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When Facebook bought them, I remember part of the delusional gaming crowd saying crap like "no don't worry guys, FB will respect the Oculus, they won't ruin it!
by JohnWhigham 5y ago
When Facebook bought them, I remember part of the delusional gaming crowd saying crap like "no don't worry guys, FB will respect the Oculus, they won't ruin it! FB login? They won't require it! Ads? No they won't!"
- StevenWaterman 5y agoI remember they put out a statement saying it would never require a FB login, and that you were ridiculous to suggest it would ever have ads. Had an oculus rift DK1 at the time - deleted my accounts, unsubscribed from everything, and bought an HTC vive shortly after it came out. Wasn't buying that at the time, and I feel vindicated now.
- d3nj4l 5y agoI don't think they ever put out a formal statement (I'd love to be corrected on this). What I do remember is Palmer Luckey saying that, but then, it's really on the Oculus community to have believed the words of a 22 year old about to make millions.
- numpad0 5y agoFacebook kept the promise(in airbquotes) though. Whoever behind Palmer’s Reddit account said he _personally_ assure that _Rift_ remains usable forever without an account, IIRC. Facebook killed Rift few years later.
- chandra381 5y agoI'm not personally a big fan of Palmer Luckey but he really shat the bed with that statement. Just completely destroyed his credibility.