Read more.And it says it won't be making any more PC-only headsets like the Rift S from now on.
Read more.And it says it won't be making any more PC-only headsets like the Rift S from now on.
NO... no way I'd be letting something like this into my house that is forcing a facebook login, same goes for the 'smart glasses' they showed off which I'm sure would be happily sucking up all that extra information for facebook to sell.
Indeed, its a sad day, I loved the Oculus but facebook, no thanks
Jon
They are owned by facebook so it was inevitable
Old puter - still good enuff till I save some pennies!
Same here. Love the price and capabilities, but a Facebook login? No thanks. Which is a shame because VR has the potential to be great. Facebook involvement? Not so great. I thought that at the time they bought it and now it's just playing out as I thought it would.
And yes, if you go looking, I did/do have a Facebook page (Mainly because the wife kept tagging me in photos and hated having to type my e-mail address rather than my name). But the last time I used it or logged into it? That was years ago, literally.
If the Earth is a sphere how do you travel to the ends of it?
I get the sentiment guys, but you do know facebook tracks you through other means whether you have an account or not. See https://www.indy100.com/article/data-facebook-has-on-you-even-if-you-dont-have-account-mark-zuckerberg-8316786
It's depressing how hard it is to be anonymous online nowadays.
I was thinking of getting a VR headset soon but Splinter Cell will be an Oculus exclusive too now. This kind of exclusive crap has completely put me off VR. Why would I spend so much money on a headset when I can't even play the few VR games available. Until VR reaches an open standard I'm not gonna be buying. And no chance that will be Oculus either.
The only thing I'm unsure of is whether I detest Facebook more than Google, or the other way round. Should I ever be granted three wishes, the first is likely to involve an extremely cose-range encounrer between everything FB & G, and the event horizon of a Black hole .... from the inside.
Occulus VR gear? Probably not for me, even when independent, but now? Not a snowball's chance in hell, though for different reasons than before.
A lesson learned from PeterB about dignity in adversity, so Peter, In Memorium, "Onwards and Upwards".
Well you guys already accepted apple... so why not facebook as well??
I don't know why international laws do not break in and forcing off monopoly.
Who said anyone accepted apple, what are you on about?
Jon
Still waiting for a nice company to release a high quality headset that's standalone and PCVR. I think that would be enough to convince me to buy
Surely if its a problem just use a facebook burner account.
On the hardware front this makes sense, if how cheap and light the extra parts are for the quest it makes sense to just make the one headset to fit both. As a CV1 owner the quest 2 looks great and thinking I can still use the horse power of my PC the ultimate experience knowing I can detach and play lighter experiences with more space in the garden.
Ulti (20-09-2020)
Love my Oculus Rift S but not a big fan of the recent changes. Think it may be time to put it on Ebay and use whatever it fetches towards one of its competitors.
It may be nice and not ready for primetime but the kids and I really do love VR games.
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