Oculus Rift Turns Its Back On DRM!

General news News 06/27/2016

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Digital Rights Management is getting removed from the Oculus Rift VR-headset with the 1.5 update.

DRM is a sensible subject in virtual reality. Although the Vive’s creator, Palmer Luckey has said that he would never use DRM for the Rift, an update brought digital rights management-related program codes in May for the headset.

However, LibreVR, a group of developers and hackers, has created a program called ReVive, which allows Oculus Rift games to be played on the HTC Vive. When the DRM update came, they followed suit, and they also shared the source code on GitHub.

Oculus saw the revolt against their move, and they decided to throw out DRM with the next update. LibreVR respected the decision, and they reverted the source code to the pre-DRM version.

DRM is not always the solution. Remember, GOG, which offers DRM-free, as well as retro, yet modern operating system supporting games for reasonable prices is successful as well.

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