I think Darko, in between the lines, says something about it
though if you look back at when the Aries was introduced you’ll find Mr. Wang saying they already were in touch with the consortium and promised MQA decoding was coming
and think about it: Auralic also makes DACs that use ESS chips but… they are not going to have them certified 
EDIT: found something more about Auralic/MQA here: Withdrawal of MQA support