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Mandatory Socialization: Facebook Accounts To be Required for Oculus Headsets [anandtech.com]

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 [soylentnews.org]
Facebook/Oculus Ordered to pay $500 Million to ZeniMax [soylentnews.org]
Founder of Oculus VR, Palmer Luckey, Departs Facebook [soylentnews.org]
Facebook Announces Oculus Go for $200 [soylentnews.org]
Facebook's Zuckerberg Wants to Get One Billion People in VR [soylentnews.org]
Facebook Launches Oculus Go, a $200 Standalone VR Headset [soylentnews.org]
Oculus Co-Founder Says there is No Market for VR Gaming [soylentnews.org]
John Carmack Steps Down at Oculus to Pursue AI Passion Project [soylentnews.org]
Facebook is Developing its Own OS to Reduce Dependence on Android [soylentnews.org]

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