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FB buys Oculus VR for $2bil
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Space Juden
Supermassive Potato Pancake
#21 - 2014-03-26 00:38:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Space Juden
Oculus VR just announced they'll be shipping with built in retina scanning for easy login
Thead Enco
HR..
#22 - 2014-03-26 00:39:38 UTC
Just Lilly wrote:
Update (23:11 GMT): One of the first responses to this news from the game development community comes from Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson, who stated on Twitter that "We were in talks about maybe bringing a version of Minecraft to Oculus. I just cancelled that deal. Facebook creeps me out."


You know this deal is probably a bad thing when developers back away...


Yeap because they go "Full blown Micro$oft" on the indie guys with putting too many restrictions on the deveopment side.
Jack Tronic
borkedLabs
#23 - 2014-03-26 00:39:55 UTC  |  Edited by: Jack Tronic
I pray to the wormhole gods that Gaben gets off his mighty throne and takes Valve VR to market.

In other news, EVE Valkyrie is now dead in the water given the majority of EVE's playerbase probably doesn't want to use facebook, as we've seen with EVE gate.
Belt Scout
Thread Lockaholics Anonymous
#24 - 2014-03-26 00:42:19 UTC
Jack Tronic wrote:
I pray to the wormhole gods that Gaben gets off his mighty throne and takes Valve VR to market.


He's already planning that. Its going to happen right after the release of Half Life 3 Sad

They say most of your brain shuts down on the EvE forums. All but the impatient side, and the sarcastic side. No wonder I'm still awake.

**This IS my main so STFU.
PotatoOverdose
Handsome Millionaire Playboys
Sedition.
#25 - 2014-03-26 00:43:59 UTC  |  Edited by: PotatoOverdose
Goddamit. If the rift/valkyrie recquires a facebook log in or has intrusive adverts in my VR, they aren't getting a cent from me.

Oh well, guess there's still hope for the valve VR thing.
Belt Scout
Thread Lockaholics Anonymous
#26 - 2014-03-26 00:48:04 UTC
PotatoOverdose wrote:
Goddamit. If the rift/valkyrie recquires a facebook log in or has adverts in my VR, they aren't getting a cent from me.

Oh well, guess there's still hope for the valve VR thing.


Id be willing to bet that's EXACTLY how it will go. The best we can hope for is a spammed out launcher we have to sign in thru to play a game on the Oculus.

I'll play the PS4 version and wrap my head with monitors. Done

Screw you Facebook.

They say most of your brain shuts down on the EvE forums. All but the impatient side, and the sarcastic side. No wonder I'm still awake.

**This IS my main so STFU.
Nariya Kentaya
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#27 - 2014-03-26 01:08:13 UTC
I Love Boobies wrote:
I just seen this myself. Makes me wonder if you're going to have to use Facebook to access it, and how much advertising spam you will have to endure to use Oculus.

youll be required to login with your facebook account, and allow facebook to use your accountt o post about the game at their discretion.

also, all your characters will have a CharName@Your_Name_Here account style similar to STO, but it will use your real name.

And then Valkyrie will fail because everyone would rather play VR farmville because theyve been indoctrinated into the facebook cult.
Nariya Kentaya
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#28 - 2014-03-26 01:10:14 UTC
mcdoodle wrote:
/me dons tinfoil hat

Perhaps CCP knew this was coming and that's what the 20 million dollar asset write off was, seeing as they're Zuckerberg's B**** now.

/removes tinfoil hat

Seriously though, Valkyrie still has a fighting chance if Facebook integration is optional, because if there's anything that makes me hate a product more than being bombarded with adverts for it, it's having to spam my friends with said adverts myself.

no facebook integration at all. anywhere.

then again, if facebook is written anywhere on the rift itself, i dont think anyone would be able to take it seriously enough to play on in the first place.
Mario Putzo
#29 - 2014-03-26 01:11:51 UTC
Sony wins again!
Thead Enco
HR..
#30 - 2014-03-26 01:12:35 UTC
Nariya Kentaya wrote:
mcdoodle wrote:
/me dons tinfoil hat

Perhaps CCP knew this was coming and that's what the 20 million dollar asset write off was, seeing as they're Zuckerberg's B**** now.

