So the dream of an independent, crowd-funded virtual reality interface seems to have been smothered to death in its sleep yesterday.
The Kickstarter backed Oculus Rift VR System has been purchased by Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook for a staggering $2 billion. The Internet was not pleased.
Reactions from gamers, most of Reddit, and early backers of the Kickstarter project see this as a betrayal of both the spirit of crowfunding and the potential of the Oculus itself. The acquisition has been on the receiving end of nearly universal scorn across Twitter, Reddit, and Kickstarter itself.
Some backers of the project have even gone as far as to demand a refund after the Facebook purchase.
We've managed to capture some of the best rage directed toward Oculus Gate.
nightmares
#Perfect
purchase
That seems like a solid move, actually.
virtual
Let the ignoring begin.
flawless
farm
Oh, this is perfect. Where's Candy Crush ?
dicks
Blunt and to the point.
glass
#Accurate
power
I'd support that idea.
ads
Is that not what people want?
racist
Oh, you've got one of those as well?
drugs
We like drugs.
