Meta Evicts PC VR Users From Their Customized Oculus Homes
Meta seems to have ended support for Oculus Home on its Oculus App for PC VR headsets, with a new update removing access to the customization features and cutting off users from their existing home environments.
Oculus Home was the default home environment on PC for Oculus Rift, Rift S and Quest headset when using Link. It allowed users to create their own virtual home environment, with a range of highly-customizable options for decoration, furniture and interior design. It also allowed users to collect items granted by other PC VR apps or games, which could then be displayed within Oculus Home.
Reports from users on Reddit indicate that over the last few months, Meta gradually reduced access to Oculus Home in its Oculus Desktop App for PC. Some users reported last month that the button to access Oculus Home disappeared with updates, while others noted that reinstalling the software reinstated access – at least temporarily.
However, another recent update to the desktop app led to a new set of reports from users indicating that they can no longer access Oculus Home at all, with no workarounds to reinstate the feature.
