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Facebook officially owns Oculus now

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It's official: Facebook now actually owns Oculus VR, the company behind virtual reality goggles Oculus Rift. Though the $2 billion acquisition was announced way back in March, these kinds of negotiations typically take months to resolve thanks to various regulations. Now they have. Facebook and Oculus released a joint statement today that simply states: "We're looking forward to an exciting future together, building the next computing platform and reimagining the way people communicate." As for just why the deal took place, Palmer Lucky, Oculus' founder, has said that the plan is to "promote the long-term adoption of virtual reality, not short-term financial returns" and that the partnership would become the "clear and obvious path to delivering virtual reality to everyone."

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:lol:

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I could never understand VR gaming, especially with all of the physical limitations that it has. So my response to this is... I don't care.

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My view on this is both positive and negative. It's Facebook, so they will influence the direction of VR somewhat, but the extra cash for Oculus can only mean that we, the consumer, will get a better product, faster, and hopefully cheaper, as they can have a smaller margin on it. Also, with Facebook on board, they will push VR and it will become more mainstream and will have more applications. Sure, you may view it as a bad thing for gaming (even though Facebook said they will have little influence on what Oculus do with the Rift and Palmer has said he is still committed to gaming), but for VR, it will make it better in the long run.

I have tried the DK1 version of the Rift, and it still has some way to go, but I massively enjoyed my experience and won't boycott Oculus just because Facebook bought them.

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I was never interested much in VR anyway.

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I'll be interested in VR when it's the matrix kind, otherwise it's a waste of time (to me)

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Oh well sh*t happens.

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I could never understand VR gaming, especially with all of the physical limitations that it has. So my response to this is... I don't care.

Maybe right now a shooter or something isnt the greatest but think about like a flight sim or some sort of vehicle sim where u are stationary anyway think about like being able to turn your head and check your mirrors and stuff these are the types of things im excited about. 

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i wish people would stop reminding me that facebook owns oculus ....

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So why is it bad that Zuckerburg owns the Oculus Rift? 

I smell jealously. 

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So why is it bad that Zuckerburg owns the Oculus Rift? 

I smell jealously. 

 

You heard of Facebook.com right?  He owns it, what else do you need to know.

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Still too early to say anything about its success. 

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You heard of Facebook.com right?  He owns it, what else do you need to know.

Yea, and?

What did you build?

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Yea, and?

What did you build?

 

Nothing that trolls millions of people, but plenty that helps people without trolling them.

I roll with sigs off so I have no idea what you're advertising.

 

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The good thing is that Oculus now has a truck load of money available at any time to create and perfect the device. And honestly, I don't think FB will mess with the device too much. The PC community would probably throw a tantrum if they did.

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"The page you were looking for doesn't exist"

The hell!?. 

I can get to the site just fine if i search for it or if i type in the url...

But it doesn't work on this forum.. Hmm

Oh well. Either way it's just a link to the TPG totem site (oculus type thing).

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The hell!?. 

I can get to the site just fine if i search for it or if i type in the url...

But it doesn't work on this forum.. Hmm

Oh well. Either way it's just a link to the TPG totem site (oculus type thing).

I see what it's doing. I didn't see it earlier cause my text is kinda wonky up in the url bar. I have a custom windows skin that messes with some things that i've just gotten used to. It put the *cough* as part of the url, so here's a fixed url for the lazy http://www.trueplayergear.com/

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