Facebook Logins required for Oculus VR headsets

[Ink]

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https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/oculus-will-require-new-users-to-use-facebook-logins-starting-in-october

If you buy a new Oculus Quest or Oculus Rift S VR headset later this year, be prepared to use your Facebook login information to set it up.

Starting in October, Oculus says new users will have to use their Facebook accounts when setting up a new headset and ditch Oculus accounts entirely by 2023.

A Single Way to Log Into Oculus and Unlock Social Features | Meta Quest Blog

Today, we’re announcing some important updates to how people log into Oculus devices, while still keeping their VR profile. Starting in October 2020: Everyone using an Oculus device for the first time will need to log in with a Facebook account; if you’re an existing user and already have an...

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[blackice]

And now I will never touch an Oculus, though I had no plans to anyway.

 

[ZeePriest]

I have a 1st gen gear vr that I got when I bought my s7 edge and it also requires that I sign in using my fb account. This is why I created a separate fb account just for that purpose.