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There's no competition to the Oculus go because nobody wants the Oculus Go.

ryanmcbride 8y ago
This is in line with my anecdotal experience. A few of my coworkers got Oculus go when it first came out, and all of them ended up returning it. The only thing it seems to be good for is watching normal non-VR content, which they don't need a VR headset for. It doesn't have enough power for gaming. I could see it being useful like, on airplanes or something, but I don't think we're at a place yet socially where someone could wear a VR headset on a plane and not look like a weirdo/pervert.
- leetrout 8y ago
  The Go's design (materials and form factor) are far from obtrusive and would not appear out of place any more than a neck pillow in the long run. To jump to "weirdo/pervert" is quite a leap. Consuming 2D video in a headset that fits correctly (the Go is not adjustable in width) is much more relaxing and reduces eye strain in my experience. As another commenter posted this has a lot of potential as a media consumption device (movies, moving comic books, spatial data) outside of the immersion or 3D gimmicks.
- girvo 8y ago
  Weirdo I get, but pervert? Huh?
  - sethrin 8y ago
    There's a fair amount of VR porn already. It's maybe not quite entirely fair to associate porn with new display technologies, but I can see why people might. And in this case, who knows what you're really looking at?
izzydata 8y ago
I bought and love the Oculus Go and I also have an Oculus Rift. It fills the spot my tablet used to fill for watching stuff and consuming media in bed. Also watching / listening to ASMR on the Oculus Go in bed is a very relaxing almost therapeutic experience.
leetrout 8y ago
That's very short sighted. While I will concede VR is still, at it's best, in to it's toddler years you should still give credit where credit is due. The form factor and experience for the first standalone, wireless VR device is above par and raised the bar. The price point is, IMO, still too high for fast adoption but the experience is unparalleled and, dare I say, revolutionary in its space and makes me very excited to see where VR is going to _go_ (pun intended).
- chrischen 8y ago
  I own a Google Cardboard (literally the cardboard version), HTC Vive, and I've tried Oculus and the Samsung version of Oculus as well as Playstation VR. My vision in this area is probably better than most. Even a full Vive/Oculus with motion controls gets old for most people, and the portable Oculus Go/Samsung Gear are even more gimmicky.

This is in line with my anecdotal experience. A few of my coworkers got Oculus go when it first came out, and all of them ended up returning it. The only thing it seems to be good for is watching normal non-VR content, which they don't need a VR headset for. It doesn't have enough power for gaming. I could see it being useful like, on airplanes or something, but I don't think we're at a place yet socially where someone could wear a VR headset on a plane and not look like a weirdo/pervert.

leetrout 8y ago
The Go's design (materials and form factor) are far from obtrusive and would not appear out of place any more than a neck pillow in the long run. To jump to "weirdo/pervert" is quite a leap. Consuming 2D video in a headset that fits correctly (the Go is not adjustable in width) is much more relaxing and reduces eye strain in my experience. As another commenter posted this has a lot of potential as a media consumption device (movies, moving comic books, spatial data) outside of the immersion or 3D gimmicks.
girvo 8y ago
Weirdo I get, but pervert? Huh?
- sethrin 8y ago
  There's a fair amount of VR porn already. It's maybe not quite entirely fair to associate porn with new display technologies, but I can see why people might. And in this case, who knows what you're really looking at?

izzydata 8y ago

I bought and love the Oculus Go and I also have an Oculus Rift. It fills the spot my tablet used to fill for watching stuff and consuming media in bed. Also watching / listening to ASMR on the Oculus Go in bed is a very relaxing almost therapeutic experience.

leetrout 8y ago

That's very short sighted. While I will concede VR is still, at it's best, in to it's toddler years you should still give credit where credit is due. The form factor and experience for the first standalone, wireless VR device is above par and raised the bar. The price point is, IMO, still too high for fast adoption but the experience is unparalleled and, dare I say, revolutionary in its space and makes me very excited to see where VR is going to _go_ (pun intended).

chrischen 8y ago
I own a Google Cardboard (literally the cardboard version), HTC Vive, and I've tried Oculus and the Samsung version of Oculus as well as Playstation VR. My vision in this area is probably better than most. Even a full Vive/Oculus with motion controls gets old for most people, and the portable Oculus Go/Samsung Gear are even more gimmicky.