Facebook Owned Apps Oculus. Oculus is owned by facebook and is one of facebook’s apps and technologies. Using a facebook account provides a single way to log into oculus devices and makes it easier to find, connect and play with friends in vr.
In every case other than oculus (that i could find), you are allowed to use that service’s login credentials for service and you are not required to use facebook credentials (facebook is an option , of course). Using a facebook account provides a single way to log into oculus devices and makes it easier to find, connect and play with friends in vr. First time oculus users will need to login with a facebook account starting october this year.
Oculus mark zuckerberg took to facebook to announce that his company would acquire oculus vr in 2014.
It was purchased for $2.3 billion. Play solo or with friends. Facebook also purchased the defunct company connectu in a court settlement and acquired intellectual property formerly held by rival friendster.the majority of the companies acquired by facebook. Facebook is the parent company of a lot of services — some of which i bet you didn’t know was owned by them.