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Meta announces always online DRM for all existing and future Quest VR devices (mixed-news.com)

submitted 20 hours ago by Gadg8eer@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2180929

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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[–] tiddy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 minutes ago

Just lost wmr to windows updates too, I'd expect more shit like this now that theyre better monopolized

[–] Dr_Vindaloo@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I hate that quest devices are the only reasonably priced and widely available ones. Everything else is either super expensive, way too old, or doesn't run standalone Android with sideloading access (meaning no true ownership of games you paid for via pirated copies).

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 27 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

And this is why I never considered buying one, because meta owns it. There was also the time they forced login with a meta or Facebook account or something, then they reverted that. But these kinds of things could happen at any point in time.

[–] kylian0087@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 hours ago

And banning if you where not the owner of the device. So you couldn't even share it with your friends.

I am still and will wait for a much more open platform that is Linux compatible.

[–] simple@lemm.ee 27 points 19 hours ago

July 25, 2023

[–] proper@lemmy.world 22 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

a 1.7 year old thread?

[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 hours ago

A 1.8 year old article.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Still waiting for valve to do an all in one headset

[–] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

They have Valve Index.

[–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 hours ago

Which isn't standalone (or "all in one" as I imagine they meant). I have an Index and a SteamDeck. I can't wait to buy something at the intersection of both.

[–] Lemmchen@feddit.org 2 points 15 hours ago

I'm so sad Nofio essentially produced vaporware.

[–] Euphoma@lemmy.ml 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Meta's drm is ass if this has existed for years. You can play pirated games like eleven table tennis online and walkabaout mini golf online