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0 pointsbanana_giraffe4y ago0 comments

Yep, according to the FAQ [1]:

> Quest 2 requires everyone to use a Facebook account to log in.

> If you are an existing Oculus user and have an Oculus account, you will have the option to log in with your Oculus account and merge your Facebook and Oculus accounts.

I can't speak how enforced these are, but even if it's a soft requirement for now, it's enough for me to avoid it. Pity, since it seems pretty good tech wise.

[1] https://support.oculus.com/fb/

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vkoskiv4y ago

> I can't speak how enforced these are, but even if it's a soft requirement for now, it's enough for me to avoid it. Pity, since it seems pretty good tech wise.

Strictly enforced. I borrowed an older oculus headset from a friend to try out a while ago. It wouldn't let me use it without providing Facebook my personal details. I tried making a new anonymous facebook account, which was immediately locked out before I could provide government issued identification. I borrowed my friends' oculus account to briefly give it a go, but quickly returned the hardware because I was just too creeped out by the Facebook association.

It really is a shame that the companies with the biggest R&D budgets are also the ones which are the least aligned with the interests of the user.

caslon4y ago

This is either a lie or a heavy misconception; my Quest 2 (the first Oculus headset to "require" a Facebook account; none of the others do), didn't require a Facebook account, and works even with Oculus accounts made within the month.

Ensorceled4y ago

I have an Oculus Go that I logged into last week that I hadn't used in months. There were a lot of dark patterns trying to get me to use a facebook login but I finally figured out how to use my original Oculus account.

Falling for shitty dark patterns doesn't earn being called a liar; take the victim blaming somewhere else.

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dev_tty014y ago

Yep, that rules that out. It is a competitive space, I'll wait.

wintermutestwin4y ago

>I'll wait.

Same here. Such a shame that this toxic company is stifling VR adoption by wrapping their tentacles around such a prime product.

jeofken4y ago

Deal breaker sadly. I will pay 3x for a hackable/free setup

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