Ask HN: Can I not accept Oculus' new ToS?
I bought my Oculus Rift before Facebook purchased the company, and I don't have a Facebook account. Is there anything I can do about my hardware that is about to be bricked?
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I thought you could continue to use your existing account without switching to a Facebook account.
I just got an email that says:
“On that date, you will have the choice to continue using your existing Oculus account and remain under the updated Oculus Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, or to use a Facebook account on the platform and agree to new terms. Learn more.”
I just got an email that says:
“On that date, you will have the choice to continue using your existing Oculus account and remain under the updated Oculus Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, or to use a Facebook account on the platform and agree to new terms. Learn more.”
The announcement blog post[1] includes this line:
"Will a Facebook account be required to use future Oculus devices? Yes. Future Oculus devices will require a Facebook account."
My current understanding is that new devices, such as the Quest 2, will also mandate the use of a FB account.
[1] https://www.oculus.com/blog/a-single-way-to-log-into-oculus-...
"Will a Facebook account be required to use future Oculus devices? Yes. Future Oculus devices will require a Facebook account."
My current understanding is that new devices, such as the Quest 2, will also mandate the use of a FB account.
[1] https://www.oculus.com/blog/a-single-way-to-log-into-oculus-...
Likely not the answer you're looking for ... I was in the same situation as you. I just sold mine.
Yeah, think that's my only solution as well.
Does it literally brick your hardware, or do you just lose access to the Oculus store or something similar, and can still use it as a generic VR headset?
As far as I understand I can't get back into the Oculus Hub where I bought my VR titles. The VR headset will still work, I just can't use it on software I bought.
The Oculus situation reminds me of this video: https://youtu.be/q2LIXcbDiZA which predicted the future.