Oculus could have been great, it’s a shame that Meta metastasized and destroyed them.
Yes. I was going to get one and instantly changed my mind when it was purchased by Facebook.
Yep, instantly got crappier when it switched from oculus to Facebook. Maybe my memory is failing, but I thought I recall switching from oculus to Facebook and then recently from Facebook to meta account. Shitier and Shitier.
I remember being excited about oculus when they started developing their headsets. Then I heard Facebook bought them, and the first thing Zuckerbot had to say about it was how excited he was to develop Virtual Reality advertisements. I have never lost as much interest in a product as quickly before or since.
Meta is cancer, pure and simple.
Gee. Remember the last time Meta lied about this sort of thing? I remember.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/393371/oculus-vr-headsets-will-soon-require-a-facebook-account.html
When Meta bought Oculus, I boxed up my OG Rift and threw it in the basement, and bought a Reverb G2. I’d rather be tied to a dead platform (WMR) than Meta. Fuck Meta, and fuck Facebook. Don’t buy their products, don’t give them your data, don’t give them a dime.
Yeah, Oculus went from neutral-leaning-positive in my mind to not-worth-consideration as soon as FB bought it.
When Meta bought Oculus, I boxed up my OG Quest and threw it in the basement,
Meta (at the time it was still just named Facebook) bought Oculus before they ever released a retail product. Facebook bought them between the release of the original dev kit on Kickstarter and the dk2 in 2014. They had already been owned by Facebook for 2 years when the first Retail Rift came out in 2016. The first Quest didn’t come out until 2019, 5 years after Facebook/Meta bought Oculus.
For the story to make sense, I’m guessing that the person you’re responding to meant OG Oculus or OG Rift as in the development kit.
You’re right, I’m not sure why I put Quest. I’ve never owned a Quest, that came out long after I ditched them.
Facebook bought oculus before the release of the CV1…
Did you put a DK1 or 2 in your basement?
Feel the hate. Let it flow through you.
Unfortunately the Reverb G2 will be junk when WMR is removed from Windows.
I’d doubt it. There are already open source projects to make it (and other similar headsets) work without WMR including on Linux, and it’s likely you’ll be able to shoehorn and install the final release of WMR back into Windows manually just like you can with all kinds of other legacy Microsoft stuff.
The article is about not having to link your Meta account and your Facebook account.
And the time before that, when Meta claimed you would not need a Meta/Facebook account at all and could continue using your old Oculus account. They reneged on that within about a year, from what I recall. Sources on that are tough to find because they’ve been trampled by the more recent bait-and-switch, and subsequently this one.
Long story short, Meta has now lied three times about the ongoing account requirements to continue to use the hardware you’ve already paid for, pulling the rug out from users contradicting what they said before.
I have simply chosen not to own an Oculus Rift.
Problem solved.
Same. Lost all interest when Palmer sold out to Zuck.
It’s a great product, just not well managed by a trustworthy company. I worked at target back in the day when the Quest 2 was around and I got one brand new for about $220 after employee discounts and gift card offers.
It’s a shame to see it change over time, but damn is the price accessible compared to $800+ headsets at the time. You gotta admit it really lowered the bar for entry for VR seeing how it’s now also 40% of SteamVR users.
I really hate what they’ve done with the product.
But due to the low price point VR has taken off and loads of parents got it for thier kids. That means more Devs have made games and more competition making headsets.
more competition making headsets
quite the opposite has happened, there are fewer companies making headsets now. Microsoft is removing their version of open platform, mixed reality from windows entirely…
But without content or Meta focusing so hard, it’s likely more projects would have shut down sooner.
Just because Microsoft cancels a project, that doesn’t mean shit.
Microsoft is famous for buying up and shutting down new tech.
i’m holding out for an Index 2 but Valve really doesn’t seem to be in any rush
I didn’t migrate and abandoned anything Meta, I view this as an absolute win! Saved me the time hah
Let’s delete them.
Does anyone else read it is “Occultus?” or is it just me?
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I like my Q3 a lot.
I don’t get the angry comments… Oculus 1 only require an email address, because people didn’t want to have to link their oculus account with their Facebook account.
…I don’t know about Oculus 2, but the article is saying that Oculus 3 only requires a Meta account… It’s not saying it has to be linked to your Facebook account.
Your account will just switch from being with Oculus, to being with Meta… It doesn’t say anything about this suddenly linking your Facebook account to your Oculus/Meta account.
Meta also own Instagram and Threads… And you don’t have to link those two services either.
…that’s a lot more account separation than Google gives you. It’s gets some people’s phone, email, location, and search history.
