I did this first. It's mandatory, so better to do it now, than later. If you own an Oculus, power on your hand controllers through the clunky computer

When opening up the game, there will be an app on the bottom showing the functionality of your headset and controllers. This app needs to be opened for the game to go past the loading screen. If you have followed this step, you should be in an infirmary and the game will start.