Meta plans to delete all Oculus account data by end of March

In an email sent to users, Meta announced that all Oculus accounts and associated data will be deleted by the end of this month.

Users are being told to migrate their Oculus accounts to Meta one accounts by March 29th. If you don’t migrate, you won’t be able to reactivate or earn apps, in-app purchases, store credit, etc. Achievements, friends lists, and content created with your Oculus account will also be lost, the email said, according to The Verge.

Meta, formerly known as Facebook, began requiring new users to sign up for virtual reality (VR) devices using their Facebook account instead. Since then, it has continued to push users away from their Oculus accounts, adding the ability to create meta accounts in 2022.

According to the report, the company stopped allowing users to log into their Oculus accounts in January 2023.

“Once your Oculus account is deleted, you will no longer be able to use Meta Quest with your Oculus account, and you will not be able to reactivate your account or retrieve anything from your account,” Meta’s email said. was.

Users can migrate their account information by following the instructions on Meta’s website, but they must use the same email address associated with both their Meta and Oculus accounts when transferring their data. .

Oculus is a virtual reality company founded in 2012 and later acquired by Facebook (now Meta) in 2014. Oculus VR devices have since been rebranded to Meta Quest, and now a new generation of devices is available.

The email to users highlights Meta’s commitment to transitioning to new technology. Just days ago, CEO Mark Zuckerberg partnered with LG Electronics to expand the company’s augmented reality and artificial intelligence ambitions for new consumer devices.