VRFocus: It’s no secret that the Oculus Rift has had some teething problems when it comes to fulfilling consumer orders. What appears to be a staggeringly small number of pre-order customers have received their head-mounted display (HMD) from Oculus VR, with the company blaming ‘unexpected component shortages’ for the delay. Today however, the head of the company’s Head of Customer Support has offered a warning for those who are abusive to Oculus VR employees with relation to this delay.
Oculus doesn't report sales figures, but app downloads point to a huge holiday season.
The new feature comes as part of the Oculus v34 update.
Facebook says this is for developers, but no one is buying that.
Fair play for them to stand up and say they're not going to put up with any abuse but at the same time its another indication of Oculus not really getting things right when dealing with the Internet.
I would feel more angry about the lense burning.
of course people are going to be upset about a failure launch. same thing goes with htc thrive and the limited stock. threats, abuse and harassment should never be tolerated though
A lot of gamers' have frustration, entitlement issues that border on the extreme.
Guess the age of narcissistic tendencies in this fast pace computer era is quickly showing it's color.
Sony needs to learn from this and start preparing for the massive holiday push. They're in a prime position to learn from other's mistakes.