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They can always bring it to the PS4 actually I'm pretty sure Sony will push for it, unless MS locks that possibility out, it will happen.



So it is happening...PS4 preorder.

Greatness Awaits!

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Kinda ironic that he used twitter to say it cause on a basic level they work the same as facebook with Data collection and analyse for the purpose of selling it..



 

Face the future.. Gamecenter ID: nikkom_nl (oh no he didn't!!) 

pokoko said:
Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
Its probably cause Facebook added the mandatory "game invites" and "pokes" in all Oculus Rift compatible games

Oh, cats.  You just made me realize, in all honesty, that Facebook probably will fuck the whole thing up.  All kidding aside, I could see them placing more emphasis on the "social" aspect than the "game" aspect and ending up with a flowery mess.

Facebook is kinda like Google imo in the sense that when they have a good thing going, they just can't keep it like that and change it so much that people actually hate it... For example Google ruined Youtube with mandatory G+, broken comment system which for the longest time had pictures of penises and etc. Facebook Ruined Facebook with this new terrible UI, this whole stupid bar thing on the right side and pokes which just omg, dont even let me start and etc.

Just terrible... The Original FB and Youtube were the shitz, now its just all a giant mess

PS: Your avatar is Scary, Epic but Scary



                  

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Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:

Facebook is kinda like Google imo in the sense that when they have a good thing going, they just can't keep it like that and change it so much that people actually hate it... For example Google ruined Youtube with mandatory G+, broken comment system which for the longest time had pictures of penises and etc. Facebook Ruined Facebook with this new terrible UI, this whole stupid bar thing on the right side and pokes which just omg, dont even let me start and etc.

Just terrible... The Original FB and Youtube were the shitz, now its just all a giant mess

PS: Your avatar is Scary, Epic but Scary

That's what happens when you try to integrate systems that were never designed to be integrated from the start.  I raged so hard about the Youtube thing when it switched over, I was nearly foaming at the mouth because of how annoying and frustrating it was and sometimes still is.  I can totally see Facebook doing the same with OR by shoehorning all their social crap in until it just becomes a big annoyance.

Also, thank you.  Roka is glad to get a thumbs up from Pirate Queen Haruhi.



What If I told you that we will probably just boost about how sony is for indies and all that jazz and make it for Project Morphoes



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Update: In lieu of responding directly to press inquiries, Persson has posted a lengthy explanation of his issues with Facebook which we've quoted in part below. 

"Facebook is not a company of grass-roots tech enthusiasts" Persson wrote. "Facebook is not a game tech company. Facebook has a history of caring about building user numbers, and nothing but building user numbers. People have made games for Facebook platforms before, and while it worked great for a while, they were stuck in a very unfortunate position when Facebook eventually changed the platform to better fit the social experience they were trying to build."

"Don't get me wrong, VR is not bad for social," he added. "In fact, I think social could become one of the biggest applications of VR. Being able to sit in a virtual living room and see your friend's avatar? Business meetings? Virtual cinemas where you feel like you're actually watching the movie with your friend who is seven time zones away?"

"But I don't want to work with social, I want to work with games."

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/03/25/facebook-creeps-me-out-notch-cancels-minecraft-on-oculus-rift/



Well that sucks... :(