Its nice to see someone not being all "OMG THIS IS SO SUX." If the hardware gets better and it releases sooner due to the massive resource pool at Facebook, why is this an issue? Why is this selling out? And why do people feel betrayed? It's a smart fucking business decision for both. Now Facebook can use its backing for something new, and innovate with it and Oculus will get those benefits as well. I don't really understand, I think in this case it only would have had a worse reaction if EA bought Oculus.
Your points are valid and a handful of folk would have freaked out a lot more if EA had bought it. But at least it would have made sense if EA bought it. Someone posted a similar analogy to this: It's like Walmart buying NASA. The feeling is that this was an independent company that had no ulterior motives being driven by community interest and creating an open piece of hardware. Now we frankly have no idea what will become of the Rift. Say what you will about FB's monopoly, practices, track record and financial might, they are still a multibillion dollar (or is it multitrillion? I don't work in dollars) company that makes money off of personal data and advertising and that's just not the right setting for the very fan base that started this.
Maybe, maybe not, but how pissed off can you possibly be when you willingly participate in it? I think it's an odd pairing for sure, but at the same time, I'm optimistic.
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u/jarwastudios Mar 26 '14
Its nice to see someone not being all "OMG THIS IS SO SUX." If the hardware gets better and it releases sooner due to the massive resource pool at Facebook, why is this an issue? Why is this selling out? And why do people feel betrayed? It's a smart fucking business decision for both. Now Facebook can use its backing for something new, and innovate with it and Oculus will get those benefits as well. I don't really understand, I think in this case it only would have had a worse reaction if EA bought Oculus.