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Minecraft creator says he’s canceled talks for Oculus Rift version

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Re: Minecraft creator says he’s canceled talks for Oculus Rift version

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Post by skj »

waterlesscloud wrote: post #54
enraged_camel wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>>I doubt the issue is Facebook 'creeping [him] out' I think that's very much the issue. Seriously, "virtual reality" and "Facebook" are two things I don't want to think about in the same context. The former is an extremely promising piece of technology that can change the way people work, talk and play. The latter is a gigantic online advertising engine. Put them together and there's only one direction virtual reali…

Ah yes, HN. Where Facebook ads are both highly ignorable and therefore worthless, and at the same time incredibly intrusive and everywhere.

It's almost as if different people have different opinions, and HN is a place we can come to discuss them. Or something.

Re: Minecraft creator says he’s canceled talks for Oculus Rift version

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Post by chris_mahan »

waterlesscloud wrote: post #55
Filligree wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Frankly, I'd have preferred Microsoft. At least they seem to have some ability to build platforms. Facebook acquiring Oculus doesn't just creep me out, it also means the platform will fail . They don't have the experience, and developers won't be lenient with their failures.

Sorry, did I miss the part where Luckey and Carmack left Oculus?

Oh, they're cashing in right now. Look for them to exit in 6-12 months with millions.

Re: Minecraft creator says he’s canceled talks for Oculus Rift version

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Post by noonespecial »

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

I'm guessing that pretty much sums up the reaction of everyone who backed the initial kickstarter. Sounds like a serious lapse of "dance with the one who brung ya" to me.

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Post by tlrobinson »

a1a wrote: post #46
LoganCale wrote: post #17

It's great to see some people maintain their integrity even while others are selling out.

Apples and oranges: Notch is made $100 million, just in 2012 [1]. That being said - I am truly thankful that he is taking a stand, I certainly hope others will follow. Either way, Zuckerberg will learn his lesson; you do not fuck up a crowd-funded project. [1] http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/01/minecrafts-notch-on-earnin...

"you do not fuck up a crowd-funded project"

Oculus raised $75M after their Kickstarter. Crowd-funding was a stepping stone.

And it remains to be seen whether Facebook "fucks it up" or turns it into something amazing look Google did with Android.

Re: Minecraft creator says he’s canceled talks for Oculus Rift version

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Post by politician »

> "And I did not chip in ten grand to seed a first investment round to build value for a Facebook acquisition."[0]

I'm beginning to feel the same way about participating in Kickstarter.

[0] http://notch.net/2014/03/virtual-reality-is-going-to-change-...

Re: Minecraft creator says he’s canceled talks for Oculus Rift version

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Post by epenn »

I don't really understand this decision. From an experiential standpoint, the Rift seems like a pretty obvious platform to have a release of Minecraft available. Within a short time it will likely have a solid user base which makes it a good business decision as well. Now support for that platform is being pulled, not because of any technical, financial, or licensing issues, but because Notch thinks the new owner is creepy? That seems like a knee-jerk reaction drawn more from emotion than logic.

Re: Minecraft creator says he’s canceled talks for Oculus Rift version

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Post by benched »

I hope that this illustrates for some that the distaste over this deal is more than a few "irrational" / cynical malcontents on Hacker News. A lot of people have a serious problem with Facebook the service, the cultural shift, and the company.

On another note, I was so looking forward to Minecraft on Oculus. I sincerely hope that Valve picks up the torch here.

Re: Minecraft creator says he’s canceled talks for Oculus Rift version

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Post by aaron695 »

Incredibly immature.

Disappointed in Notch. I guess he's just a game designer at the end of the day, not an activist, so I guess meh.

Oculus is hardware, hopefully Facebooks billions will bring forward adoption, reduce hardware dev times and create some crappy software that people can chose not to use.

How this can been seen as a bad thing, boggles my mind.

I want VR decades ago. At least Facebooks billions might make the current timeline somewhat bearable.

Re: Minecraft creator says he’s canceled talks for Oculus Rift version

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Post by dragonwriter »

a1a wrote: post #46
LoganCale wrote: post #17

It's great to see some people maintain their integrity even while others are selling out.

Apples and oranges: Notch is made $100 million, just in 2012 [1]. That being said - I am truly thankful that he is taking a stand, I certainly hope others will follow. Either way, Zuckerberg will learn his lesson; you do not fuck up a crowd-funded project. [1] http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/01/minecrafts-notch-on-earnin...

Eh, if people wanted control, they shouldn't back a Kickstarter, which doesn't offer any control. You back a Kickstarter, and you get (if you're lucky) the rewards offered for your contribution level.
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