]

 

[DalekFlay]

I don't see people in mass ever wearing shit on their heads to enjoy their entertainment. It was a niche product and Facebook expects it to be something else. Not sure that was a good bet.

I thought the Wii would fail though so what do I know.

 

[Metro]

So in late 2012, guy goes to kickstarter and gets 9k people to give him 2 million so he can start a company. About 15 months later, he sells said company for 2 billion.

Damn, those KS backers must be really happy with the investment they made, when they get their share they will surely- oh wait...

Let's ask Dexter. Wonder if he got his check from the sale proceeds?

 

[Delbaeth]

Future of DRM!

Securom and Starforce are dead.
Steam is dead.
Long Live Facebook.

Oh I love the Future.

 

[Curious_Tongue]

I was looking forward to this

 

[Xi]

You don't invest 2 Billion to shut down a project. While facebook is an odd choice, it's also probably the most powerful marketing tool in the entire world. I see Oculus Devkit 2 preorders going through the roof. I was planning to get one myself, but I may wait a bit to see how this plays out. I'm betting that with all the extra money/resources, the devkits could be delayed a bit for further enhancement.

I can see the appeal of movies, communication, etc via Virtual Reality headsets. It does seem like a very interesting emerging market. BY all accounts, the latest version is working quite well too.

 

[Curious_Tongue]

Maybe they'll subsidize the initial cost?

Something good might come out of it.

 

[Xor]

I do not and will never have a facebook account, so I guess I'm never going to use this rift thing either.

 

[Metro]

You don't invest 2 Billion to shut down a project. While facebook is an odd choice, it's also probably the most powerful marketing tool in the entire world. I see Oculus Devkit 2 preorders going through the roof. I was planning to get one myself, but I may wait a bit to see how this plays out. I'm betting that with all the extra money/resources, the devkits could be delayed a bit for further enhancement.

I can see the appeal of movies, communication, etc via Virtual Reality headsets. It does seem like a very interesting emerging market. BY all accounts, the latest version is working quite well too.

Weren't you the guy hyping OnLive?

 

[dbx]

Anyway, best comment i read so far on the Oculus VR acquisition:
"Mark needs this technology to let humans pilot his robot army. Google is just going to go with AI."

 

[Dexter]

You don't invest 2 Billion to shut down a project. While facebook is an odd choice, it's also probably the most powerful marketing tool in the entire world. I see Oculus Devkit 2 preorders going through the roof. I was planning to get one myself, but I may wait a bit to see how this plays out. I'm betting that with all the extra money/resources, the devkits could be delayed a bit for further enhancement.

I can see the appeal of movies, communication, etc via Virtual Reality headsets. It does seem like a very interesting emerging market. BY all accounts, the latest version is working quite well too.

It's not only about the money though. See all the opinions and articles stemming from this and possibly large partners backing out already:

I see large parts of the entire idealistic Indie scene backing out, people will stop asking for Rift support, others might not buy the hardware at all. It's a PR nightmare for the "community-led" KickStarter Startup led by an idealistic 21 year old and many people see Facebook as the cancer they represent. I don't have, nor do I ever want to have a Facebook account for instance.

It also poses questions in regards to requirements they will dictate for software (I doubt it will remain as "Open Source" as before), the whole NSA spying thing etc.

Personally I hope another company (like say even Valve) will take over and lead VR to the promised land. There's afaik not much complicated or anything protected in the sense of patents so far that other companies couldn't emulate.

 

[shiteatingnippledick]

Social media ruining everything like usual.