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Oculus Quest 2 Facebook account merge is a bit of a mess

October 15, 2020VG247

By Stephany Nunneley, Thursday, 15 October 2020 20:32 GMT Oculus Quest 2 users are having issues merging their Oculus accounts to a Facebook account, leaving them with nothing but an expensive “paperweight.”According to various reports, Oculus Quest 2 owners who are creating a Facebook account for the first time are experiencing problems with the verification system.As UploadVR reports, some new users are unable to acquire verification or are having the account outright suspended from the get-go.There are even some users who deactivated their Facebook account being suspended for trying to reactivate or when merging the account with their Oculus accounts, which…

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Facebook is locking some Oculus Quest 2 owners out of their headsets

October 15, 2020RockPaperShotgun

By all accounts, the Oculus Quest 2 is a lovely bit of kit. Resident hardware buff Katherine reckons it’s the best low-budget VR headset you can get your hands on in her Oculus Quest 2 review, with the caveat that you don’t mind creating a Facebook account for it. Turns out, that last part may be more of a dealbreaker than first thought, with some new owners reporting that the social media monolith’s overzealous account moderation is barring them entry to their shiny new headsets. (more…)

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Oculus no longer developing PC-only VR

September 17, 2020VG247

By Stephany Nunneley, Thursday, 17 September 2020 19:31 GMT Facebook has announced it will no longer developer PC-only VR, what with Oculus Quest 2 coming out.According to the company, the community and developers prefer the wireless all-in-one headset Quest.Because of this, Oculus will now focus on VR headsets moving forward instead of PC-only hardware, with sales of Rift S ending in 2021.Sales of the original Quest will also when Quest 2 is brought to market. The company said it will continue to support the original quest Quest with “new features and gaming experiences moving forward.”The company also said Oculus Link…

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