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    Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2 next gen AiO VR solution

    And it says it won't be making any more PC-only headsets like the Rift S from now on.
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    Re: Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2 next gen AiO VR solution

    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.

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    Re: Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2 next gen AiO VR solution

    Indeed, its a sad day, I loved the Oculus but facebook, no thanks
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    Re: Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2 next gen AiO VR solution

    They are owned by facebook so it was inevitable
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    Re: Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2 next gen AiO VR solution

    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.
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    Re: Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2 next gen AiO VR solution

    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.
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    Re: Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2 next gen AiO VR solution

    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.

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    Re: Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2 next gen AiO VR solution

    Quote Originally Posted by cheesemp View Post
    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...erberg-8316786

    It's depressing how hard it is to be anonymous online nowadays.
    That maybe the case but I am definitely not signing up to Facebook just to use Oculus, because of this issue just sold my Oculus and looking elsewhere
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    Re: Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2 next gen AiO VR solution

    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.

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    Re: Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2 next gen AiO VR solution

    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.

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    Re: Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2 next gen AiO VR solution

    Who said anyone accepted apple, what are you on about?
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    Re: Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2 next gen AiO VR solution

    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

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    Re: Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2 next gen AiO VR solution

    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.

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    Re: Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2 next gen AiO VR solution

    Quote Originally Posted by Saracen999 View Post
    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.
    my sentiments exactly. I knew someone who worked for fb in a legal capacity. TLDR The horror. They moved to a better company as soon as the right post came available.

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    Re: Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2 next gen AiO VR solution

    Quote Originally Posted by Percy1983 View Post
    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.
    not much use they track the IP and mac addresses in the chain and link everything to you that way.

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    Re: Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2 next gen AiO VR solution

    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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