Facebook’s line-up of VR headsets is steadily growing. What’s the difference between the Oculus Rift and Oculus Go? What’s the Oculus Quest? Which should you buy? Read on for our rundown of the current Oculus line-up.
Oculus Rift
The Oculus Rift is a positionally tracked VR headset which is powered by your gaming PC. The Rift is the company’s flagship product. It’s priced at $399 and comes with Touch controllers, which represent your hands in VR.
The Rift cannot operate without a gaming PC, and won’t work on most laptops. It comes with two USB tracking sensors which must be set up in your room for positional tracking.
The Rift is mainly used for gaming, but is also useful for social VR and 3D art. Thanks to the extreme power of PC graphics cards, the scope and graphical realism of Rift experiences far exceeds that of the Go or Quest.
Oculus Go
Oculus Go is a basic 3DoF standalone (all-in-one) headset, priced at $199.
3DoF means that it has only rotation tracking, not positional. You can rotate your head, but any actual position movements will not be registered. Similarly, the controller (there’s only one) is essentially just a rotational laser pointer.
Standalone means that the computing hardware and storage are all built inside the headset. Go doesn’t connect to your PC, other than for basic USB file transfers.
Go is primarily intended for media consumption, such as 360° video of watching Netflix on a virtual screen, and social VR. There are some casual games for the platform, but few major games.
Oculus Quest
Oculus Quest is an upcoming 6DoF standalone headset, launching in Spring for $399.
It doesn’t connect to a PC, like Go, but has room scale tracking and Touch controllers, like Rift. Think of it as a happy medium between the two.
The headset has 4 onboard cameras which perform inside-out tracking, so there are no sensors to set up or wires.
Quest is being marketed as a games console. Gaming seems to be the focus of the headset’s launch lineup.
Which To Get? Wait For Quest?
Oculus Go and Quest are meant for people who don’t own a high-end PC. If you do own one, the Rift is almost certainly the better choice. You’ll be able to play a wide range of games than Quest, and the graphics in those games will be better.
If you don’t own a high-end PC, the question of whether to wait for Quest is one of what you can afford. Thanks to its positional tracking and Touch controllers, the Quest will deliver a much more immersive experience than Go. While the $399 price point is double that of Go, we feel that the advantages are more than worth it, especially if you’re a gamer.
If you only want to try out VR for a low price or mainly want to watch non-interactive content, Go is a great choice. But if you’re interested in full interactivity or gaming- wait for Quest.
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