Facebook acquires Oculus VR

Re:Facebook acquires Oculus VR by fasteddie31003 on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @05:43PM (#7469238)

Facebook knows that Facebook.com is toping off. It wants to spread its reach. I really don't think there will be any crossover between Oculus and Facebook, just like there isen't any crossover between Windows and XBox.

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Re:Facebook acquires Oculus VR by WalterSear on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @06:15PM (#7469574)

There isn't a crossover today. There will be, if/when Oculus-like devices replace television viewing, and other shared vicarious experiences.

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Re:Facebook acquires Oculus VR by nwp90 on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @06:16PM (#7469587)

Facebook needs to move to Oculus, not try to tie Oculus to what Facebook currently is. If they're thinking more that way, there's hope. I have very little faith in them allowing anything remotely awesome to come out of this, though.

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Re:Facebook acquires Oculus VR by jamesie on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @08:56PM (#7470718)

Social gaming on Facebook -> Play VR games with Facebook friends.

I bet rules that limited other social games from promoting themselves on Facebook won't be as stringent as for Oculus games.

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Re:Facebook acquires Oculus VR by tommoose on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @06:09PM (#7469517)

Windows and XBox have a strong crossover in DirectX

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Re:Facebook acquires Oculus VR by adventured on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @06:38PM (#7469748)

Not to mention that XBox is powered by a modified version of Windows.

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Re:Facebook acquires Oculus VR by moheeb on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @08:43PM (#7470616)

I can control my Xbox from my Windows PC.

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