radioactivez0r
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I can't bother with VR until it's achieved a good wireless solution; I don't need "games" so much as interesting experiences anyway, so I'm curious how this plays out.
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Oculus Go announced, $199 standalone headset
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nycgamer4ever
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Ouch. Props to first post again. Nailed it.
OT-No positional tracking? This is basically a facebook and porn machine right? At $199 it's going to sell a lot of units!
paragonpro
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Im interested at that price, now what cant i do on this that i wont be able to on a pc rift or vive? Will touch controllers work with it?
Trogdor1123
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Is interesting experience how we say porn now?
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Truly just.. beautiful. Beautiful post.
IrishNinja
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yoooooooooooooooooo
It is basically a GearVR (3 DoF), but you don't need a phone.
They also showed the Santa Cruz prototype which they are shipping to developers next year that is also a standalone headset with inside tracking which allows for 6 DoF and tracked controllers.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Its likely not going to run PC rift or vive content.
Oculus has 2 upcoming standalone VR headsets: Santa Cruz and Oculus Go.
Oculus Go will be $199 and is weaker than Santa Cruz. Oculus Go will be providing mobile VR experience (it share the same library as Gear VR), while Santa Cruz is more likely to support high end VR titles (Vive/Rift)
I think Oculus Touch wouldnt be compatible due to different tracking method. Oculus Go support a remote but its possible they might release a new Oculus Go touch controller down the road.
Check out more details here
https://www.oculus.com/blog/pioneer...ntroducing-oculus-go-plus-santa-cruz-updates/
Nimmermehr
Neo Member
Oh wow, this can't possibly get any better!
*applause continues*
UpUpDownDown
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Holy shit at that first post!
zenspider
Member
First post Hall of Fame.
I am not sure if you are joking, but no standalone means everything is contained in the headset.
They have 2 standalone headsets on the horizon.
Oculus Go (3 Degrees of Freedom) - Think Samsung GearVR or Google's Day Dream but without a phone.
Project Santa Cruz (6 Degrees of Freedom + tracked controllers) - Will probably run a higher end mobile chip, but you will have the ability to walk around freely in a playspace and use tracked controllers.
ArtHands
Thinks buying more servers can fix a bad patch
Standalone means it can run on its own. You dont need to plug it to a smartphone, Pc or console
phantasmic_glaive
Member
I can assure you I am not jocking, I don't know anything about VR.
Random Human
They were trying to grab your prize. They work for the mercenary. The masked man.
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santa cruz wont be running pc vr games based on the impressions coming out right now. Its somewhere between gear vr and rift so it will most likely (my assumption) have its own library seperate to gear vr and rift.
some more details from a reddit user:
and a preview from uploadvr:
https://uploadvr.com/hands-on-santa-cruz-full-freedom-controllers/
ah ok. Well if you aren't familiar with DoF (Degrees of Freedom) I can expand on that to highlight the difference between the two.
3 DoF Headsets like GearVR and OculusGo only track your head/neck movements, but they can't track translation. Ex: If you are sitting in a car and lean forward to get closer to read something your view in game won't change. This can also cause a lot of motion sickness because in the real world you leaned forward, but in the game you are still just sitting there.
6 DoF headsets like Rift, Vive, and PSVR tracking your head and bodies movement through the world. So in the previous example if you leaned forward to read something you would actually lean within the game.
Santa Cruz is sort of the best of both worlds. It has the tracking of the PC headsets, but is completely untethered like a mobile headset. The only downside is it will be running some high end mobile chip so graphics and experiences may not be lacking compared to the PC headsets.
Thanks for the hearty chuckle! :]
"Nobody" is way to restrictive, but I guess we can agree thinking in general isn't a given.
hmmm the more I read, the less I want it if I want to experience games at their fullest (is it the right word?)
A winner is you!
valkillmore
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Oreg oh no
Napoleonthechimp
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I see people are still creaming their pants over "Just as Palmer would have wanted" but can someone please explain why.
michaelius
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Shouldn't porn watching accessories be in off-topic section ?
And kidding aside what gaming content it can even do ?
And kidding aside what gaming content it can even do ?
Dreamwriter
Member
There are a billion VR games on GearVR, and all of those run on the Go.
If you don't have a decently powered PC and are interested in a VR headset it really sounds like Santa Cruz would be the one.
Santa Cruz is going to give you an experience similiar to Rift or Vive, but it will be powered by a mobile chip. Although to me it doesn't sound that bad because getting rif of the wires would be fantastic.
OculusGo is a great value, but the majority of the games are going to be seated. It could also be good for entertainment aspects like watching a movie in a giant theater.
solomon
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I'm also confused.
Palmer was involved with (or created) a non-profit called Nimble America that was involved in some alt-right meme stuff and he eventually left (or was removed) from the company.
So the fact that the OculusGo is white is just like Palmer would have wanted.
Napoleonthechimp
Member
Oh... I think I'm losing touch with GAF because I just don't find this stuff outrageously funny as others seem to do.
thepenguin55
Member
Without real specs this sounds like a spruced up Gear VR which doesnt really do much to peak my interest
Ah! I totally missed the bolded "It's white", that's why I didn't get it lol, I thought he was referencing an alt-right phrase or something.
Can we please give this guy a tag!!
it is a gear vr, just doesnt need a phone.it does use new lenses that oculus were showing off during the keynote (claiming it will help eliminate screen door effect or light rays)
The santa cruz headset is a standalone headset that is better (but also weaker than pc headsets), this one is still early though with no release date or price.
Vanillalite
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I'm still confused on this. I get that mobile phones are overpriced to a degree, but no way are you getting top end mobile chips for $200.
funkystudent
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Ill be interested in one.
In practice I expect its nothing more then a Gear VR experience wise but thats still pretty cool at that price.
Facebook are probably taking a hit on every unit.
In practice I expect its nothing more then a Gear VR experience wise but thats still pretty cool at that price.
Facebook are probably taking a hit on every unit.
that quote is about the Oculus santa cruz headset, not oculus go.
Santa cruz headset is positioned to be better than mobile vr and weaker than pc vr. Its got no release date or price yet, but dev kits will be distributed next year.
to requote my post from previous page:
This image from reddit will give a good idea on how the 2 new oculus headsets are positioned in their product range.
Gear VR < Oculus Go(standalone) < Santa Cruz headset(standalone) < Oculus Rift (pc)
for those with no idea on what santa cruz is, it was announced with Oculus Go.
Santa Cruz project dev kits are going out to devs in 2018 with 6DoF (ie. positionally tracked) controllers that don't require sensors or base stations of any sort.
PURE CAPSAICIN
brickarts295
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Azure Dream
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Peterthumpa
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Nah, me too. Sensible chuckle at best.
That's what I am hoping for although it may be a bit too agressive. I would think the specs are going to be similiar to OculusGo, but they added in 4 cameras for tracking + 2 controllers.
Fox the Sly
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Healthy.