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Mandatory Socialization: Facebook Accounts To be Required for Oculus Headsets
Signaling the end to any remaining degrees of separation between Facebook and its VR headset division, Oculus, today the social media company announced that it will be further integrating the two services. Coming this fall, the company will begin sunsetting stand-alone Oculus accounts as part of an effort to transition the entire Oculus ecosystem over to Facebook. This will start in October, when all new Oculus accounts and devices will have to sign up for a Facebook account, while support for existing stand-alone accounts will be retired entirely at the start of 2023.
Previously: Facebook to Buy Rift Maker Oculus VR for $2bn
Facebook/Oculus Ordered to pay $500 Million to ZeniMax
Founder of Oculus VR, Palmer Luckey, Departs Facebook
Facebook Announces Oculus Go for $200
Facebook's Zuckerberg Wants to Get One Billion People in VR
Facebook Launches Oculus Go, a $200 Standalone VR Headset
Oculus Co-Founder Says there is No Market for VR Gaming
John Carmack Steps Down at Oculus to Pursue AI Passion Project
Facebook is Developing its Own OS to Reduce Dependence on Android
(Score: 5, Insightful) by EvilSS on Wednesday August 19 2020, @04:45PM (1 child)
"OK, we don't believe you but OK."
2015: "Hey, remember that thing we said we wouldn't do?" - Facebook
"Yes, we remember."
"Oh. Well we still aren't doing it." - Facebook
2016: "Hey, remember that thing we said we wouldn't do?" - Facebook
"Yes, we remember."
"Ah. Well we still aren't doing it." - Facebook
2017: "Hey, remember that thing we said we wouldn't do?" - Facebook
"Yes, we remember."
"Really?. Well we still aren't doing it then." - Facebook
2018: "Hey, remember that thing we said we wouldn't do?" - Facebook
"Yes, we remember."
"Seriously, you still remember that? Fine we still aren't doing it." - Facebook
2019: "Hey, remember that thing we said we wouldn't do?" - Facebook
"Yes, we remember."
"OMG can't you all just get dementia already!?. Argh! Well we still aren't doing it I guess." - Facebook
2020: "Hey, remember that thing we said we wouldn't do?" - Facebook
"Yes, we remember."
"Well fuck you, we're doing it anyway." - Facebook
Also from Palmer Lucky this week: "I want to make clear that those promises were approved by Facebook in that moment and on an ongoing basis, and I really believed it would continue to be the case for a variety of reasons. In hindsight, the downvotes (on Reddit) from people with more real-world experience than me were definitely justified."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 20 2020, @01:26PM
This reminds me of a lot of TV show writers who think that the viewers will forget some plot point they don't want to address if they ignore it long enough.
It never, ever works, as is evidenced by people who watch Pokemon who still ask about the GS Ball (which vanished about 20 years ago).