Oculus is one of the oldest names in modern gaming when it comes to VR headsets. Oculus was pushed to the top early on with its easy accessibility and no room-sized setups, and enjoyed widespread appeal. Then, in 2014, Oculus was acquired by Facebook and the concerns settled in many of us; we knew what was coming. Then, in October 2020, it happened when Facebook started tying your Facebook account to your Oculus headset. The only people excluded were existing customers, but we worried for how long. Well, thanks to the Facebook Connect event on October 28th, we got a hint of the answer.
During the announcement of the meta-rebranding of Facebook, we received a lot of information about the future of the company as a whole. But at the moment we’re more interested in what happens to the Oculus line.
For one thing, the name Oculus is dead (so to speak) and will be replaced by the new name Meta from next year. So get ready for the meta quest. The other and more important part is that Zuckerberg admitted that the step of requiring a Facebook login to use with the Quest didn’t go down well (duh!). Who would have seen this coming? Imagine deleting your entire library because for some reason you decided to delete your personal Facebook account.
Zuckerberg continued, “As we’ve been more focused on work, and frankly, since we’ve heard your feedback more generally, we’re working to ensure that you can log into Quest using an account other than your personal Facebook account. We’re starting to test work account support soon, and we’re working on making a wider shift within the next year. “
So now we have a tentative schedule of what to expect from something other than just your Facebook account to sign up for. Zuckerberg also added, “I know this is a big deal for a lot of people’s experiences, and I understand that, especially as the metaverse expands. And I’ll tell you more about it later. “
Although Facebook isn’t currently receiving a pass from us to implement the Facebook account logging requirement, it’s fair to see the flaw in that. Zuckerberg didn’t directly say that you can use any type of account you want for the login process, but it is clear that Meta is trying to make joining more attractive to people and also to distance themselves from the Facebook Name in something bigger.
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