--- description: The creator of the popular video game says the social network creeps him out title: Aw, Zuck! Minecraft Creator Cancels Oculus Port After Facebook Deal image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Aw, Zuck! Minecraft Creator Cancels Oculus Port After Facebook Deal by [David Winograd](/author/david-winograd/) ## David Winograd Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 26, 2014 1:30 AM CUT by [David Winograd](/author/david-winograd/) ## David Winograd Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 26, 2014 1:30 AM CUT Minecraft creator Markus Persson said he’s canceling plans to create a version of the popular block-building video game for Oculus V.R.’s virtual reality headset after hearing the news the company is being acquired by Facebook. Persson took to Twitter Tuesday to voice his displeasure with the deal: > [](https://twitter.com/notch/status/448586381565390848) Persson elaborated in a [blog post](http://notch.net/2014/03/virtual-reality-is-going-to-change-the-world/ "undefined"): --- > “” --- Facebook [announced](http://time.com/37842/facebook-oculus-rift/ "undefined") the $2 billion deal earlier Tuesday. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told analysts during a call that the virtual reality technology “has the potential to be the most social platform ever.” About [35 million copies](http://venturebeat.com/2014/02/03/minecrafts-pc-sales-surpass-14-million-as-the-game-generates-more-than-300000-each-day/ "undefined") of Minecraft have been sold worldwide for PCs, Apple iOS devices and other gaming platforms. Perrson is not alone in his criticism of the Facebook deal. Virtual reality enthusiasts were quick to [blast the planned acquisition](http://edit.adweek.com/news/technology/zuckerbergs-grip-already-causes-rift-oculus-fans-156534 "undefined") on Twitter after it was announced, Adweek points out. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/38057/minecraft-oculus-facebook/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/38057/minecraft-oculus-facebook/"},"headline":"Aw, Zuck! Minecraft Creator Cancels Oculus Port After Facebook Deal","datePublished":"2014-03-26T01:30:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:49.839Z","description":"The creator of the popular video game says the social network creeps him out","url":"https://time.com/38057/minecraft-oculus-facebook/","keywords":["Tech","facebook","Virtual Reality","oculus vr"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"David Winograd","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/david-winograd/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/38057/minecraft-oculus-facebook/","name":"Aw, Zuck! Minecraft Creator Cancels Oculus Port After Facebook Deal"}}]}] ```