Palmer Luckey, the creator of the VR Oculus Rift, has left the company. Facebook, which bought Oculus Rift, released a statement thanking Luckey for his contribution to the company. The VR creator's departure has stirred controversy online, but both sides have chosen to remain silent at the moment.

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In a statement by Facebook, the company said "Palmer will be dearly missed. Palmer's legacy extends far beyond Oculus. His inventive spirit helped kickstart the modern VR revolution and helped build an industry. We're thankful for everything he did for Oculus and VR, and we wish him all the best."

Palmer Luckey is one of the most controversial personalities in the gaming world. He has made the headline for many reasons including his statement on contributing $10,000 to Nimble America in hopes of the company being able to reach out to the younger Americans during the last U.S. elections. Whatever the perception was, Luckey said his action had nothing to do with Oculus Rift or Facebook.

In January 2017, Oculus Rift came under fire after Zenimax accused Oculus of stealing their intellectual property. On February 1, despite Luckey being freed from any misappropriated trade secrets, he was found guilty of failing to comply with a non-disclosure statement that he had signed.

Oculus was then directed to pay ZeniMax $500 million as a result of the hearing. In one of his statements, Luckey said: "A lot of things we're doing weren't invented by us. They were invented by other people. And we happen to have the luck to be in the right decade to make it happen."

According to Attack of the Fanboy, Facebook's decision not to disclose the reason for Palmer Luckey's departure stems from the company's policy not to respond to internal personal issues.