Oculus Rift

**Pseudo Enigma** · 03-26-2014, 03:12 AM

http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/25/55...-for-2-billion

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Imagine sharing not just moments with your friends online, but entire experiences and adventures.

So apparently Facebook bought Oculus Rift for $2,000,000,000. April Fools isn't until next week.

MinaciousGrace · 03-26-2014, 03:15 AM

people still care about facebook?

**Pseudo Enigma** · 03-26-2014, 03:17 AM

I think we should care a lot about what Facebook does if they have $2B to just throw around on crap like Oculus Rift. Fuck I really wanted one too.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/03/25/no...creeps-me-out/

Also Notch cares.

MinaciousGrace · 03-26-2014, 03:20 AM

allow me to rephrase my question as a statement

lol, people still care about facebook

**Ziergdsx18** · 03-26-2014, 03:49 AM

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<%kudo> I guess it's time to cancel my pre-order

That is all.

Wafles · 03-26-2014, 05:57 AM

Oculus Rift is dead, the zuck wants to turn it into a social platform

"Please log in to facebook to play"

I feel bad for all the people that backed this initially, their outage is completely justified.

inb4 Sony decides to capitalize on this and make bring Morpheus to pc as well

**dragon890x** · 03-26-2014, 07:25 AM

Farmville 3 VR - Watch your animals poop, just like in real life!

It's too bad that it takes 6 hours worth of stamina to stimulate their bowels. Good thing energy boosters are on sale.

Izzy · 03-26-2014, 09:10 AM

Saw this yesterday and was extremely disappointed. This was going to be the coolest thing of the decade. Totally ruined.

**TC_Halogen** · 03-26-2014, 09:53 AM

The thing that bothers me even more about this: Oculus Rift was a kickstarter program that was backed with over $2 million dollars, if I memory serves me correctly. It almost seems like the money that was donated went to waste because a financial super-power with plenty of money took their concept on.

This is pretty sad; I don't foresee the technology being used nearly as effectively as it could have standing alone.

**Charu** · 03-26-2014, 09:56 AM

John Carmack, wonder what he thinks of this.

Izzy · 03-26-2014, 10:17 AM

So what companies would be even worse than facebook for acquiring Oculus? Maybe if we think about how it could have been even worse, facebook won't seen quite as bad.

**JohnRedWolf87** · 03-26-2014, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Izzy

So what companies would be even worse than facebook for acquiring Oculus? Maybe if we think about how it could have been even worse, facebook won't seen quite as bad.

"MySpace buys Oculus Rift"

Izzy · 03-26-2014, 11:10 AM

Amazon or Walmart buys oculus Rift.

Wafles · 03-26-2014, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by dragon890x

Farmville 3 VR - Watch your animals poop, just like in real life!

It's too bad that it takes 6 hours worth of stamina to stimulate their bowels. Good thing energy boosters are on sale.

this will be completely accurate

**Nullifidian** · 03-26-2014, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by TC_Halogen

The thing that bothers me even more about this: Oculus Rift was a kickstarter program that was backed with over $2 million dollars, if I memory serves me correctly. It almost seems like the money that was donated went to waste because a financial super-power with plenty of money took their concept on.

2 million dollars is not a lot to begin with for development of a tool like this. It served its intended purpose, to kickstart the project. Additional funding is still required to complete the project.

I'm not happy with facebook buying oculus rift though. I fear that facebook will force you to stay "connected". It's the current trend I guess, the whole connected thing and I don't like it one bit. I don't even like facebook but there's basically no alternative offered that doesn't mingle with other services or isn't deserted. It's being shoved down your throat.

Afrobean · 03-26-2014, 01:00 PM

I don't know why people think Facebook would drive this into the ground. It's in their best interest for it to be successful and they're going to do everything in their power to get it there.

I'll admit that this might mean changes in the ultimate goal, but it could also remain true to its indie roots. There is NOTHING stopping Facebook from running this thing semi-independently and just using their new asset as a foothold to get into "serious" gaming. It could still end up being solid hardware for the PC gaming set when it gets a consumer release. Ultimately the real question will be third party software support, and that's a hard question regardless of which company is writing the checks on hardware manufacturing.

But even if Facebook DOES bungle it, that's not the end. This technology is up-and-coming, and its coming is inevitable. Oculus Rift is NOT the only face-mounted "virtual reality" unit out there. Sony's got something in development (for PS4 only? i dunno lol), and I've read a few articles about something called Avegant Glyph, something that's not EXACTLY the same thing but has similar functionality. Oculus Rift didn't invent the idea of virtual reality, they aren't the first, and they won't be the last.

Izzy · 03-26-2014, 01:13 PM

All I know is I want the kind of VR tech in the anime Dennou Coil. That seems more like something facebook should be working on instead of Oculus. If Zuckerberg saw that show he would probably agree.

Also maybe this acquisition is just a cover up for the bullshit that is going to go down with whatsapp. Hell for all we know maybe he is going to combine the two and make the kind of VR glasses from dennou coil.

