I'm scared to get an oculous rift headset now.

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Froglord of DESTINY!!! wrote on 2014-03-27 05:29

After Facebook buying out the company, I'm afraid the NSA will step in and install camera tracking mechanisms inside the headsets to spy on people from inside their homes.
Space Pirate Nithiel wrote on 2014-03-27 06:16

Seems likely.
Splatulated wrote on 2014-03-27 06:32

Quote from Froglord of DESTINY!!!;1210408:
After Facebook buying out the company, I'm afraid the NSA will step in and install camera tracking mechanisms inside the headsets to spy on people from inside their homes.

wouldnt all they get is video of your eyes ?

also id be more scared of buying the head set and all it being able to do is play face book games
Ashikoki wrote on 2014-03-27 06:34

Quote from Splatulated;1210413:
wouldnt all they get is video of your eyes ?

also id be more scared of buying the head set and all it being able to do is play face book games

There is a camera on the outside for position and body tracking.

It all depends on whether the Occulus Rift will be online mandatory or not. I doubt it though.
Campylobacter jejuni wrote on 2014-03-27 12:54

Well as long as you orient it towards the wall and remember to not put it on for watching child pornography, all should be fine and dandy.
Gaby5011 wrote on 2014-03-27 13:39

Fucking Facebook.
loli123 wrote on 2014-03-27 14:21

:gloom3:They probably already has cameras inside our homes anyways.
Compass wrote on 2014-03-27 23:01

"headset"
Yogurticecream wrote on 2014-03-28 13:30

Don't buy and just cancel your pre-order.
So many game developers deciding to cancel games now.
Chiyuri wrote on 2014-03-28 13:39

At first I was planning on buying the new version but I completly changed my mind. I will not support Facebook. Now gaming business of the world.. You know exactly what to create! Go forth and bring us the spiritual sucessor of the Oculus Rift plz.
Yoorah wrote on 2014-03-28 15:58

I don't recommend getting one for the simple fact that it's still meant for devs, not for end users. I advised people not to buy the first dev kit for the same reason, except the first dev kit was very crude in terms of specs, while the DK2 is closer to what the consumer version will be like. There's also no real content to enjoy with the rift at this time--there's probably mods for games that sort of work, but it's probably far from ideal and not worth the $350.

Another thing to keep in mind is that you need a very powerful gaming system for the Rift to be enjoyable for playing demanding games. The reason for this is that you have to render the games at max FPS @ 1080p (75 for the DK2, I believe)--if your computer can't keep up, the experience will degrade more so than on a regular monitor. I think it's something to do with tracking sync? It was an issue for the DK1, idk if it's something that's been improved with the DK2.

When the next gen of video cards get released, getting games to play at 75fps @ 1080p might be cheaper.

I'm really tempted to get a DK2, though. Being a nerd and all. :C

As for the Facebook thing...

Quote from Yoorah;1209895:
Look at the real picture, doods. It really isn't that big of a deal (aside from the fact that the deal is worth $2 billion--it's a manner of speech!)
Facebook paid $400 million in cash and the rest of it in FB shares. They know full well that this technology is driven by enthusiasm from the gaming industry, and they won't risk sh***ing on their own big investment for short term gain. Nobody is gonna buy an expensive VR headset for the purposes of looking at ads, and Facebook knows this.

It's not the first time that that Minecraft dude is acting like a child. Nobody takes him seriously. I imagine the fans will just make mods for it to support VR.

Quote from Yogurticecream;1210713:
Don't buy and just cancel your pre-order.
So many game developers deciding to cancel games now.

Are they really? I know that Minecraft dude raged about it, but nobody cares about that. Is there anyone else? I hope no worthwhile devs do cancel games because of this--and I really doubt they will. I want to play Star Citizen in VR. :)