Altho this isnt terrible news, it isnt good. Key notes to understand here:
• a dev must actually implement this into thier games.
• this will likely cost devs to have access too.
• this will make offline games require internet to authorize. Essentially making the quest devices much like XboxOne and PS4, an online only device. (Which I question the legality of, but I am not a lawyer)
Hopefully these things will work in our favor until an exploit can be found. Read more about it here:
https://developer.oculus.com/blog/platform-integrity-attestation-api-meta-quest-developer
My recommendation is to block firmware updates. Check the sub here to find out how to do that. I personally wouldnt upgrade past firmware v55.
V56 have reports of notifications of unauthorized apps. Not sure if it means anything yet, but the choice is yours.
I feel this is going to be mandatory eventually
To be fully honest, there has been a kill switch in the quest headsets since day 1 that could block piracy. Meta has refused to use it because oddly enough, piracy sells units.
I havent seen this “killswitch” myself but a reliable source has explained this to me. I feel this new api is more of a marketing stunt. A way for them to say “look we did something” but only time will tell.
