Minecraft creator cancels Oculus VR Port

[Bellabong]

http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/25/5547626/minecraft-oculus-vr-cancelled

Minecraft creator Markus Persson has revealed that an Oculus Rift version of the game was potentially in the works, but following the sudden news that Facebook has acquired Oculus VR for $2 billion, that's no longer the case. "I just cancelled that deal," Persson tweeted. "Facebook creeps me out." He later expanded on his reasoning in a blog post, citing in particular Facebook's constantly changing platform, which has proved a challenge for game developers.

"I definitely want to be a part of VR, but I will not work with Facebook," wrote Persson. "Their motives are too unclear and shifting, and they haven't historically been a stable platform. There's nothing about their history that makes me trust them, and that makes them seem creepy to me."

While gaming has been the biggest selling point for the Rift to date, following Facebook's acquisition it appears that the virtual reality platform will be moving in other directions, as well. "We're going to make Oculus a platform for many other experiences," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says. Of course, this doesn't necessarily mean there's no chance of Minecraft making the jump to VR — a PS4 version of the game is in the works, which could potentially work with Sony's recently revealed Project Morpheus headset.

Notch's full post: http://notch.net/2014/03/virtual-reality-is-going-to-change-the-world/

One of the most poignant points:

And I did not chip in ten grand to seed a first investment round to build value for a Facebook acquisition.

[RealGunner]

A lot of protest going on regarding this.

[Dutti]

Regarding virtual reality, we have all the technology to support virtual headset for home users. It's about time console makers design one and make it a common thing!

I'm kind of interested in integrating video recording with virtual reality.

Imagine having VR headsets as common as webcams and a new type of Youtube videos to be watched with VR headsets!

Forget that stupid smartwatch. VR is the next big thing.

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