That wouldn't be better for the company. They probably don't make money on selling the hardware.
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einlander@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Well, if I didn’t have to make a face book log in to use one. If not for that I would consider one to play in steam. Even if I had to have it tethered.
Beacon@fedia.io 1 month ago
tias@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
I think they don’t require that anymore. It’s a “Meta login” which can be separate from Facebook. At least for Quest devices.
TragicNotCute@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Call it what you want, but this requirement prevents me from buying their products too. I use no Meta services. Don’t wanna start.
hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 1 month ago
do you struggle to play peekaboo? how do you not grasp that they’re feeding into the same software ecosystem and your data is being stored in the same database?
awesomesauce309@midwest.social 1 month ago
Not separated enough for me. I know all the big companies are bad, but I won’t touch google/fb hardware.
NegativeInf@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The same jerks with a new name get the all your data. Bootlick harder.
vulgarcynic@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I am still so incredibly salty that my quest 1 is a paperweight because of this requirement.
It did not exist when I purchased the product. Full Stop.
When they introduced to that requirement with the quest 2 you were able to use the quest one without it with no issue. Sometime last year we tried to hook our quest one up to Steam Link and were met with a Meta Account requirement. There was no way within the UI to get around it.
In a moment of frustration, wanting to play some Beat Saber with the family, I went ahead and started the process of making a meta account only to be stopped several times along the way by various privacy layers on our network. It was insane. My PiHole about caught fire.
30 minutes in I gave up and dug out the Vive Cosmos and all 20 wires it needed. So disappointed meta is the only wireless headse with decent battery life. They ruined VR adoption for me.
barsquid@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Same sentiment except additionally I will never buy anything from Facebook because they are radicalizing people.
Not going to buy an Apple Vision either if it won’t behave as a generic screen for any OS.
I am utterly sick of the account requirement and proprietary connector bullshit from every company.