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Honestly all these VR systems don't matter much. I already bought my games on steam and none of them natively support steam. I'm basically in a holding pattern until one does without having to do a virtual desktop or something. Plus, no Facebook account, so those are out ...
Go with Linux on top of that and you're kinda forced down to the Index, or to wait for the Deckard, which surely won't be cheap either.
If the headset runs android and has OpenXR properly implemented, you could use it on linux with wivrn. But the index is kinda in a league of its own in terms of PCVR convenience due to being wired and not having it's own OS.
Meta devices no longer need a facebook account FYI. That requirement was scrapped over 2 years ago.
No, it wasn't. I just bought one and still needed a Meta account. Where are you getting this bullshit, stop it
Read my post again carefully. They used to require a facebook account, which they no longer do. A Meta account is just an email address and a password, not automatically connected to a social media profile.
Yes, it is technically not called a facebook account, but it is effectively the same thing in terms of privacy. Plus, you need to give a working phone number just to unlock basic headset functionality (installing apks).
I disagree. The worst thing about the facebook account requirement was that it meant your VR profile was directly tied to a public social media account with your full name and possibly even more personal info. That's much worse when it comes to privacy. It forced people to join an otherwise unrelated social network just to get their VR headset working. You could lose access to your VR library by getting banned on facebook. Without all that, it's the exact same thing as the regular Oculus accounts that existed before the facebook requirement.
In any case, you can think whatever you want about meta accounts. I simply pointed out the fact that facebook accounts are no longer required. I didn't say that meta accounts have good privacy or that you should get a Quest. I personally use a Valve Index. Downvoting an easily provable fact or calling it bullshit seems silly to me but eh. I guess reddit's debate culture is slowly taking hold here as well.