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They were almost certainly in touch before, but the deal being done in 5 days means that the sony announcement could have been the event that pressed the oculus
by bps4484 13y ago
They were almost certainly in touch before, but the deal being done in 5 days means that the sony announcement could have been the event that pressed the oculus team at look at an acquisition more seriously.
- ekianjo 13y agoI think it's the other way around. Because of Sony's involvment, I'd say investors from probably many large companies were pressed to buy stake in Occulus Rift ASAP to make a dent in the VR market should it become big. Facebook probably had the biggest offer on the table and that's the end of the story.
- threeseed 13y agoI doubt it was just money. Facebook has also shown that when they acquire companies they generally leave them alone. That is so much more important to a startup than just money.
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