a b c Takahashi, Dean (1 May 2018). "Oculus Go review — Mobility makes it a powerful experience". VentureBeat . Retrieved 1 February 2020. As we noted, the Oculus Go is nicely suited to seated experiences where you won’t be moving around so much as looking around. It can handle 360-degree video well. This doesn’t mean there aren’t cool games and experiences, though. Some of the games that come out on the Rift also get versions that will work on the Oculus Go.

a b Hills-Duty, Rebecca (3 May 2018). "Oculus Unveil Oculus Go for Business". VR Focus . Retrieved 29 February 2020. The headset was officially announced under the name Oculus Go on October 11, 2017 at the Oculus Connect developer conference and was slated to ship in early 2018. [20] Facebook Technologies introduced the device as its first entry into the at-the-time new product category it called "standalone", a class of virtual reality headsets that don't require an external computing device like a smartphone or a personal computer to function. [20] [21] Oculus's partnerships with Qualcomm and Xiaomi, as well as Xiaomi's version of the headset called the Mi VR Standalone, were revealed in January at CES 2018. [22] [23] The Go was officially released on May 1, 2018. [3] Xiaomi released the Mi VR Standalone on May 31, 2018. [24] Then, you can reposition the headset so your view is clear. Now, you’re ready to go, and the Oculus Go will guide you through everything else. Standalone virtual reality headsetshave been a dream until very recently. The current wave of VR has consisted of either mobile-dependent headsets in which you have to insert a fairly powerful smartphone into a wearable shell, or tethered headsets that need to be plugged into a separate device, like a gaming PC or console. The former are inexpensive and don't use wires, but only work with a handful of relatively expensive smartphones. The latter are pricey and use awkward cables, and require even more expensive hardware.

Dillet, Romain. "CES 2018 Oculus partners with Xiaomi to launch the Oculus Go and Mi VR Standalone". TechCrunch . Retrieved 20 May 2019. Built-in headphones and a microphone offer clear audio and easy chatting in VR. The Rift is connected to the computer using a split HDMI and USB 3.0 cable, so there’s no battery required, meaning you can enjoy VR without time limits. You can also share your view on the computer’s monitor for friends to see everything you see.

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Design

You are effectively stationary within the VR space, though you can turn and look around in any direction (this is called 3DOF, or 3 degrees of freedom). Meanwhile, the controller acts as a pointer in the VR space. Catan VR places you in a chair in front of a Catan board, surrounded by three other chairs. Other players appear in the chairs, demonstrating both the Go's capability for multiplayer, as well as Oculus' support for cross-headset play between the Oculus Go and Oculus Rift. Two of the players used the Oculus Rift, and so had two floating gloved hands in front of them thanks to the Oculus Touch controllers. The other Oculus Go user and I had only one gloved hand each, representing the Oculus Go controller. Sherr, Ian; Tibken, Shara (13 October 2014). "Virtual reality and the silver screen: A match made in heaven". CNET . Retrieved 1 March 2020.

a b Kuchera, Ben (1 May 2018). "Oculus Go review". Polygon. Vox Media, Inc . Retrieved 30 August 2019.For Android users, you’ll need a device running Android 6.0 or later. iPhone users will need iOS 10 or higher. You’ll be prompted to sign in on the app, and you have the option of using your Facebook account for that. Barra, Hugo (26 September 2018). "Oculus Connect 5 | Keynote Day 01". YouTube.com. Oculus VR, LLC . Retrieved 17 August 2019. After unveiling Quest, we have now completed our first generation portfolio of VR headsets. Oculus Go uses the same Oculus store and UI as the Samsung Gear VR and, because of that, it launches with well over 1,000 different games and experiences to delve into. At this point, those of you who already own Gear VR headsets may wonder what the key appeal of Oculus Go is. In short, it’s generally a lot easier and more comfortable to jump into VR with Oculus Go over any of its mobile-powered rivals – but let us explain. Lang, Ben (29 March 2019). "Everything We Know (Officially) About the FOV and IPD of Rift S & Quest". Road to VR . Retrieved 30 August 2019.