Instead, a Meta account is required.
I see what you did there.
I see what you did there.
A Facebook account is much more restrictive than say a Steam account. Facebook tries to get you to use your real name for example. Who in the world wants to use their real name playing a video game?
Can't you play games without the store? Like streaming games from your PC or side loading games. You shouldn't need an account if you're not going to use the store.
From the mail we received: you can continue using your Oculus account until January 1, 2023. After this date a Meta account will be required to *continue* using your Meta VR devices.
It's weird to me that I need to create a new account to continue using my device.
The question is, will a Meta account be different than an FB account? I would argue it has to be because its essentially a game/ media device and they will destroy their market if they try to keep up a policy of not letting people create fake accounts. No one wants to play video games with their real name and address. There had been a problem of Quest 2s getting bricked because kids were using them on a "fake" account. They need kids.
Maybe I'm not a master of the internet like yourself, but I'm able to use crazy technology like "oidc" and "delegation" to prevent the same entity who runs the carnival to also own my identity.
The problem isn’t that one needs an account.
> The question is, will a Meta account be different than an FB account?
This is a marketing rebrand of Facebook accounts. In the short term, Meta will position it as a separate identity system. In the long term, each person will have one Meta account for all Meta services.
> No one wants to play video games with their real name and address.
Meta may allow this, but in every case Meta will know who’s behind each Meta identity.
Historically this was the default on the web, it's a relatively recent phenomenon for sites like instagram/fb to require login to even read anything.
YouTube manages to deliver plenty of entertainment value without a login to this day, until you try to look at "mature content".
It won't convince everyone, but it will convince some.