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I got an occulus quest 2 (manufactured by meta) recently and it's a lot of fun. VR is not revolutionary but it's definitely going to make money for meta and oth

I got an occulus quest 2 (manufactured by meta) recently and it's a lot of fun. VR is not revolutionary but it's definitely going to make money for meta and others.

ninkendo 5y ago
Do you still need a FB account? They made some news late last year about maybe getting rid of that requirement but I haven't seen anything about it since. I don't have a FB account and will never get one, but I'm casually interested in the quest2.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
  The Quest 2 is a really nice piece of hardware that is sadly significantly hampered by its ties to Facebook. I will never own one because of it.
- iamjake648 5y ago
  Facebook login is no longer a requirement.
  - AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
    I don't believe you're correct. Facebook said something to the effect of not requiring a Facebook login at some future date, and said future date has yet to materialize. Neither did they specify what the alternative login would be, but it wouldn't be surprising if it was just a "Meta" account instead.
    - iamjake648 5y ago
      You have to reach out to their support, but it's absolutely possible. I did it myself with a five minute chat. It's just an 'Oculus' account at that point, like it was before the requirement.
  - ShamelessC 5y ago
    Why would you answer this question before personally verifying?
    - iamjake648 5y ago
      Because I've personally done it?
      - ShamelessC 5y ago
        My apologies please feel free to downvote.
sasaf5 5y ago
I have a VR set too (not by Meta, incidentally), I also really enjoy it (War Thunder, Half Life Alyx). That has nothing to do with Facebook's half-baked hype around the "metaverse". For me it's just another "Libra".
- Spivak 5y ago
  I do think FB is on to something about the "gaming" community that goes further than just "playing games" that has emerged in recent years that could be sorta kinda related to VR but not really. The VR thing is just FB's foothold into the industry in general because it's not like they can compete with MS/Sony/Nintendo. Minecraft, Fortnite, hell FFXIV and WoW are all digital spaces where people go to hang out with friends. You don't just log in to play the game but to hang out -- the digital version of "being in the room" that feels really different than something like a group chat. I'm not at all surprised that the owners of a bunch of successful "classic" social media properties is rightfully scared of a completely different kind of social network that crept up on them and that they have zero foothold in.
ShamelessC 5y ago
I got a VR headset too but there's nothing inherently "metaverse" about it and trying to claim VR as a success for the metaverse initiative mischaracterizes the situation a lot.

I got an occulus quest 2 (manufactured by meta) recently and it's a lot of fun. VR is not revolutionary but it's definitely going to make money for meta and others.

ninkendo 5y ago

Do you still need a FB account? They made some news late last year about maybe getting rid of that requirement but I haven't seen anything about it since. I don't have a FB account and will never get one, but I'm casually interested in the quest2.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
The Quest 2 is a really nice piece of hardware that is sadly significantly hampered by its ties to Facebook. I will never own one because of it.
iamjake648 5y ago
Facebook login is no longer a requirement.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
  I don't believe you're correct. Facebook said something to the effect of not requiring a Facebook login at some future date, and said future date has yet to materialize. Neither did they specify what the alternative login would be, but it wouldn't be surprising if it was just a "Meta" account instead.
  - iamjake648 5y ago
    You have to reach out to their support, but it's absolutely possible. I did it myself with a five minute chat. It's just an 'Oculus' account at that point, like it was before the requirement.
- ShamelessC 5y ago
  Why would you answer this question before personally verifying?
  - iamjake648 5y ago
    Because I've personally done it?
    - ShamelessC 5y ago
      My apologies please feel free to downvote.

sasaf5 5y ago

I have a VR set too (not by Meta, incidentally), I also really enjoy it (War Thunder, Half Life Alyx). That has nothing to do with Facebook's half-baked hype around the "metaverse". For me it's just another "Libra".

Spivak 5y ago
I do think FB is on to something about the "gaming" community that goes further than just "playing games" that has emerged in recent years that could be sorta kinda related to VR but not really. The VR thing is just FB's foothold into the industry in general because it's not like they can compete with MS/Sony/Nintendo. Minecraft, Fortnite, hell FFXIV and WoW are all digital spaces where people go to hang out with friends. You don't just log in to play the game but to hang out -- the digital version of "being in the room" that feels really different than something like a group chat. I'm not at all surprised that the owners of a bunch of successful "classic" social media properties is rightfully scared of a completely different kind of social network that crept up on them and that they have zero foothold in.

ShamelessC 5y ago

I got a VR headset too but there's nothing inherently "metaverse" about it and trying to claim VR as a success for the metaverse initiative mischaracterizes the situation a lot.