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John Carmack has spoken positively of Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus and believes the firm gets "the big picture" for virtual reality’s potential. "There is a case to be made for being like Valve, and trying to build a new VR ecosystem like Steam from the ground up," he said. "This …
Read More »Carmack: Facebook gets the big picture
Social networking firm will be a 'powerful force' towards making virtual reality happen, says industry veteran
Read More »Valve’s VR man Michael Abrash joins Oculus
'We're on the cusp of what I think is not the next big platform, but rather simply the final platform'
Read More »Bleszinski: Cancelling Minecraft on Oculus makes Notch look like a pouty kid
Famed developer Cliff Bleszinski has criticised Markus Persson for his decision to pull the plug on the Oculus Rift version of Minecraft. Persson announced the cancellation of the project just moments after news of the Facebook acquisition of Oculus was announced, saying: I just cancelled that deal. Facebook creeps me …
Read More »Facebook share price continues to fall
Having seen $10bn wiped off its value yesterday, Facebook has again got off to a troubled start on the markets today. Following its acquisition of Oculus for $2bn on Tuesday night, Facebook saw a seven per cent decline in its share price throughout yesterday, falling from $64.65 at the start …
Read More »Iribe: We never intended to sell Oculus; Facebook buyout completed in just three days
Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe has said that it was never the plan to sell the company. Despite this, so convinced were he and fellow co-founder Palmer Luckey that the actual deal that saw Facebook acquire the firm for $2bn was wrapped up in just 72 hours. We got the deal …
Read More »Oculus Rift backers react in anger to Facebook buyout
A number of those who supported Oculus Rift’s Kickstarter campaign have lashed out at its sale to Facebook. Although there is nothing in Kickstarter’s T&Cs to prevent a company being acquired, many backers feel betrayed that their money has helped to fund a product that is now owned by Mark …
Read More »Facebook’s Oculus acquisition: Developers discuss where VR goes from here
David Braben, Andy Tudor, Patrick O'Luanaigh, James Brooskby and others on what the $2bn purchase means for games
Read More »Oculus on long-term benefits of Facebook acquisition, promises lower launch price
Palmer Luckey has taken to Reddit to address some of the concerns being raised in the wake of Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus. Among the statements are assertions that it will result in a lower RRP for the consumer version of Rift, a shorter wait for a full release and the …
Read More »John Carmack: ‘I have a deep respect for Facebook’
id Software founder's stance remains unchanged following surprise Facebook acquisition
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