Rift-compatible version of Minecraft isn’t happening due to Facebook acquisition.
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News: Minecraft for Oculus Rift Canceled Due to Facebook Acquisition
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There's the minecrift mod. It gives you everything!
first i was exited for VR i still am. But im scared for Facebook.:(
In my mind Facebook + Oculus = Good.
There will be a much greater expansion of VR with the Facebook Bank backing this, and that I think we can all agree is good, of course there will surely be a trade off with suddenly having Facebook marketing / applications stamped all over the Oculus Rift, but in general I think this is a fair trade. What really concerns me is the precedence this will set for future Kickstarters suddenly having a company coming in and refocusing the goals and aspirations of what a collective had previously deemed worthy of dropping money on, because a single big player has come in and dropped a much larger amount of cash.
NOTCH HAS SPOKEN!!!
i dont want facebook with the rift unless they give me touchable facebook photo's…
"NOT TRUSTING FACBOOK MAKES YOU A HIPSTER"
-a dumbass
When the fuss is over, developers continue their work again, like nothing happened. What a waste of bandwith and server space, like my comment.
Facebook is a company and just as any other company they only want to make money, but this is bullcrap. As if dear Mark Suckerburg wouldn't have enough money, he now want's to enter gaming industry too! I'm pretty sure facebook wants to become another gaming-company like Microsoft with the X-Box, Sony with Playstation, Nintendo with Wii…etc.etc.
Facebook just fucks everything up it touches, so even thought they said it wouldn't change the oculus at all, I think they should just stay as facebook and not buy any other successfull companys.
Heck, just look at the stock prices! They instantly went down when they bought oculus rift! It should be pretty clear, especially after that whats app-drama, that soytumers aren't very happy with facebook buying other companys.
So Minecraft for Rift is canceled, just because Facebook is buying Oculus?
That has to be the lamest excuse i have ever heard.
That is like my TV is lame, just because i moved it from the living room to the bedroom.
My respect for Notch is decreasing.
nice! the rift team are traitors thry could have at least join forces with Sony or Nintendo and keep it open for PC use but NOPE!!
I agree with him
Man I hate facebook right now. They just screwed the whole gaming community. And also the people who donated to oculus are screwed to.
"Facebook creeps me out". That's why I don't support indie gaming. When indie developers start to be successful, they start talking like hipsters.
Facebook just wanted the rift because they wanted to start gaming they saw how much money sony made from the ps4 they knew they have to do something or els Facebook will shut down in a few year like MySpace they saw that everyone love Minecraft so they bought rift so can put minecraft on vr so they could start making money that was there plan but Markus kill there plan I am really happy that he did that because Facebook not a gaming company Facebook is but hurt
Maybe someone well make an oculus compatabilty mod.
Maybe someone well make an oculus compatabilty mod.
Why do people hate this buyout so much? OR isn't becoming just a pure facebook device lol.
Remember when google bought out youtube? It didn't become a search engine.
I agree with everything he said.
You can tell this guy is actually a gamer himself. It's unfortunate you don't have people like him leading the gaming industry's biggest companies.
you make minecraft, you act like you're a big deal. shutup.
her fake smile at the end creeps me out….but good for minecraft.
Why Facebook, I mean that's like the worst platform to try this great technology out on??!?!?!!!?
wow…could Markus be any more of a fucking hipster? this is why i dont support indie games. -.-
Gotta admit, dudes got principals…and balls
I thought he would have cancelled it because Facebook enforced some onerous requirements on Oculus devs. But the way he put it, he just sounds like a massive douche. Doesn't he care about his customer base?
Still waiting for the ps4 minecraft hurry or we shall to part ways
Good for him!
Good guy Markus! Making games for gamers! Woohoo
Lucy is so hot
R.I.P Oculus Rift. Crossing fingers for Valves VR set.
Oh no not minecraft *sarcasm *
Coming from the guy who doenst give one shit about the people who buy minecraft
100% agree with everything Notch says. Oculus had better address these concerns and fast.
just get the mod
its not about the money money money….
Dead on arrival.
What a shame.
I hope this statement sets a trend with other would be oculus devs.
I think VR in general is creepy
R.I.P Oculus Rift
wow i love this woman and everything but she need to rehearsal before giving the news it sounded like reading it from a last minute project.
No why Facebook!:(