If you purchased an Oculus headset this month or plan to do so in the future, you can no longer avoid Facebook. Signing up for the social network frequented by your worst relatives has become mandatory if you want to slap one of its headsets in your face. For users who have signed up or merged their accounts, if they somehow lose access to that account, they also lose access to the game.

Since this change, some Quest 2 users have reported issues related to their Facebook accounts. One early adopter was banned almost immediately after setting up his account, but Facebook restored access a few days later.

It is less clear what can be done if the ban is due to a violation of Facebook's community standards rather than a glitch. At an Instagram AMA last week, Andrew Bosworth, VP of VR and AR, recommended checking the status of your account before picking up Quest 2

Bosworth said that he had heard about people who have been banned and no longer have access to the game. Asked if there is any news about people who have been banned and lost access to the game, Bosworth said that there are not many, but admitted that there have been some cases. Benjamin Vega, who posed the question, published the clip on Twitter.

"We have been following this really closely since day one and have followed each and every individual case we have come across," Bosworth said. 'The number of cases is not large, but of course the impact is huge for these people, and we take it seriously--every single person involved in VR is important to us.'

For those who already have accounts, he said, "you should continue to make sure your Facebook account is in good standing before purchasing a headset." A banned account does not mean you can't do anything." Those are Facebook account issues," he added." They can be resolved and we are working through them."

There are many reasons to be banned from Facebook. It is not clear what causes new accounts to be banned immediately, but spam, copyright infringement, and nudity can all get you banned from the platform. You can appeal this, but your headset will just become an ugly ornament while you wait for Facebook's response.

"This is very common," Bosworth says. "Google, Apple, Xbox - take your pick - they make you sign up for an account, and there's a reason for that: by doing so, they can provide you with better service and stronger assurances regarding data security and regulatory compliance.

However, Xbox has not recently empowered extremists or helped spread dangerous conspiracy theories. Perhaps there is a good reason why people are not the least bit put off by filling out a few details to play "Sea of Thieves" rather than joining a social network that has been accused of sabotaging democracy. It just might be a bit of a hurdle.

If you can get past creating a Facebook account, the Quest 2 is a pretty attractive headset. Jacob gave the Oculus Quest 2 a 90 in his review, calling it a dramatic improvement over its predecessor and the best way to get started in VR.