05-23-2016 08:45 AM
BY JOE SKREBELS An Oculus Rift security update seen by many to be a response to Revive - the mod that allows players to play Oculus-exclusive games on the HTC Vive VR headset - has backfired, allowing for full-scale game piracy.
Talking to Motherboard, Revive's secretive developer, Libre VR explained that the update - which now includes a pre-game launch check to see if an Oculus is being used to play - actually allows for the entire security check to be bypassed.
On Reddit, Libre VR said: "I still do not support piracy, do not use this library for pirated copies." He also confirmed that if he found a way to keep Revive's core functionality without bypassing the security checks and allowing for piracy, he would implement it.
When Revive was first released, Oculus told IGN: "This is a hack, and we don’t condone it. Users should expect that hacked games won’t work indefinitely, as regular software updates to games, apps, and our platform are likely to break hacked software."
It's likely that the company will now seek to counter this latest loophole sooner rather than later. IGN has reached out for comment.
05-24-2016 06:19 AM
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05-24-2016 12:09 PM
Syrellaris said:
@CharlieHobbes Actually they did not close an "hack". Since Revive before this update still did DRM checks, it in fact was doing nothing illegal. Oculus closed it, because they don't want rift games working on a vive. This is what a closed system is and what Oculus apparently wants, even though they have said over and over again, they aren't going that route.
They pretty much forced him to go the illegal route. If they had just left it as it is, no harm would have been done.
Specially since both the vive and the rift are just screens.
Also I never stated that Oculus is fully responsible, just partially. You can't really compare this to a house either...
05-24-2016 01:27 PM
05-24-2016 02:14 PM
Syrellaris said:
Honestly, Oculus did this intentionally because they want a closed system. It is rather obvious. Yet, Gamers do not want Closed Systems. It is one of the most hated things on Consoles and it will be one of the most hated things in VR.
05-24-2016 02:25 PM
05-24-2016 02:29 PM
jab said:
Must read article that covers the current mess. http://www.pcworld.com/article/3073587/software/why-oculuss-bitter-drm-arms-race-exacerbates-the-rif...
05-24-2016 02:34 PM
CrashFu said:
Syrellaris said:
Honestly, Oculus did this intentionally because they want a closed system. It is rather obvious. Yet, Gamers do not want Closed Systems. It is one of the most hated things on Consoles and it will be one of the most hated things in VR.
By Gamers you specifically mean those pretentious "PC Master Race" types, right?
"most hated things on consoles" Only to people who look down on consoles to begin with. Anyone who has ever owned and loved a gaming console is looking at all this melodrama and going, "Why is this even a big deal? Platform exclusivity is not a new thing, not even on PC, and it's natural for companies to oppose the piracy of their software."
The PC Master Race thinks they should own VR and dictate what it's supposed to be just because it requires high-end PCs? Sorry, VR is a brand new medium and it's not going to be held back by the unwritten rules of PC gaming.
05-24-2016 02:43 PM
05-24-2016 02:43 PM
Syrellaris said:
CrashFu said:
Syrellaris said:
Honestly, Oculus did this intentionally because they want a closed system. It is rather obvious. Yet, Gamers do not want Closed Systems. It is one of the most hated things on Consoles and it will be one of the most hated things in VR.
By Gamers you specifically mean those pretentious "PC Master Race" types, right?
"most hated things on consoles" Only to people who look down on consoles to begin with. Anyone who has ever owned and loved a gaming console is looking at all this melodrama and going, "Why is this even a big deal? Platform exclusivity is not a new thing, not even on PC, and it's natural for companies to oppose the piracy of their software."
The PC Master Race thinks they should own VR and dictate what it's supposed to be just because it requires high-end PCs? Sorry, VR is a brand new medium and it's not going to be held back by the unwritten rules of PC gaming.
Any gamers, consoles, pc etc. Content locked to a specific console or just to pc is stupid and is the most hated thing in the Gaming Community. I don't know how you found "pc master race" in that.. Btw, for your information, i detest these so called PC Master race kiddies.