Facebook Now Officially Owns Oculus

July 22, 2014

It's official, Facebook is now the proud owner of VR headset developer Oculus.

The $2 billion acquisition is now complete, bringing to a close the deal that was first proposed back in March. To celebrate the completion of Facebook's purchase, the happy buyer and Oculus released the following joint statement:

We're looking forward to an exciting future together, building the next computing platform and reimagining the way people communicate.

Are you excited about the future of virtual reality? Do you think VR headsets will prove to be an industry staple? Do you find Sony's Project Morpheus or the Oculus Rift to be the more compelling device?

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