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Facebook Gets Deeper Into Virtual Reality
Nov.26 — Facebook Inc. is acquiring the studio behind Beat Saber, a popular virtual-reality game that mixes music, lightsabers and dancing into one experience, for an undisclosed price. Bloomberg’s Kurt Wagner has more on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”
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Melvin Butters
November 27, 2019 at 1:10 am
When will the monopoly stop
Raymond Spicer
November 27, 2019 at 1:32 am
Melvin Butters THATS THE GAME PLAN..BUY OUT THE COMPETITION..FAANG HAS ACCESS TO CAPITAL..
Lee
November 27, 2019 at 2:11 am
A hardware company buying a gaming studio isn’t a big deal. Xbox and Sony do it all the time.
NV_1790
November 27, 2019 at 1:13 am
Finally! I have been hoping they buy a studio for years!
Lee
November 27, 2019 at 2:10 am
If FB is listening, I WANT the Oculus Quest. I’m just waiting for the next gen because the chip you put in it is embarrassingly low budget. Snapdragon 835? It’s year 2019, not 2016.
VirtuaMe
November 27, 2019 at 2:47 am
PS. It’s ‘Oculus Studios’ not ‘Oculus Studio’.
Investing Education
November 27, 2019 at 3:43 am
Nice, long fb
Halen Wasser
November 27, 2019 at 4:36 am
please dont hurt custom songs 🙁
HKD
November 27, 2019 at 10:13 pm
Release GTA San Andreas 2 on VR and Facebook will change life as we know it.