Oculus Quest 2 Facebook account merge turns some headsets into "paperweights", affected users say

The news Oculus will make Facebook accounts mandatory for all new VR headset users didn't go down well even when it was announced back in August, and on Sunday Oculus confirmed the newly-released Quest 2 would require a Facebook login to function. Well, since the release of the Quest 2 on 13th October, that reaction has worsened, as several users have reported their headsets are currently unusable due to Facebook account merging problems.

The issues seem to mainly affect those who created a new Facebook account, then immediately merged it with their Oculus account... only to have Facebook issue a suspension. Facebook's account creation process requires users to enter accurate personal information and photo ID, yet despite entering this information several Oculus Quest 2 owners found their accounts swiftly disabled.

"I wasn't a fan of creating a Facebook account after deleting mine five years ago but for the sake of the Quest 2 decided to get back on," thespieler11 posted on Reddit. "I entered all my real information and had my account immediately disabled. Now I have a $300 paperweight until someone from Facebook decides the fate of VR for me."

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