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Facebook's Oculus Buyout - Developers React

VRFocus - The virtual reality (VR) community was rocked to its core this week with just 3 simple words; Facebook bought Oculus. Suddenly the indie company that could is part of a much larger organisation, with response to the news being mixed. While many have embraced the change, recognising that Facebook’s backing greatly reduces the monetary risks that the company was facing, outcry from fans has also been rife, citing issues with the company’s privacy policies among other aspects.

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The_devils_chum4342d ago

Im afraid we haven't seen anything yet from those big companies. Now that internet neutrality is gone only super wealthy companies will be able to pay for high speed access which is what VR worlds linked with the masses will require. Not even a month after the courts ruling verizion slowed down netflix by 27% and are told to make it rain. Soon psn and xbox live will cost even more. So all those kick starters will need some serious backing to use the web.

yellowgerbil4342d ago

"VRFocus - The virtual reality (VR) community was rocked to its core this week with just 3 simple words; Facebook bought Oculus. Suddenly the indie company that could is part of a much larger organisation, with response to the news being mixed. While many have embraced the change, recognising that Facebook’s backing greatly reduces the monetary risks that the company was facing, outcry from fans has also been rife, citing issues with the company’s privacy policies among other aspects."
that is some amazing writing, definitely not a jumbled mess, no sir E

nitrogav4342d ago

Wonder what Sony think to Facebook buying Oculus ? .

aliengmr4341d ago

Probably pretty glad. Most the pressure is now squarely back on the Rift to mainstream VR.

Thing is they both need each other to succeed. Its Co-op until there is an actual market to compete in.

nitrogav4341d ago

Yeah your probably right but I can't wait for an official statement from Sony .

g4n4341d ago

And I couldn't figure out why my Facebook shares tanked recently... So Facebook is going to compete with THE SONLY PLAYSTATION on VR gaming? At least this may end ****erburg, who did nothing but steal the blueprints of a social networking site from a now Harvard graduate and "hammered the nails" (very sad from a developers prospective)

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Best Fantasy Games in VR: Magic, Dragons and Huge Worlds

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UltimateOwnage12d ago

These all look pretty great. Skyrim VR upgraded with some of the amazing mods and running on a high end PC is really unlike anything else I've ever played, except maybe Valheim: VR.

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