/removes tinfoil hat

Seriously though, Valkyrie still has a fighting chance if Facebook integration is optional, because if there's anything that makes me hate a product more than being bombarded with adverts for it, it's having to spam my friends with said adverts myself.

no facebook integration at all. anywhere.

then again, if facebook is written anywhere on the rift itself, i dont think anyone would be able to take it seriously enough to play on in the first place.


Why buy a product if your not going to use it for your profit.
PotatoOverdose
Handsome Millionaire Playboys
Sedition.
#31 - 2014-03-26 01:21:37 UTC  |  Edited by: PotatoOverdose
-Zuckerberg: "There might be advertisements" (29:15).
-This is the person that will have access to your retinal scans.
-Notch cancels planned deal with occulus.

*Sigh,* I wanted a rift. Sad
Hasikan Miallok
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#32 - 2014-03-26 01:25:06 UTC
Thead Enco wrote:
Nariya Kentaya wrote:
mcdoodle wrote:
/me dons tinfoil hat

Perhaps CCP knew this was coming and that's what the 20 million dollar asset write off was, seeing as they're Zuckerberg's B**** now.

/removes tinfoil hat

Seriously though, Valkyrie still has a fighting chance if Facebook integration is optional, because if there's anything that makes me hate a product more than being bombarded with adverts for it, it's having to spam my friends with said adverts myself.

no facebook integration at all. anywhere.

then again, if facebook is written anywhere on the rift itself, i dont think anyone would be able to take it seriously enough to play on in the first place.


Why buy a product if your not going to use it for your profit.



Zucky has always been about power and "pay attention to me" rather than profit per se
Money Makin Mitch
Paid in Full
#33 - 2014-03-26 01:34:04 UTC
completely lost all interest in Oculus.

not playing Valkyrie either now I guess
Lugia3
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#34 - 2014-03-26 02:19:43 UTC
...They sold out. They just sold out. Game over dude.

"CCP Dolan is full of shit." - CCP Bettik
ACE McFACE
Dirt 'n' Glitter
Local Is Primary
#35 - 2014-03-26 02:28:34 UTC
For me the Oculus Rift has gone from "Buy it the second its released" to "See how Sony's one is going along"

Now, more than ever, we need a dislike button.
Silent Rambo
Orion Positronics
#36 - 2014-03-26 02:52:35 UTC
Mario Putzo wrote:
Sony wins again!


Sony always seems to win not by being better but by avoiding shi**ing all over themselves like their competition.

Sony is the zen master, always standing still and watching as there enemies destroy themselves.

You really think someone would do that? Just log into EvE and tell lies?
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#37 - 2014-03-26 02:55:08 UTC
I no longer plan to purchase one.

I wouldn't really want my information being sold to whomever offers Zuckerburg the most cash for it. Especially now that it could scan my eyes (biometric data), my face, and who knows what else?

It's also sad to see Valkyrie basically die in the womb thanks to this.

"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."

One of ours, ten of theirs.

Best Meltdown Ever.
Lugia3
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#38 - 2014-03-26 02:55:20 UTC
Silent Rambo wrote:
Mario Putzo wrote:
Sony wins again!


Sony always seems to win not by being better but by avoiding shi**ing all over themselves like their competition.

Sony is the zen master, always standing still and watching as there enemies destroy themselves.


...Planetside 2.

"CCP Dolan is full of shit." - CCP Bettik
Scipio Artelius
Weaponised Vegemite
Flying Dangerous
#39 - 2014-03-26 02:59:37 UTC
I don't have a Facebook account, so I don't have any personal experience aside from what I have read in the media.

Unfortunately for me though, what I've read in the media is enough to make me pause on buying the Oculus when it's released.

I'm not going to write it off and assume that the sky will fall in because the company is owned by Facebook, but I think I'll wait and see for a while.
Kaarous Aldurald
Black Hydra Consortium.
#40 - 2014-03-26 03:05:38 UTC
Scipio Artelius wrote:
I don't have a Facebook account, so I don't have any personal experience aside from what I have read in the media.

Unfortunately for me though, what I've read in the media is enough to make me pause on buying the Oculus when it's released.

I'm not going to write it off and assume that the sky will fall in because the company is owned by Facebook, but I think I'll wait and see for a while.


They've recently admitted (after being caught) that they sell both personal identity and account information.

The only reason I even have mine anymore is because my wife's relatives would get butthurt if I deleted it, thinking it a slight.

"Verily, I have often laughed at the weaklings who thought themselves good because they had no claws."

One of ours, ten of theirs.

Best Meltdown Ever.