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I hope this doesn't destroy the oculus rift
http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2014/03/facebook-to-acquire-oculus/

Squaredude wrote: »

I hope this doesn't destroy the oculus rift
http://newsroom.fb.com/news/2014/03/facebook-to-acquire-oculus/

While proper funding sounds great, I am hoping they won't screw this one up.
Also wth is going on with FB throwing money around like that... crazy

Lads when are the 790TI's out?

Added a second monitor to the mix. How did I function before this? :O

MRTULES wrote: »

Facebook buys oculus!
Good or bad?

Bad

Fluffy88 wrote: »

I listened to the investor conference call about the acquisition. Your man Mark said that they initially are going to let Oculus focus on creating the hardware and getting a great device to market. They aren't going to change the gaming focus of the device.
They are thinking of the other possibilities of such a great piece of tech and how for them it is the future platform.

Here is the link if anyone is interested.
http://investor.fb.com/eventdetail.cfm?EventID=143114

So if Facebook stick to their word the Oculus Rift just got a big cash injection and should be able to continue doing the great innovative work they are doing.

I'm just putting the hopeful slant on things.
I said "if" with a similar cynicism.

Obviously Facebook are looking to profit from the purchase, but hopefully they will do as they claim and not interfere with Oculus' direction until they get the first consumer device completed.


On a happier note .... :eek: :eek: http://www.daskeyboard.com/daskeyboard-4-ultimate/ :eek: :eek:

What's the idea of no letters on the keys?

Well according to The New York Times "Facebook eventually plans to redesign the Oculus hardware and rebrand it with a Facebook interface and logo,":mad:

There is a version with the letters on the keys http://www.daskeyboard.com/daskeyboard-4-professional/

The thing I'm excited about is the Das keyboards getting media controls.
These aren't new keyboards per-say, Das keyboards are some of the oldest and most respected mechanical keyboards. But I only found out today that the "Das Keyboard 4" has been released which is a revision of the originals with media keys

Apparently it's exactly the same pricing as the US only replacing the $ with a €.
So Blues are €169 and Browns €173.

I'm a little bit put off by the price tbh.

Source: http://hexus.net/tech/news/peripherals/67885-das-keyboard-4-launched-includes-hi-fi-volume-knob/

AOC are a big brand in the monitor world. If you can get that monitor for that price, then it's worth it. I would definitely choose higher resolution and quality over refresh rates unless you're very much into competitive gaming.

Squaredude wrote: »

Well according to The New York Times "Facebook eventually plans to redesign the Oculus hardware and rebrand it with a Facebook interface and logo,":mad:

The NYT were trolled big time apparently. They redacted and re-edited that piece on the website the next morning.

Frankly I'm cautiously optimistic. Think about it. Any other company with deep pockets would likely be more inclined to want to meddle with OculusVR's vision for the core product and functionality.

Sony or Microsoft? They'd want to make it console exclusive, limit the resolution specs based on their consoles capabilities(ie. 1080P max) or limit resolution based on margins and ROI(we'll only sell x more units if it's a higher res etc)

Google would want to Glassify it and change the focus to augmented reality r something.

Apple would want to put it in their walled garden and only usable on their OS's and charge handsomely for it.

Even PC gaming centric companies with deep pockets would probably want to exclusivfy it. To push their own brands. Eg. "Occulus VR. Exclusive to EA Origin!!"

Facebook?? Zuckerburgs product is users. With everyone and their granny...literally on Facebook, it's losing the youth demographic. He's been buying them back with all his acquisitions in the last while. "Hey! Where do you 400 million think you're going??" ....buys Snapchat for 18 billion to get those nearly half billion users back under the Facebook umbrella. Etc etc.

He is betting that Technology has finally caught up with the VR dream, that Oculus are the people to deliver it, that it's going to be a transformative tech and be huge with the most valuable demographic. ie. 15-40 year olds. He wants those people.

At worst he'll eventually want some FB integration in the home screen or something. Even the odd pop up in game wouldn't bother me too much if it's not huge and intrusive. Unlike the other companies that could have acquired Oculus he has no need to meddle with the tech specs of the unit. However his money now means we'll get better specs, sooner and cheaper.

No more picking over the scraps from smartphone companies screens or sensors etc. They can now put custom designed hardware in the Oculus.

Cautiously optimistic as I said.