The Oculus Go is a VR headset that allows you to cut the cord and have immersive VR experiences anytime, anywhere. Integrated surround sound, 64GB of memory, and a massive content library make the Oculus Go a fantastic portable alternative to PC-connected VR headsets.
The Oculus Go is the latest addition to the Oculus line of VR headsets. Unlike gaming headsets, the Go has an emphasis on mobile, social, immersive entertainment, allowing you to experience concerts and sporting events from the best seats in the house, watch movies with 180 degree viewing angle, and share VR experiences with friends. The built-in 3D sound, excellent battery life, and untethered Oculus GO goes far beyond gaming into whole new realms of VR content.
While the Oculus Go does have extensive gaming content, it’s not a gaming headset. It’s designed for people who want premium, immersive entertainment experiences, alone or with friends, from anywhere in the world. The massive content library includes VR experiences from Netflix, YouTube, Facebook, NextVR, Fox Sports, Showtime, and more.
Through partnerships with the NBA, MLB, and other sporting and entertainment venues, the Oculus Go offers premium live sports, concerts, comedy shows, and other live experiences in real time. With the Oculus Go, you can create your own virtual apartment and invite up to 3 friends to join you for games, movies, and shows. It’s a VR headset designed not just for those who want to escape reality into a virtual world, but for those who want to enhance reality and share it with others.
One thoughtful detail in the Oculus Go is that the headset can be comfortably worn over eyeglasses. Eyeglass wearers have often struggled with VR headsets, so it’s great to see the evolution of a headset design that accommodates them.
The Oculus Go comes with the headset, a controller, an adapter, and a spacer so you can wear the headset while wearing eyeglasses.
The Oculus Go has all the features that you need for incredible VR experiences right out of the box.
This version of the Oculus Go has 64GB of memory, enough for 7 HD movies, 20 games, or 40 apps. All this onboard memory makes it simple to take your VR with you no matter where you go.
The Oculus Go has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 mobile processor that requires less power, giving you longer battery life on the go.
The headset is adjustable, so it fits well and feels secure, with a soft, breathable lining against your skin. It has a spacer so the headset can be worn with eyeglasses. It rests on your cheekbones, and may feel heavy with prolonged use.
The controller is small and comfortable in the hand, with a touch surface, trigger button, and “back” and “home” buttons. Most controller interactions are limited to swiping and selecting, without sophisticated virtual hand interactions.
The Oculus Go only reacts to rotational head movement and controller interactions; you cannot move through a virtual world.
The LCD display is a 5.5 inch, 538 ppi panel. It has an enormous 2560 x 1440 resolution, with minimal screen door effect, and a FOV of 101 degrees.
The Oculus Go comes with built-in high-quality headphones that give immersive, 3D sound. They do allow some audio leak, which may help with real-world awareness, but also may detract from some immersive experiences. The Oculus Go also has a 3.5mm headphone jack if you want to use it with your own headphones.
The Oculus Go has more than 1000 available apps, games, and VR experiences, available through the Oculus Store. Oculus Go is compatible with the Oculus Room app, that allows you to create your own virtual social space to share with friends. In the shared virtual space, you and your friends can play games, watch movies, listen to music, or experience other apps together.
The Oculus Go supports cross-platform play with the Oculus Rift and the Gear VR, so you can have social gaming experiences.
Because the Oculus Go is designed for entertainment, it’s best used as a social and entertainment device, rather than for gaming. Content partnerships enable incredible VR experiences with the Go, and it would be a shame to miss out on them.
To take full advantage of the Oculus Go, set up your virtual room, invite friends over, and share experiences that would be difficult or impossible in real life. Make the most of your Oculus Go with courtside tickets to the NBA finals, front-row seats at your favorite concert or comedy show, and experience the best sports and entertainment in the world.
The primary competitor to the Oculus Go is the Lenovo Mirage Solo. Both are wireless, mobile, and portable. The Mirage Solo is better for VR gaming, with a more robust processor and advanced motion tracking, for a full six degrees of movement. The Oculus Go is better for entertainment, with built-in surround sound audio, a microphone, and a much larger content library.
The Oculus Go is an all-in-one VR headset optimized for the best shared, immersive, entertainment experiences. While gamers will need a greater range of movement and more sophisticated controller than the Go offers, the massive Oculus content library has a wide range of compelling VR experiences and options that make the Go a great choice for non-gamers to experience immersive virtual reality.
The popularity of the Oculus platform also means that the content library will grow over time, making it a great way to always find and explore something new.
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