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Oculus Quest is removing the Facebook account requirement

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Re: Oculus Quest is removing the Facebook account requirement

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Post by whywhywhywhy »

hellweaver666 wrote: post #137
newhouseb wrote: post #48

Mark's statement was worded carefully in that he stated access would not longer require your _personal_ Facebook account. I interpreted this to mean you'll still need a Facebook account, but it would be through a Facebook for Work account (although I'm not sure if today these are distinct entities).

nah, they'll create a new single sign on service for Meta and you'll be required to have a Meta account (and Facebook and Instagram and WhatsApp will all also require a Meta account).

This is the real answer, your shadow profile will become your public profile. No more pretending your IG and WhatsApp are siloed.

More just instead of a star with each on a spoke and FB in the middle, Meta will be in the middle and FB just another spoke.

Re: Oculus Quest is removing the Facebook account requirement

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Post by nixpulvis »

ryandrake wrote: post #139
playpause wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Oculus isn’t just a monitor, it’s a complete computer system with its own OS. If you just want a VR headset that is purely a monitor, buy one of those.

I agree with OP for regular wired Oculus devices. They are essentially monitors, and I wouldn't expect to have to have an account in order to use a dumb peripheral. For the Quest, you're right, it's more like a computer system with OS, apps, etc. I'd still rather be able to use it without an account, and only create an account if I wanted to interact with online services like apps and games.

Still! why must I log in to simply download an app!? Perhaps publishing an app is a more sensitive matter, then maybe it's worth validating things strictly behind closed doors... but to simply download and use software on a device I own, I can't fathom how we've slipped so far.

Re: Oculus Quest is removing the Facebook account requirement

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Post by krastanov »

terafo wrote: post #93
Tijdreiziger wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Index: €1100 + the cost for a VR-capable PC, if you don't already have one Quest 2: €350, standalone They're not really in the same class at all.

It looks like Valve is making their own standalone VR headset ,and made Steam Deck along the way to meet minimal amount of orders for custom chip. The chip can deliver 2.5 TFlops if it's clocked like other RDNA2 GPUs, it's almost 2x of Quest 2 GPU performance. Not sure about price though, it will be definitely higher than 300$ of heavily subsidized Quest 2, and I think price will be closer to current "Oculus for Busi…

Is there any actual substance behind this rumor? It is propagating without not even a shred of supporting evidence.

Re: Oculus Quest is removing the Facebook account requirement

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Post by senectus1 »

pitched wrote: post #136

I have an old grandfathered Oculus account and haven’t upgraded to Quest 2 because I don’t want to link my Facebook. If this ends up being true, they’ve made at least one extra sale.

if its true i'll buy them for my kids xmas pressies.

Re: Oculus Quest is removing the Facebook account requirement

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Post by sowbug »

Glad to hear about this. I sued Facebook in a California small-claims court to rescind my purchase of the Quest 1 (and all accessories and game purchases) after I declined the change in ToS adding the FB account requirement. It took a while (negotiated with their customer support, then sued, then finally months later got an intelligent response), but we settled for what I asked for. I can't be the only one who got my money back. I liked the product except for the added account requirement, and I would now consider buying again.

Re: Oculus Quest is removing the Facebook account requirement

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Post by xtracto »

mrfusion wrote: post #112
tw04 wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>It's still a win if you don't have a facebook account. That's making the assumption that Facebook isn't just going to eventually force everyone to a "meta" account that spans all of their properties. Which is exactly what I expect they're going to do.

Reminds me of google plus

And Microsoft Passport ... or later .net Passport

Re: Oculus Quest is removing the Facebook account requirement

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Post by terafo »

krastanov wrote: post #143
terafo wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It looks like Valve is making their own standalone VR headset ,and made Steam Deck along the way to meet minimal amount of orders for custom chip. The chip can deliver 2.5 TFlops if it's clocked like other RDNA2 GPUs, it's almost 2x of Quest 2 GPU performance. Not sure about price though, it will be definitely higher than 300$ of heavily subsidized Quest 2, and I think price will be closer to current "Oculus for Busi…

Is there any actual substance behind this rumor? It is propagating without not even a shred of supporting evidence.

Mostly SteamVR datamining. But it's a reasonable thing to do and SteamDeck looks like a nice byproduct.

Re: Oculus Quest is removing the Facebook account requirement

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Post by everyone »

Someone1234 wrote: post #91
christophergs wrote: post #12

I'll pay the extra money and get the valve index just to avoid doing business with FB

Not wireless, don't care. Glib but true. Wireless Vs. non-wireless is apples vs. oranges, now that I've experienced apples I want apples and Valve is only currently selling oranges. Plus you're comparing a "good enough" $300 device to a superior but cost prohibitive $1K device. I feel like people who compare a Valve Index to a Quest really don't get what makes Quest uniquely good to its audience currently. Nobody is…

Theres more than 2 VR headsets, Quest and Index, available at the moment. Just have a brief look. https://www.vr-compare.com/

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Eg. If you want wireless one like the quest, the HTC Vive Focus or HTC Vive Focus plus have similar specs to quest 2.. they can play games by themselves without a pc and are wireless

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If you have a pc and want higher resolution / framerate like the index then DecaGear and HP Reverb G2 look good.

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I would not get a quest cus of fb, and apparently atm the build quality of index is atrocious.

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