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Post by Guest Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:28 am

26th March 2014

Facebook has bought a virtual reality headset firm in an unexpected $2bn deal that puts it in a head on battle with Sony.

The social network announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Oculus VR, a California firm founded by 21 year old college dropout Palmer Luckey that is developing leading VR headset.


'Mobile is the platform of today, and now we're also getting ready for the platforms of tomorrow,' said Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2589367/Get-ready-social-platform-Facebook-buys-virtual-reality-firm-Oculus-2bn.html#ixzz2x4EazGBW


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Post by Guest Wed Mar 26, 2014 7:09 pm

A website that started in a college dorm buying $2bn worth of headsets. Incredible.

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Post by Ben Reilly Fri Mar 28, 2014 4:42 am

Will you now be able to "poke" your fellow gamers? Upload selfies?
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Post by veya_victaous Fri Mar 28, 2014 5:08 am

Ok don't want it now  Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad 
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Post by Guest Fri Mar 28, 2014 1:31 pm

veya_victaous wrote:Ok don't want it now   Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad 

That's what I thought, but really it's about VR - after waiting since the early 90s it's finally going to happen, and it doesn't weigh 5kg, isn't going to hurt your nose and isn't going to look like sh1t and disappoint you.

Oculus have brought us what we always wanted.

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Post by Ben Reilly Fri Mar 28, 2014 6:56 pm

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veya_victaous wrote:Ok don't want it now   Sad Sad Sad Sad Sad 

That's what I thought, but really it's about VR - after waiting since the early 90s it's finally going to happen, and it doesn't weigh 5kg, isn't going to hurt your nose and isn't going to look like sh1t and disappoint you.

Oculus have brought us what we always wanted.

Not to mention that pictures of your friends' kids or what they're having for dinner are going to look stunning in VR!  ::D:: 
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Post by Guest Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:28 am

Think of those emulators Ben.

Did you know you can actually go around Kokiri Forest with the Rift now - you're actually there man - it's madness!

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Post by Ben Reilly Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:59 pm

BigAndy9 wrote:Think of those emulators Ben.

Did you know you can actually go around Kokiri Forest with the Rift now - you're actually there man - it's madness!

I bet Candy Crush Saga looks amazing in 3D ...
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