Oculus removes hardware DRM that locked games onto its headset

Oculus removes hardware DRM that locked games onto its headset — TechCrunch

An Oculus update posted today quietly removes a feature that blocked Oculus software from being played on other headsets — something that the community has been up in arms about for a month. The removal is essentially a mea culpa from Oculus, which over the last few weeks has faced hard questions from press and…

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Acquired a B.Sc.(Statistics/Computer Science) degree from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (Nairobi, Kenya). Also studied International Relations - post graduate - at the University of Nairobi (Nairobi, Kenya). I have had the opportunity to serve as a public servant at the Foreign Affairs office in Nairobi in addition to serving as a diplomat abroad. Travelling to a number of countries on occupational assignment certainly was a rare privilege. I loved every moment of it.

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June 25, 2016

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malibehiribae
June 25, 2016 at 4:11 am

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A positive development, certainly a great decision that would tremendously improve user experience across different platforms. Many thanks for sharing this timely consideration.

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