Facebook Buys Oculus, Virtual Reality Gaming Startup
Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of the social network, Facebook, has announced that his company will buy Oculus VR for 2 Billion, in order to enter markets beyond mobile, and so much to revolutionize video games as communication in general.
The young businessman stressed that Facebook will not change the original plans of the company Oculus Rift, in any case, will accelerate. After entering in the field of electronic entertainment, social network wants to explore other uses for the famous virtual reality set.
“Right now, we feel we can start focusing on what platforms will come to provide even more useful, entertaining and personal experiences.” Said Zuckerberg.
“The immersive game will be the first, and already has big plans Oculus not going to change and we hope to accelerate. (…) But that’s just the beginning. After the games, we will make Oculus, a platform for other experiences. was Imagine enjoy a seat at the board in a game, studying in a classroom with peers and teachers around the world and see the doctor face to face, only to get a lens at home. “he added.
Zuckerberg said he believes that virtual reality will be a daily part of life: “The future is coming and we have a chance to build it together.”
Oculus Rift does not have a commercial version yet, but it is reasonable to think that with juicy Facebook investment, the launch of the device will accelerate competition and Project Morpheus will be more aggressive. The question, according to experts such as Michael Pachter , is whether there is a large enough to house several competitors, being an untapped market space.