Revive patch developers fire back by disabling Oculus DRM
A couple days ago, we learned that the Revive patch-a compatibility layer that allows HTC Vive owners to play games from the Oculus Store on their headsets without an Oculus Rift-was broken by a recent update to Oculus' software. That update changed Oculus' DRM model to check whether a Rift was connected to the host PC before allowing Oculus Home games to run. While Oculus had previously warned that hacks of its software wouldn't be guaranteed to function in the long term, the VR enthusiast community has since come to regard Oculus' move as an aggressive attempt to lock down its platform.
Now, Revive's developer has fired back with a new version of the patch that bypasses Oculus' DRM entirely for Unreal Engine titles on the Oculus Store, allowing those titles to run on the HTC Vive once again. This patch comes with side effects, though. Revive's developer ...