Without a Facebook account it will be impossible to access the Oculus virtual reality experience . This has been announced by the company in an entry published on its official blog. In it he explains what requirements new users must meet if they want to use their VR glasses and what will happen to those who currently use an Oculus user account.
There is no virtual reality without Facebook
Many users already thought – and feared – that after Facebook’s purchase of Oculus, the day would come when it would be essential to use a Facebook account or associate Oculus accounts with the profiles of Marc Zuckerberg’s social network in a mandatory way to be able to continue using virtual reality glasses.
Well, that day is here. Oculus has announced on its official blog that starting in October it will be essential to log in with a Facebook account . This will apply for the moment only to new users who acquire one of their virtual reality glasses now, but it will also be something that ends up reaching old users. The difference will be the amount of time they will have available to continue using their Oculus accounts.
As indicated in that article, current users of Oculus virtual reality glasses will be able to continue using their Oculus user account until 2023 . That will be the extra period of time they will have until all the change is definitively carried out and they need to migrate to continue enjoying VR experiences such as the new Half Life: Alyx or other great virtual games.
Advantages and disadvantages of using your Facebook profile
Is this a positive or negative change? Well it will depend on how we see it, it will have positive and also negative things. But it is clear that if you had deleted your account within Marc Zuckerberg’s social network or were reluctant to create one, right now you no longer have a choice: you will need one.
However, as we said, this is something that depending on how you look at it can be both good and bad. The good part is that you will be able to use all those new features and functions that do add value to the user experience. In addition, taking into account the weight that virtual reality and social experiences can take on right now due to the current pandemic situation, the change would make sense. Because accessing your contacts and even other platforms where you can log in with Facebook could add value.
The problem is that we also all know the history of Facebook and we would be giving it even more information about ourselves. Some data that logically already warns that they would use it to offer better experiences and personalized content according to the interests of each one. But what kind of content, ads? This is where the most conflictive comes in, that Facebook continues to know us so thoroughly.
However, it seems that there is no other alternative and we will have to see how everything progresses. For now, remember that if you already have an Oculus account and use their virtual reality glasses, you will have a discount time until 2023. From now on you can decide and see what it means for new users to use your Facebook profile yes or yes to login, real benefits, etc.
