Couldnt care less, it's not charity they're doing, that's really naive to believe. As long as the same people continue to work on it i'm sure it'll turn out great. Laughing my ass off at all the comments on the main site made from Facebook accounts saying they will boycot, fucking hypocrites
Weirdest move ever, but giving them the good old 180° hump instahate treatment is just ridiculous.
More money, more awareness, more support. Dont see nothing wrong with that. You dont have to play the inevitable Farmville VR, you know.
People were excited since the Oculus was going to be open hardware, like a computer monitor. Whatever facebook touches turns into cancer so I'm really doubtful they would let Oculus get released with all this mod and software support, where you can use it for anything.
hf using a HMD where you need to login to your facebook account and where it logs everything you ever use with it. Oculus was essentially supposed to be by the community for the community, but instead they Kickstarted a company with the goodwill of the community that they then SOLD TO FUCKING FACEBOOK BEFORE EVEN RELEASING A RETAIL PRODUCT.
Sure the kickstarters got their DK1 which was the real reason for it, but it's such a fucking dick more it's unimaginable.
The only positives I can think of are the big R&D budget they are going to have and that this is VR's chance to become mainstream.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
Weirdest move ever, but giving them the good old 180° hump instahate treatment is just ridiculous.
More money, more awareness, more support. Dont see nothing wrong with that. You dont have to play the inevitable Farmville VR, you know.
There might not be anything but Facebook Approved Applications to play though, if you check the oculus subreddit there's tons of app/game developers jumping ship with this news.
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Sin317-"im 31 years old and still surprised at how much shit comes out of my ass actually ..."
SteamDRM-"Call of Duty is the symbol of the true perfection in every aspect. Call of Duty games are like Mozart's/Beethoven's symphonies"
deadpoetic-"are you new to the cyberspace?"
http://notch.net/2014/03/virtual-reality-is-going-to-change-the-world/
^^ no more oculus support planned for Minecraft
Luckily, Minecrift is already leagues ahead of what the official implementation would've been. Still, this doesn't look good. Huge Oculus fan here. Backed the Kickstarter and I haven't been this confused in a long time. Still scratching my head.
so buying a ps4 is still a good idea aferall. At least project morpheus will play games and not facebook walls
and who cares for minecraft support? There is already a great fan made mod for current oculus which works great so notch can stick it
3080, ps5, lg oled
Sin317-"im 31 years old and still surprised at how much shit comes out of my ass actually ..."
SteamDRM-"Call of Duty is the symbol of the true perfection in every aspect. Call of Duty games are like Mozart's/Beethoven's symphonies"
deadpoetic-"are you new to the cyberspace?"
what a stupid fuck.
Maybe its nota abd thing. they will just get some money and share their revenue
3080, ps5, lg oled
Sin317-"im 31 years old and still surprised at how much shit comes out of my ass actually ..."
SteamDRM-"Call of Duty is the symbol of the true perfection in every aspect. Call of Duty games are like Mozart's/Beethoven's symphonies"
deadpoetic-"are you new to the cyberspace?"
Palmer responded to a few questions on Reddit a few minutes ago. It's fairly obvious to tell which paragraphs are his responses.
"I am sorry that you are disappointed. To be honest, if I were you, I would probably have a similar initial impression! There are a lot of reasons why this is a good thing, many of which are not yet public. A lot of people obviously feel the same way you do, so I definitely want to address your points:
The appeal of Oculus (as compared to Sony, for example) is because it is on a PC platform, and thus allows us, the developers, freedom over what we want to do with it.
None of that will change. Oculus continues to operate independently! We are going to remain as indie/developer/enthusiast friendly as we have always been, if not more so. This deal lets us dedicate a lot of resources to developer relations, technical help, engine optimizations, and our content investment/publishing/sales platform. We are not going to track you, flash ads at you, or do anything invasive.
The Rift is absolutely targeted towards the gaming population, which tends to be teenage to early 20s/30s, which is the exact population that Facebook is currently losing. By partnering with Facebook, you are gaining access to a massive userbase of people that the rift is not targeted towards, which people might feel is a very bad move.
Almost everyone at Oculus is a gamer, and virtual reality will certainly be led by the games industry, largely because it is the only industry that already has the talent and tools required to build awesome interactive 3D environments. In the long run, though, there are going to be a lot of other industries that use VR in huge ways, ways that are not exclusive to gamers; the current focus on gaming is a reflection of the current state of VR, not the long term potential. Education, communication, training, rehabilitation, gaming and film are all going to be major drivers for VR, and they will reach a very wide audience. We are not targeting social media users, we are targeting everyone who has a reason to use VR.
What we fear is not that Oculus will be partnering with Facebook, but that you are selling out the company to Facebook and no longer retain control over Oculus. I can say that I, personally, support Oculus because I believed in the goals and visions that you had.
This acquisition/partnership gives us more control of our destiny, not less! We don't have to compromise on anything, and can afford to make decisions that are right for the future of virtual reality, not our current revenue. Keep in mind that we already have great partners who invested heavily in Oculus and got us to where we are, so we have not had full control of our destiny for some time. Facebook believes in our long term vision, and they want us to continue executing on our own roadmap, not control what we do. I would never have done this deal if it meant changing our direction, and Facebook has a good track record of letting companies work independently post-acquisition.
There is a lot of related good news on the way. I am swamped right now, but I do plan on addressing everyone's concerns. I think everyone will see why this is so incredible when the big picture is clear."
Edit: Continued.
"What does this mean in terms of data collection on FB's end? Will us early Oculus users have to mitigate the NSA everytime we decide to jack in?
Nothing changes. Keep in mind that Mark Zuckerberg has publicly spoken against NSA surveillance.
is that 75-100 million dollars of VC not enough to bring the CV1 to market?
It it enough to bring a consumer product to market, but not the consumer product we really wish we could ship. This deal is going to immediately accelerate a lot of plans that were languishing on our wishlist, and the resulting hardware will be better AND cheaper. We have the resources to create custom hardware now, not just rely on the scraps of the mobile phone industry. There is a lot of good news on the way that is not yet public, so believe me, things will become a lot more clear over time.
Why did Oculus VR choose to risk their reputation with their core supporters in such a substantial way, before there is even a real product on store shelves?
Because it is the best thing in the long term for virtual reality, and the best thing in the short term for our core supporters. We are going to stay as community focused as we have always been! We now have the freedom to make the right decisions without worrying about short financial profit or investor returns."
Edit: And more.
"We have not gotten into all the details yet, but a lot of the news is coming. The key points:
1) We can make custom hardware, not rely on the scraps of the mobile phone industry. That is insanely expensive, think hundreds of millions of dollars. More news soon.
2) We can afford to hire everyone we need, the best people that fit into our culture of excellence in all aspects.
3) We can make huge investments in content. More news soon."
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Good, they couldn't possibly fight on even terms with Sony and Microsoft (and other companies who'll jump on the bandwagon because it's popular again) and their VR toys and especialy not with their budgets.
I know most of you are pissed right now because you invested in it, both financially and emotionally, but just wait and see how it plays out. At worst it just becomes another disapointment, then you can be sad/angry/furious/ whatever. At best it will destroy other VR sets and rule forever (...with facebook integration )
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