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Life in Gaming: “Selfish Punks”

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“How gamers’ reaction to Oculus Rift’s Facebook buyout tells a sad tale of our shitty temperament.”

I will do a quick introduction here, because it dawned on me, most core gamers don’t know much about or whatever. Basically Oculus Rift started as the little virtual reality company that could, then potential up and comer to being basically the leading company in VR gaming. They got bought by Facebook. Then the Fire Nation attacked and the internet had a shit storm.

My question was why? I mean Sony’s own version of the Rift, Morpheus will probably make bigger  impact since it is probably a console only device. How was a relatively small company with, admittedly some financial backing through Kickstarter, do against Sony., arguably the greatest console maker in the world right now?

Now, I’ve portrayed myself as a pro-big name companies, cause they’re the ones putting the most food on the developers’ table. But Facebook does not hold the best reputation, I am aware of this, but actually considering said company will somehow deter or tarnish the Rift is ignoring the fact, that FB wants money. How the fuck can you expect a company to fuck a project in which paid 400 million in cash and over a billion in shares, and just fuck it up? Please, we as gamers need to broaden our horizons. Buyouts do not signal the end of a franchise(unless your Disney), if the company seizes it order to be profitable.

Considering the market and how basically VR gaming will become commonplace in the industry, the chances Oculus would have stayed independent would have been a long-shot. With Sony and other possible big name companies getting on the VR market, competition was gonna be stiff either way. Why not have some real chance of competing and delivering said technology.

Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus realized this, citing Facebook as a way to bring VR to the most people out there, enabling to take creative risks while putting themselves in a better economic position.

But people bitched and complained to Oculus staff. Threatning them and their families. Pretty dick move in my opinion It’s rather easy to do that behind a PC. People did not like the FB buyout of Rift, that can be respected, but completely disregarding facts and situation somehow makes us look like whiny little bitches. I mean two years ago Oculus was a small company that came from nothing, today a company bought them off for 2 billion dollas.  Yet people DARE to question their intent or integrity cause they took the deal? Have you’ve been offered that kind of money to push a project that will continue to be yours in everything but in name and say no? Are you fucking kidding me? Have you seen 400 million dollars in cash?

And I do feel for the people that contributed on Kickstarter, and get why would you be angry since I’m pretty sure you didn’t pledge so they could sold off. But you did pledge, you helped, if that got you a mug or an actually Rift, be happy with it. You still don’t own the company.Why I do get the feeling thr Rift will be regarded as the Metallica of gaming? I can see the comments “You sold to FB, you sold out”.People are complaining before anything is put out. Give Oculus a chance to suck. Don’t just dismiss them because you dislike Zuckerberg.

It surprises me how selfish and conservative we, as gamers are . Which is ironic when we are part of industry that mostly thrives on new technology and change. Could we be more hypocritical? Change is integral part of the business for better or worse. Get over it. Studios will die or thrive. I’d rather have 10 bought studios than 20 struggling ones that will eventually close down because of the perilous industry we are part of.

Cheers — Alexis!



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