Farmville in virtual reality!!!!! And 3D VR pictures of your skanky friends on the beach!

The real money of VR does not lie in gaming. Sony would be amiss if they left out the casual markets- that don't purchase gaming consoles. (As well as the sciences, and wherever else VR is applicable).

First thought: This news is one week early.

Mark Zuckerberg's post here: https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10101319050523971?stream_ref=1

Sounds like this'll be great.

Does this mean John Carmack works for Facebook now?

:(

Yeah people complaining about Farmville should realy read the post zuckerberg made

Immersive gaming will be the first, and Oculus already has big plans here that won't be changing and we hope to accelerate. The Rift is highly anticipated by the gaming community, and there's a lot of interest from developers in building for this platform. We're going to focus on helping Oculus build out their product and develop partnerships to support more games. Oculus will continue operating independently within Facebook to achieve this.

But this is just the start. After games, we're going to make Oculus a platform for many other experiences. Imagine enjoying a court side seat at a game, studying in a classroom of students and teachers all over the world or consulting with a doctor face-to-face -- just by putting on goggles in your home.

sound great!

LOL

@topic they got the money to push this, seems like a good idea

Yeah people dont realize how massive things like VR tourism, VR cross country or international meetings, etc are going to be.

If done right VR has the potential to change everything.

If this is real then alot of people are going to be pissed.

What an odd acquisition, at least at first glance.