Meta sneakily introduced “Platform Integrity Attestation API” which basically calls home to see whether the user has a valid license to play.

This means that to run apps user has to have online connection to perform an integrity test. Whether it’s only a test on launch or continues call home like Denuvo-like DRMs is not yet clear. This could also mean that modified headsets could fail to pass this test essentially closing down the device for modifications that could damage “platform integrity”. Not all details are clear yet but this doesn’t look good.

Currently it’s optional and up to app developers to enable it.

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    1 year ago

    All the shills promised me and other doubters that something like this would never happen. I’m glad I lost all interest in Oculus the moment Facebook bought them.
    Hopefully we’ll see some solid info on the Deckard this year.

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      1 year ago

      Same. And it’s sad because, from what others have said, they are great vr headsets. Hopefully valve nails it with Deckard.

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    1 year ago

    Liiiiiitle bit of an outrage attempting title.

    The API is being added, it’s optional for developers, and the person that is quoted in the article even says that it’s not really going to be used for that.

    Also there’s never been anything stopping developers from making their games “always online” to begin with, so this changes nothing.

    This is like saying steam requires always online simply because an api exists for online checking drm.