Oculus/Meta No Longer Requires a Facebook Account

anthman on 08/07/2022 - 08:25

Got this email this morning - perhaps useful to know for those considering a VR headset but put off by the need to have a FB acct;

"A Facebook account is no longer required to use Meta VR devices. Instead, you’ll need to set up a Meta account, which lets you log into your VR devices and view and manage your purchased apps in one place. You can set up a Meta account using your email address or Facebook account, and as part of the process we’ll migrate your existing VR information (including apps, achievements, and friends) to this account."

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  • pegaxs on 08/07/2022 - 08:30
    +14

    “Instead, you’ll need to set a Meta account”…

    Yeah, so you still need a FB account, just it’s rebadged as “Meta”.

    • Chandler on 11/07/2022 - 12:23
      +1

      And irrespective of if you setup a separate account with a separate email, they'll still associate your accounts and track you on the backend.

  • Benoffie on 08/07/2022 - 08:30

    Same same

  • SnowDragon on 08/07/2022 - 08:34
    +8

    "You no longer need a Facebook account"
    "You just need an account for a service whose data we also manage"

    Welcome to the Metaverse

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 08/07/2022 - 08:35
    +1

    ZUCKERBERGGGGGGGGG

  • CyberMurning on 08/07/2022 - 08:42

    "Oculus/Meta No Longer Requires a Facebook Account" because we renamed facebook to meta.
    and now you need meta account.

  • CeeGee on 08/07/2022 - 08:54
    +5

    I understand everyone's concern that "it's still a Facebook account with a different name". But the key is that it's not attached to your personal Facebook profile. It's not perfect by any means but it's better.

    • EightImmortals on 08/07/2022 - 08:55
      +3

      Is that what they told you? :)

      • GrueHunter on 08/07/2022 - 10:05
        +1

        Disappointed you didn't find a way to link this to the MSM

        Tell us more about how you never share your email address with anybody

    • CyberMurning on 08/07/2022 - 10:04

      but meta = facebook
      so meaning meta account is facebook account (but just different name)

      • GrueHunter on 08/07/2022 - 10:07

        We heard you the first time

        Can you tell the difference between linking a device to a Facebook account you've had forever that contains volumes of information about your habits and relationships and a brand new Meta account that only knows your email address

        • CyberMurning on 08/07/2022 - 11:03

          okay… i thought as facebook changes their name to meta, i assumed meta is just = facebook where we can post things (i assumed they will just change www.facebook.com to www.meta.com and everything else stays the same).

      • CeeGee on 08/07/2022 - 10:16

        A meta account is now almost identical to a steam account, vive account, epic games account. You could put whatever info in there you like which is in no way linked to those baby photos you posted 4 years ago.

  • shaybisc on 08/07/2022 - 11:13
    +2

    I've never had a Facebook account. Always used an Oculus account.

    https://auth.oculus.com/login-without-facebook/

    Still works.

    • CyberMurning on 11/07/2022 - 12:52

      but to participate in the referral program i believe we need to login with facebook.

  • bdl on 08/07/2022 - 11:17
    +1

    they're just helping us "express ourselves in VR"… such marketing, wow

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