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.

    • Chainweasel@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      47
      ·
      1 year ago

      I always wanted one, but when they made it a requirement to have and link a Facebook account to use it I completely lost interest.

      • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        11
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        I have one. Not long after I bought it, it became a brick because it forced a software update that forced a Facebook sign in to use it.

        • Whirlybird
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          5
          arrow-down
          3
          ·
          1 year ago

          That requirement has been removed for longer than it was in place.

              • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                7
                arrow-down
                3
                ·
                1 year ago

                Nah I’m good. Not really that cool anyway after a few hours.

                Maybe one day I’ll get a Valve Index.

                • Whirlybird
                  link
                  fedilink
                  English
                  arrow-up
                  1
                  ·
                  1 year ago

                  Maybe one day I’ll get a Valve Index.

                  But you’ve already got a Quest?

                  • HughJanus@lemmy.ml
                    link
                    fedilink
                    English
                    arrow-up
                    2
                    arrow-down
                    1
                    ·
                    1 year ago

                    No I’ve got an Oculus Go. And it’s got bullshit Facebook spyware on it.

              • Corhen@lemmy.world
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                2
                arrow-down
                1
                ·
                1 year ago

                still think people complaing about this is weird. Like, they made this change, and removed the facebook integration, and people still act like this is the case.

      • Whirlybird
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        5
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        You don’t need a Facebook account. They very quickly removed that requirement.

      • Steeve@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        arrow-down
        4
        ·
        1 year ago

        They took that out a while ago, that’s when I picked up the Quest 2. Honestly, it’s the best PCVR headset out there, and this article has nothing to do with PCVR, just their own platform. This won’t affect your ability to pirate PCVR games at all.

        • ThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          8
          ·
          edit-2
          1 year ago

          It’s discontinued unfortunately, so don’t expect much in the way of support. But it is a great VR headset that you can get on the cheap ATM

        • vividspecter@lemm.ee
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          4
          ·
          1 year ago

          I’m really not a fan of Windows MR, both because it’s locked to Windows but also because it’s kind of temperamental, but it’s a good headset in terms of resolution at least (and comfort).

          Although I will admit it’s not as buggy as it used to be so that’s a plus.

        • MadManWithTinFoil@feddit.de
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          1 year ago

          Out of curiosity:

          I was looking into VR headsets half a year ago and found the PICO 4 interesting as a budget option to try VR.

          The Display of the G2 seems to be a lot better but costs an additional 250€. Does it really make the experience that much better and worth the bigger investment if you only want to try it out and fear that the headset will only collect dust after a month or so?

          • Silviecat44
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            4
            ·
            1 year ago

            Honestly, If you are just trying out vr I think you should go for the cheaper option. I don’t have a frame of reference though as the G2 was my first headset. You also need to have a good enough GPU for the increased resolution.

              • degrix@lemmy.hqueue.dev
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                1
                ·
                1 year ago

                Just an FYI, but the PICO 4 is made by ByteDance which is the parent company of TikTok. Facebook is awful but I don’t trust TikTok either.

      • BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        I’m just waiting for the Psvr2 jailbreak. The index is nice, but their choice of display really leaves a lot to be desired. I far preferred even the slightly smeared look of my Odyssey+ to the Index, though the index’s tracking was miles ahead of my Odyssey. PSVR is the best headset on the market, but not worth my time unless it can be used forPCVR.

    • NounsAndWords@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      16
      ·
      1 year ago

      It seems (seemed) like a pretty good vr headset…just it’s owned by one of the worst companies and I have no interest paying them hundreds for that level of access to my personal information.