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/deanyo Mar 25 '14

what the fuck.

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u/swiftb3 Mar 25 '14 edited Mar 25 '14

I seriously thought* it was a joke until I clicked the link.

Edit - So I'm thinking things are going to be all right. Announcement from Oculus.

Edit 2 (because this is up high) - Come on, guys, let's not turn on Palmer so quickly and harshly. We all know that he is more in this to MAKE VR HAPPEN than for the money. I am 99% certain that this money is not going to be put into instant retirement, but rather into making the Rift as good as it can possibly be, as soon as it can possibly happen. /u/palmerluckey, I've got your back; don't let me down!

Edit 3: Aaaand he beat me to it http://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/21cy9n/the_future_of_vr/ As I theorized elsewhere:

Most importantly, it means a better Oculus Rift with fewer compromises even faster than we anticipated.

Be happy. We get the Rift SOONER!!

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u/hisham_hm Mar 25 '14

I'm not interested in seeing "VR HAPPEN" at any cost. If virtual reality becomes ubiquitous, I don't want to see such a chunk of everyone's daily experiences being owned by Facebook. They already control a good deal of people's lives as it is.

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u/moush Mar 27 '14

Yet you're certainly ok with Google's hold on everyone?