Oculus Revives Rift Headsets With Patch, Offers $15 Store Credit To Say “Sorry”

Gaming has sure come a long way. It used to be that electricity was the biggest requirement for gaming, but nowadays, we have internet requirements to contend with, and of course sporadic updates that can ruin what was supposed to be your prime game time. And let’s not forget our peripherals that have the capability of bricking in an instant due to expired security certificates!

To be fair, the latter issue there is a new-age problem, but it’s one that bit anyone who tried to use their Oculus Rift yesterday. Users who were ready to immerse themselves found themselves looking at a Windows dialog box instead, simply reading “Can’t reach Oculus runtime service” – ultimately a front for an expired security certificate.

Fortunately, since this is a software issue, and not a hardware one, Oculus was able to issue a fix very quickly. If you’re still able to access your Oculus software, likely because you didn’t try to access it while it was broken, you should automatically update to the fixed version. If you can’t open the application, you’ll need to go here and download a patch. Installing it with the “repair” option, and then running the Oculus application, will get you back up and running.

To show its sincerity in apologizing for this issue, Oculus is giving $15 in Oculus Store credit to anyone who used their device after Feb 1. The company says that the credit will be added within the next 7 days, so if you don’t see it reflected right away, don’t fret.

Who wants to bet this doesn’t happen again?