I've been looking at a Quest but have been concerned about people's reports about Facebook integration, but I find myself asking: do I actually care?
I already have a Facebook account which I am very unlikely to get rid of because I do actually use it!
Whilst the ability to play games natively on the device is useful and I probably would buy a couple, the ultimate aim would be to use it on non-Oculus games (i.e. Steam, Epic, Origin etc - all those lovely companies who never do anything shady like mean old Facebook
) - if all my games are on those platforms how can Facebook take them off me?
And if - IF - it suddenly became important that I was no longer on Facebook and there was no hack available, couldn't I just scrub my account of any personal details and keep the Oculus bit live? Could I "sell" my Oculus to another user who doesn't live with me but seems to share a lot of the same IP addresses? If worst came to worst, couldn't I just sell it for real, and write the investment off?
Not sure if I'm missing anything here. I get the concerns with social media companies, but I partake in this sector of 21st Century life despite them.