Facebook to unveil Oculus GO VR headset in May

San Francisco March 19 (IANS) Facebook is mulling to launch its Oculus Go stand-alone Virtual Reality (VR) headset at its F8 developer conference in May.

"Facebook is looking to officially launch its Oculus Go stand-alone VR headset at its F8 developer conference on May 1. The company first announced the device which will sell for $199 and up in October 2017 " Variety reported late on Saturday.

Oculus VR headset is based on the same software as Samsung s Gear VR headset which means that it will be out of the box offer access to thousands of VR games and 360-degree video experiences including apps from Netflix HBO and Hulu.

"Unlike the Gear VR it integrates a display and all of its computing power directly into the headset doing away with the need to use a phone or PC for VR " the report added.

The $199 variant of the device could come with a 32 GB of onboard storage with Facebook selling a 64 GB version for a higher price.

Unlike the company s pricier Oculus Rift headset Oculus Go does not use any positional tracking technology.

Oculus is also working on a headset code-named "Santa Cruz" which is a stand-alone prototype with tracking.

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