Just when VR might have had a chance, it gets fucked up.
As per the announcement, Oculus will remain autonomous and will still be gaming focused. They're going to be opening up an office in SF so I'm guessing that's where the expanded applications outside of gaming are going to be done while the other offices like the one Dallas with Carmack will still remain the same.
I dont know, Thats what they said about Bioware too.
Well, Bioware is still around and they still have a chance to redeem themselves. I was somewhat disappointed with the last few games but at the very least the worst that could have happened was if they got shuttered altogether.
Actually, ended just now have they, my good man! There was supposed to be a war between the courageous Oculus and SONY but Zuckerberg just made Oculus forfeit!
That's fairly presumptuous considering Oculus now has a wad of cash which puts them at the same competitive level as Sony. Patrick is right, people are unbelievably naive about this acquisition.
For me, it's simply that the level of expectation has shifted. Before OR got the benefit of the doubt I took what they said in the best possible light. Now, my expectation is that they will be terrible. They can still prove me wrong, but I think public opinion will be skeptical.
I can totally see why Facebook would buy OVR. I think of it in the same way that I think of Google Glass, another device that if they can integrate into your life as well as your PHONE (you know that thing you hardly ever use?) then that's more ad space, more time social media is in your day to day life, more time connecting with people and ultimately more time spent using your product.
I don't think I'll ever be into this everyday virtual reality craze. I'll try it in like 40 years when the glasses I already have to wear just to see, come with the technology built in.
Kickstarter is VERY clear on the fact you are not investing in the companies you are paying for goods. In the case of the OR you were paying for a development kit that presumably everyone got. They had no stake or say in what happens to the company.
On "paper" sure. But it doesn't pass the hearts-and-minds test of what actually seems to be happening by people who are invested. Most website services and software agreements have a clickwrap that says some combination of "we're not liable, and you can't sue us." This neither stops lawsuits from being brought, or being won. And where laws differ, the agreements become irrelevant.
Eventually, Kickstarter may be the one who has to change their facts to match reality.
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