As promised, Oculus has released an unlocked version of the operating system for the discontinued Oculus Go, which could breathe new life into the inexpensive virtual ...

An Oculus Go unlocked OS build was released today, courtesy of John Carmack. After a prolonged period of time and a whole lot of work in securing the rights to release the software, Carmack and crew ...

The release of the Oculus Go in 2018 was an important step for Facebook's Virtual Reality division, but the product was short-lived. After being made obsolete by the Oculus Quest, the company ...

VR company also announces sunset plans for older Go wireless headsets. Kyle Orland - Jun 23, 2020 9:04 pm UTC In a blog post today, Oculus says its console-like curation approach for Quest has been a ...

Oculus will stop selling its Oculus Go virtual reality headset to focus on the Oculus Quest. Oculus said it will sell its remaining Oculus Go headsets and maintain its system software with bug fixes ...

When the Oculus Rift consumer edition virtual reality headset was first released in March 2016, it debuted alongside a portable alternative: the Samsung Gear VR. One required just a Samsung smartphone ...

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. Facebook is unlocking the bootloader of its discontinued Oculus ...

Oculus Go, Oculus VR's first standalone headset, had a decent run, but it's now on its way to retirement. It's going to be discontinued this year, with Facebook and Oculus wanting to focus on the ...

User must stay in one place (no room-scale VR) Only comes in gray Controller requires AA-battery Uses micro-USB instead of USB-C Requires smartphone for set-up Be cautious when you see the headlines ...

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Oculus stopped selling its entry-level virtual reality headset on Tuesday, the Oculus Go. Usually this kind of announcement would be met with nostalgic retrospectives and beers poured on the floor.

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