Oculus forced to pay 500m to ZeniMax after NDA breach/other offenses

[Metario]

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/1/14442212/facebook-oculus-zenimax-vr-lawsuit-verdict-palmer-luckey

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[Ipquarx]

Occulus has sucked ever since Facebook got their hands on it

[McJob]

Occulus has sucked ever since Facebook got their hands on it

I've worked with Oculus since the DK1. The reasons I think you're wrong are because pre-Facebook Oculus had:

• No Touch controls or Motion Sensors for position tracking
• Lower fidelty gyroscope
• 720p Screens
• 60FPS Targets (instead of the much better 90FPS)
• Extremely uncomfortable headset design

And there were significant issues in the SDK that have since been resolved. The cash injection from Facebook has given them a huge boost to correct all those issues and now the device is actually able to compete with the Vive, barring the price difference.

[Ipquarx]

Holy crap, this is quite possibly the nicest "Here's why I think you're wrong" post from McJob I've ever seen.

[espio100]

Holy crap, this is quite possibly the nicest "Here's why I think you're wrong" post from McJob I've ever seen.

[Refticus]

he didn't swear once
who are you and what did you do to mcjob

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imo bcuase ipquarx is actually a respectable person
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[Snaked_Snake]

I like how McJob can debunk nearly everything against or for something.

[FelipeO_O_]

imo bcuase ipquarx is actually a respectable person
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hm

[Sheepocalypse]

500m? Thats far. How much land to they have?

[Drydess]

500m? Thats far. How much land to they have?

they had about 30k of land

[Snaked_Snake]

they had about 30k of land

I thought it was 30p?

[Bisjac]

who the forget wants a rift anyway lol. its vive's gay poor cousin.

[Snaked_Snake]

who the forget wants a rift anyway lol. its vive's gay poor cousin.

Rift came first and the newer editions have joysticks sooo

[McJob]

500m? Thats far. How much land to they have?

On a serious note, $500 Million is not actually that much if you consider the scope; Palmer Luckey or John Carmack could probably pay that out of pocket, and it doesn't even dent Facebook's financials.

Considering the original lawsuit was $4 BILLION, I think $500M is quite a small amount by comparison.


Speaking of John Carmack, he's REALLY pissed off about ZeniMax getting any cash, particularly with their means and actions during the court meetings. Stay strong, John.