Notch: Minecraft on Oculus Canceled Because 'Facebook Creeps Me Out'

Mojang's Markus Persson has canceled an Oculus-compatible version of Minecraft following Facebook's acquisition of the VR company.

"We were in talks about maybe bringing a version of Minecraft to Oculus," Persson said. "I just cancelled that deal. Facebook creeps me out."

Perhaps we'll see a VR version of Minecraft for Sony's PS4 Project Morpheus VR device, or any upcoming Microsoft VR initiative. An existing mod allows players to use Oculus Rift with Minecraft, however.

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