Meta announced that security patches for Quest 1 are officially coming to an end next month, marking the final phase-out of the now five-year-old headset.
Meta sent an email to Quest 1 owners on Friday stating the 2019-era Quest will no longer receive any security updates or bug fixes starting August 31st, 2024.
While users will still be able to download and play supported apps, the company notes that “if any security vulnerabilities are discovered in the future, private data that is directly stored on the device or accessible from it would be at risk of compromise.
While this is to be expected, they better be leaving those sets with the ability to be used as PCVR without always-online policies. If they’re basically bricking them by making them simultaneously unsecure and network dependent, that’s just one more reason Meta should be burnt to the fucking ground.