Oculus Connect kicked off earlier this evening, leading to plenty of VR news. Not only has Facebook announced that the Oculus Rift CV1 and Touch bundle received a permanent price cut, but the company has also announced a brand new headset. It’s called ‘Oculus Go’ and it is indeed the rumoured $199 standalone/wireless headset that we heard about earlier this year.

According to Mark Zuckerberg, Oculus Go will ‘bridge the gap’ between headsets hooked up to a PC and cheaper headsets hooked up to a smartphone. This will be the first standalone headset from Oculus, though there is a more powerful version codenamed ‘Santa Cruz’ also in the works.



Right now, Zuckerberg’s goal is to bring a massive one billion people to VR, which will be more achievable now that prices are coming down. Oculus Go will also help with it being an uncomplicated, all-in-one device that you can just pick up and use.

In terms of specs, the Go features an LCD display running at 2560×1440, which is a slight bump up from the pixel count found on the Rift CV1. The headset also has spatial audio capabilities. In terms of design, it comes in a pale grey colour, rather than black. Oculus Go development kits start shipping in November, a general release is scheduled for ‘early 2018’.

Source: Kitguru