So Facebook went and bought the company developing the Oculus Rift, the VR headset meant for gaming. Zuckerberg claims that they intend to keep and continue it's gaming development, but also further the technology in "other ways".

Frankly, I'm just pissed off that we're gonna have this anticipated VR headset have a Facebook requirement, as if we didn't have enough of that shit all over the internet. I refuse to support Facebook, so if the Oculus Rift requires it, I won't be supporting it either. Ugh.

http://mobile.theverge.com/2014/3/25/5547456/facebook-buying-oculus-for-2-billion

Not everyone is happy with the move, of course. You Minecraft fans can kiss Minecraft support for the Rift goodbye; Persson already tweeted that he canceled the deal he was making with the company, as he finds Facebook to be creepy.

https://twitter.com/notch/status/448586381565390848

This is why we can't have nice things.

That's an easy question to answer, Doc. Money. Why would an electric company buy a car manufacturer? Separate income. Why stick to one thing when you can branch out?

More likely it has to do with ad revenue, which is where facebook makes ALL the money ever printed. With streaming becoming a major practice among pretty much everyone now, and with ads being played before and during streaming, there's a lot of potential advertisement money to be made there. Additionally, with the advent of Google Glass, it's not long before the advertisement behemoth is following suit.