Oculus Faces Backlash Over New Facebook Account Requirement

Oculus has introduced that, beginning in October, new customers should have a Facebook account to log in. Existing customers can have the choice of merging their Facebook and Oculus accounts beginning that month. Those present customers can choose not to take action for 2 years. Starting on January 1, 2023, nevertheless, assist for Oculus accounts will formally be phased out. Following this date, Oculus customers that don’t log in with a Facebook account will nonetheless be capable to use their units, however full performance would require an account. Full particulars may be discovered within the hyperlink within the Tweet beneath.

Today, we’re saying some essential updates to how folks log into Oculus units, whereas nonetheless retaining their VR profile. Starting in October 2020, everybody utilizing an Oculus system for the primary time might want to log in with a Facebook account. // https://t.co/SMeDOXgehN

— Oculus (@oculus) August 18, 2020

On social media, Oculus customers appear fairly sad with the change. Facebook has seen a number of backlash over the previous few years, with many customers deleting their accounts. Forcing present customers to ultimately create Facebook accounts is clearly not sitting effectively with present customers and potential consumers!

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