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I wonder how the FB leadership team thinks about this whole FB/Oculus integration. It is clear that they think adding a "social" component to Oculus is going to

I wonder how the FB leadership team thinks about this whole FB/Oculus integration. It is clear that they think adding a "social" component to Oculus is going to help the Quest gain traction. But the question is, why does that "social" component have to be Facebook? With all the negative baggage a FB account carries with it, maybe the easier option would've been to let Oculus build its own social model, à la Play Station Network-style?

ccktlmazeltov 6y ago
I have a Quest and I can tell you that for me (and at least for people like me) the real value is in social games/experiences. I have a hard time going through a solo game (although I haven't tried Half Life Alyx yet) but social stuff are amazing! Everyone should try to play settlers of Catan in VR (it was only available on the Go unfortunately) which was insane! At this point I just want more of my friends to get a Quest so that I can hang out with them in VR. I already communicate with these friends via facebook so for me it's natural that this would work out perfectly.
- okramcivokram 6y ago
  I also have a Quest and I can tell you that for me there was absolutely no value in social stuff.
  - deskamess 6y ago
    Seconded.
  - fomine3 6y ago
    Same here.
- istorical 6y ago
  try PokerStars VR if you haven't, it's a great and free social app.
ShamelessC 6y ago
Optimistically? I think they're definitely betting on VR being "reality adjacent" eventually and hence social interactions might actually be more meaningful in VR than they are on a website. Cynically, I think they just want even more datapoints on what everyone is doing. If people start to use VR the way they use the internet even a little (accessing content provided for free with ads), then data from a person's VR headset will have valuable information about how to target ads to that person.
jobigoud 6y ago
I'm fine with them adding optional social stuff. People have different interests. But why does it have to be mandatory? It doesn't make sense. They paint it as something to facilitate social, well yes, let people login with their FB account if they want to, but don't make it a requirement. If Instagram and Whatsapp don't require a FB account to work there is zero reason Oculus would. This artificial and completely unnecessary tying is very disappointing.

ccktlmazeltov 6y ago

I have a Quest and I can tell you that for me (and at least for people like me) the real value is in social games/experiences. I have a hard time going through a solo game (although I haven't tried Half Life Alyx yet) but social stuff are amazing! Everyone should try to play settlers of Catan in VR (it was only available on the Go unfortunately) which was insane! At this point I just want more of my friends to get a Quest so that I can hang out with them in VR. I already communicate with these friends via facebook so for me it's natural that this would work out perfectly.

okramcivokram 6y ago
I also have a Quest and I can tell you that for me there was absolutely no value in social stuff.
- deskamess 6y ago
  Seconded.
- fomine3 6y ago
  Same here.
istorical 6y ago
try PokerStars VR if you haven't, it's a great and free social app.

ShamelessC 6y ago

Optimistically? I think they're definitely betting on VR being "reality adjacent" eventually and hence social interactions might actually be more meaningful in VR than they are on a website. Cynically, I think they just want even more datapoints on what everyone is doing. If people start to use VR the way they use the internet even a little (accessing content provided for free with ads), then data from a person's VR headset will have valuable information about how to target ads to that person.

jobigoud 6y ago

I'm fine with them adding optional social stuff. People have different interests. But why does it have to be mandatory? It doesn't make sense. They paint it as something to facilitate social, well yes, let people login with their FB account if they want to, but don't make it a requirement. If Instagram and Whatsapp don't require a FB account to work there is zero reason Oculus would. This artificial and completely unnecessary tying is very disappointing.