Presentation: Rumours of an all-in-one Oculus headset first surfaced in July 2017 when Bloomberg reported that later that year Oculus would announce an affordable virtual reality headset that didn’t need to be tethered to a PC or a phone. Codenamed “Pacific”, the device would be lighter and more powerful than the Samsung Gear VR and aimed at the use cases of gaming, social networking, and watching videos and movies. It was also reported that the device would be equipped with a mobile Snapdragon chip from Qualcomm and that Oculus would be partnering with Chinese electronics manufacturer Xiaomi to produce the headset. The device would carry Oculus’s branding worldwide with the exception of China, where a custom version of the headset would be Xiaomi-branded and run some Xiaomi software.
Oculus Go Box Contents
- Oculus Go Headset
- Controller
- USB cable
- Manual
- Cord for controller
- AA Battery for controller
- Glasses spacer for headset
Description: Experience portable, all-in-one VR without a PC. Crystal-clear optics and state-of-the-art 3D graphics make your headset feel more like a personal cinema. Meet up in VR with friends and fans from around the world to catch live sport, concerts or binge-worthy TV. Whether you’re navigating through the biggest hits on TV or to a far-off land, the intuitive controller makes getting there a cinch.
Headset: Oculus Go
Manufacturer: Facebook Technologies, LLC
Launch Price: $199 (£199)
Release Date: May 2018
Headset Type: VR Headset (All-in-one)
Display: Single LCD at 1280 x 1440 (per eye)
Field of View(FOV): 89° horizontal / 90° vertical
Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
GPU: Quad-core Kryo (2 x 2.15 GHz, 2 x 1.59 GHz)
Interpupillary Distance Adjustment: No
Screen Focus Adjustment: No
Weight: 468 g (16.50 oz)
Tracking: 3 DoF Non-positional
Review: The home screen is exactly the same as on the Gear VR. Using the controller to navigate around the good news is anyone who has been using a Rift of Gear VR before getting an Oculus Go will feel right at home here. Sadly not everything is the same and many people who own a Rift found it quite nauseating without the movement tracking. While this is to be expected it is still something to consider for anyone thinking of downgrading.
Wrapping this up everyone who used it said they were truly impressed with the Oculus Go, based on its price. While you could pick holes in the lack of motion tracking and other things, these little flaws are a worthy sacrifice to the headset being so affordable.