**Pseudo Enigma** · 03-26-2014, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Izzy

Also maybe this acquisition is just a cover up for the bullshit that is going to go down with whatsapp.

precisely what is most worrying about this. Facebook is just pulling money from their asshole and I really wonder where it all comes from. They're going to have to make the ORVR worth their $2B somehow. What lengths are they going to in order to do this I wonder?

lurker · 03-26-2014, 01:35 PM

gay worthless gimmick shit

Alioth · 03-26-2014, 01:44 PM

I mean, if it were used for something other than Facebook, then I'd understand. Right now it's easy for me to imagine how easily and badly this would fuck up. Then again, finding someone doing something actually useful in this world is hard nowadays

03-26-2014, 03:15 AM	#2
MinaciousGrace FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: nima Posts: 4,278	Re: Oculus Rift people still care about facebook?

03-26-2014, 03:17 AM	#3
Pseudo Enigma ごめんなさい　(/ω＼) Join Date: Aug 2012 Age: 28 Posts: 2,290	Re: Oculus Rift I think we should care a lot about what Facebook does if they have $2B to just throw around on crap like Oculus Rift. Fuck I really wanted one too. http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/03/25/no...creeps-me-out/ Also Notch cares.

03-26-2014, 03:20 AM	#4
MinaciousGrace FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: nima Posts: 4,278	Re: Oculus Rift allow me to rephrase my question as a statement lol, people still care about facebook

03-26-2014, 05:57 AM	#6
Wafles FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,988	Re: Oculus Rift Oculus Rift is dead, the zuck wants to turn it into a social platform "Please log in to facebook to play" I feel bad for all the people that backed this initially, their outage is completely justified. inb4 Sony decides to capitalize on this and make bring Morpheus to pc as well __________________ http://smleaderboards.net/profile/view/Wafles

03-26-2014, 07:25 AM	#7
dragon890x ☆Ξ Phantasy Star Legend Ξ☆ Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 34 Posts: 565	Re: Oculus Rift Farmville 3 VR - Watch your animals poop, just like in real life! It's too bad that it takes 6 hours worth of stamina to stimulate their bowels. Good thing energy boosters are on sale. __________________ [ Link ]

03-26-2014, 09:10 AM	#8
Izzy Snek Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas Age: 34 Posts: 9,192	Re: Oculus Rift Saw this yesterday and was extremely disappointed. This was going to be the coolest thing of the decade. Totally ruined.

03-26-2014, 09:53 AM	#9
TC_Halogen Rhythm game specialist. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bel Air, Maryland Age: 32 Posts: 19,376	Re: Oculus Rift The thing that bothers me even more about this: Oculus Rift was a kickstarter program that was backed with over $2 million dollars, if I memory serves me correctly. It almost seems like the money that was donated went to waste because a financial super-power with plenty of money took their concept on. This is pretty sad; I don't foresee the technology being used nearly as effectively as it could have standing alone.

03-26-2014, 10:17 AM	#11
Izzy Snek Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas Age: 34 Posts: 9,192	Re: Oculus Rift So what companies would be even worse than facebook for acquiring Oculus? Maybe if we think about how it could have been even worse, facebook won't seen quite as bad.

03-26-2014, 11:10 AM	#13
Izzy Snek Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas Age: 34 Posts: 9,192	Re: Oculus Rift Amazon or Walmart buys oculus Rift.

03-26-2014, 01:00 PM	#16
Afrobean Admiral in the Red Army Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the moon Age: 36 Posts: 13,262	Re: Oculus Rift I don't know why people think Facebook would drive this into the ground. It's in their best interest for it to be successful and they're going to do everything in their power to get it there. I'll admit that this might mean changes in the ultimate goal, but it could also remain true to its indie roots. There is NOTHING stopping Facebook from running this thing semi-independently and just using their new asset as a foothold to get into "serious" gaming. It could still end up being solid hardware for the PC gaming set when it gets a consumer release. Ultimately the real question will be third party software support, and that's a hard question regardless of which company is writing the checks on hardware manufacturing. But even if Facebook DOES bungle it, that's not the end. This technology is up-and-coming, and its coming is inevitable. Oculus Rift is NOT the only face-mounted "virtual reality" unit out there. Sony's got something in development (for PS4 only? i dunno lol), and I've read a few articles about something called Avegant Glyph, something that's not EXACTLY the same thing but has similar functionality. Oculus Rift didn't invent the idea of virtual reality, they aren't the first, and they won't be the last. __________________

03-26-2014, 01:13 PM	#17
Izzy Snek Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kansas Age: 34 Posts: 9,192	Re: Oculus Rift All I know is I want the kind of VR tech in the anime Dennou Coil. That seems more like something facebook should be working on instead of Oculus. If Zuckerberg saw that show he would probably agree. Also maybe this acquisition is just a cover up for the bullshit that is going to go down with whatsapp. Hell for all we know maybe he is going to combine the two and make the kind of VR glasses from dennou coil.

03-26-2014, 01:35 PM	#19
lurker ur worst nitemare Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 32 Posts: 1,626	Re: Oculus Rift gay worthless gimmick shit __________________ some feathery f**k

03-26-2014, 01:44 PM	#20
Alioth Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Age: 32 Posts: 526	Re: Oculus Rift I mean, if it were used for something other than Facebook, then I'd understand. Right now it's easy for me to imagine how easily and badly this would fuck up. Then again, finding someone doing something actually useful in this world is hard nowadays

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