Is this a general change? My Rift was nice but it has been gathering dust since that change, it would be cool to hear they've relented.
If you have an old Oculus account, it can be converted directly into a Meta account.
See https://www.meta.com/help/accounts/set-up-meta-account/ and https://www.oculus.com/blog/getting-started-with-meta-accoun....
Note that it will be far easier to convert your Oculus account before 1 January 2023.