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[Xone9]

 

[Card Boy]

I would say Sony will save us but i don't like the idea of a PS Camera and Dildo Controller. unless those 2 things are not mandatory for Morpheus to work.

 

[Green Wiggly]

Early April Fools? Please? Fuck.

 

[Backfoggen]

Early Aprils fools?

 

[SuperDowns]

No longer interested in Oculus Rift.

 

[coolasj19]

Agree. Btw, why would facebook do this? It makes no sense at all. They are a software company not a hardware company. It just seems like a waste of money.

Facebook has money to BURN BABY BURN~

 

[Ghost]

wow, buyout was inevitable but didn't expect it to happen before they released a product and not to facebook...not sure this will work out well (for gamers) Facebook is pretty good at letting people get on with their business, just as long as it ties into Facebook somehow.

 

[LumpOfCole]

You don't get to 500 million crushed dreams without making a few enemies.

 

[LordCanti]

Oh....Oh no......No......Why....

 

[DerZuhälter]

Palmer Luckey. Billionaire.

Peace out bitches!

 

[titusandronicus]

Can't wait to play some VR Farmville!

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

RIP in peace Oculus Rift

We hardly knew yee

 

[RPGamer92]

Now my dreams of playing Farmville VR can come true

 

[Toad.T]

So is Morpheous the only VR exclusively for games now? The PR says otherwise, but Facebook's never been known for it's immersive game experiences. (Hell, isn't Farmville on Ios now anyway?)

 

[megalowho]

Obligatory knee jerk reaction: Palmer Luckey sold out before even bringing his first product to market. Going to be interesting to hear the story and spin behind this one. Goddamn though, huge news.

 

[Applesauce]

They should have waited a week and really fucked with our heads

 

[BitStyle]

Yup. Its legit

http://www.oculusvr.com/blog/oculus-joins-facebook/

Shit...

It had a good run.

 

[OverBlood 3]

They're worth 2 billion?

 

[Dragon]

They bought WhatsApp, a simple, free messaging service, for $15 billion.

They get what they want.

WhatsApp has like hundreds of millions of active users. They bought them for that.

 

[fade_]

Spoiler

This could actually be very good for them to have a way bigger budget as long as Facebook stays hands off.

 

[Riddler]

Well now I know how much it costs to buy a dream!

J/k I really hope this just helps development.

 

[puffyshirt]

Pave the way for Morpheus to become the core gaming VR tech

 

[entremet]

Don't panic, guys and gals.

Instagram was bought and FB barely did anything to it.

 

[brandonh83]

Nope. I did not see this one coming. Not from a virtual mile away.

 

[Mesoian]

WILD CARD!

Carmack definitely just jumped out of the back of that van.

 

[Atlas157]

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

Farmville in glorious VR.

Yes! Just what we've all been waiting for.

 

[friskykillface]

Zuckerberg gon' give it to ya

:'(

 

[flatearthpandas]

Morpheus wins.

Was my first thought.

I like the cut of Zuckerberg's jib in that statement though. Plus, there's always the matter of Morpheus being handicapped by the PS4.

 

[RCSI]

Well then, this is a complete surprise.

 

[Ryaaan14]

I'm gonna slit my everything. What is life but a mere whatever something poetic goodbye everyone RIP Oculus

 

[BitterSidekick]

Damn, well gg, it was nice knowing you

 

[Santiako]

Carmack works for Facebook now, that's so depressing.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Welp, so much for Oculus. Here comes VR social games.

 

[OldAsUrSock]

Carmack just can't get away from big companies.

 

[Shiina]

Into the trash it goes

 

[demolitio]

I can't wait to read my friend's dramatic posts on FB in VR with each "FML" popping out at me like they're attacking me and looking away only brings up his earlier posts.

It's a nightmare I tell you.

 

[Penguins&PolarBears]

But the tigers come at night,
With their voices soft as thunder,
As they tear your hope apart,
And they turn your dream to shame

 

[illmatic22]

Get ready for candy crush, and your cousin's posts about Justib Bieber in VR.

 

[Trojita]

Noooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Dartastic]

Holy fucking shit.

 

[FloatOn]

fuck virtual reality anyway

I always wanted holograms

 

[mentallyinept]

Has Carmack left yet?

I can't imagine him staying on for this.

 

[Tiktaalik]

Wow... insane. Seems like Oculus is cashing out way too early and I can't see why Facebook would be interested in this.

 

[Jigorath]

At least we still have Project Morpheus.

 

[Newboi]

Well the Oculus Rift will now become an advertising device...

 

[Conor_Fool]

What the hell..?

 

[Sheroking]

Eagerly awaiting the articles about mass pre-order cancellations.

 

[TheRealTalker]

 

[Tecl0n]

Waht? I mean good for the guys they'd become wealthy, but....waht.