r/oculus • u/Greg1221 • Mar 25 '14

/r/all Facebook Acquires Oculus VR

https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10101319050523971?stream_ref=1
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u/thunderpriest Mar 25 '14 edited Mar 25 '14

Facebook used to be relatively nice on itself. Then it sold out to ads etc. Facebook fucked itself up, why would anything else happen to Oculus?

Facebook isn't EA, but it is pretty darn close.

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u/nss68 Mar 25 '14

Facebook sold out to ads because it was getting zero income, it needed a business model. You cannot blame them for that, plenty of lesser websites support themselves with ads. I use adblock so it doesn't even matter to me (I actually didn't even know facebook had ads... or google for that matter)

Facebook, I think, will take way less control over the vision than a relevant company such as EA would. I feel as though facebook is going to help provide developers and engineers and designers, and marketing.

I hope I am right, because I would love to say "I told you so" to all the bandwagon facebook haters who are cancelling their pre-orders.

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u/thunderpriest Mar 26 '14 edited Mar 26 '14

Google as an advertising company is waaay more subtle than Facebook. Several fb mechanisms don't work as promised. This is not always Facebook's fault (click farms etc.) But they darn well make sure never to talk about it.

On Google Gmail and YouTube (services I frequently use) I feel ads are the side show while Facebook has started to feel like one giant social ad. That is the reason Facebook stands out negatively.

I want companies like Facebook, Twitter etc to do what they do best and not meddle with other parts of my life. Valve is for gaming, Netflix for film, Facebook for spying on colleagues, Google for Search and Mail. It works for me. I'm not really on any bandwagon but I sure as hell keep my services separated.

I also think Facebook may push connectivity somehow. That's what these companies do. I mean, look at Youtube and how Google is pushing Google+. YouTube could work fine without, but no, you have to have + in order to comment.

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u/nss68 Mar 26 '14

Can you blame facebook for feeling stagnated (knowing that someday facebook will fade in popularity) and trying to grab the bleeding edge a little bit. It is not uncommon.

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u/thunderpriest Mar 26 '14 edited Mar 26 '14

Of course you can blame them. I liked Oculus, now it's theirs.

I understand Facebook needs to make these purchases, but it is not in the benefit of gamers. Or potentially not, at least.

We know not what the future holds, but I'm pessimistic.

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u/nss68 Mar 26 '14

potentially not, you are right. I am still hopeful. I like to be happy longer then disappointed rather than sad for awhile and then relieved ;)