Facebook buys virtual reality Oculus Rift startup for $2 billion, Twitter reacts [PHOTOS]

Earlier this week, Facebook decided to increase its empire by shelling out around $2 Billion for the virtual reality startup Oculus, which has produced the Oculus Rift that has been gaining a lot of viral steam lately. We're not too sure why Facebook is looking into virtual reality, but the reactions to this new deal have been pretty hilarious across the Internet.

"Oculus's mission is to enable you to experience the impossible. Their technology opens up the possibility of completely new kinds of experiences," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement announcing the purchase. "Immersive gaming will be the first, and Oculus already has big plans here that won't be changing and we hope to accelerate."

Check out some funny Twitter reactions to this purchase:

Don't like Google? Say Hello to Facebook Glass! #oculusrift pic.twitter.com/RyTdCZcbU7

— Jo Ippen (@presskind) March 25, 2014

In-depth analysis of Facebook's purchase of Oculus VR. pic.twitter.com/ElyZ7WCzKd — Nick (@NFEN) March 25, 2014

With Facebook’s Oculus Rift, you will get to experience what it’s like to be in a room of targeted ads based on your Facebook profile

— CEO Kaz Hirai (@KazHiraiCEO) March 25, 2014

Muhahahaha #farmville #facebook #OculusRift #FacebookbuysOculus pic.twitter.com/2RUMxowHUA — Robert Hoogendoorn (@Nederob) March 26, 2014

Oculus creator, Palmer Lucky, posted a statement to those reacting negatively to this news:

In the end, I kept coming back to a question we always ask ourselves every day at Oculus: what's best for the future of virtual reality? Partnering with Mark and the Facebook team is a unique and powerful opportunity. The partnership accelerates our vision, allows us to execute on some of our most creative ideas and take risks that were otherwise impossible. Most importantly, it means a better Oculus Rift with fewer compromises even faster than we anticipated.