I was saddened to read that Oculus has no plan for a next gen Go. I already twitted at Jason Rubin about this, but figured it'd be a good idea to post here too.

I think that there's a place for an entry level headset, and that the Oculus Go serves this space nicely. However, there's no real upgrade path except to the Quest. If I like my Go and something happens to it, or I just want to move to a next gen, kind of like I'd do with some other devices.

(By the way, I own a Quest, and the future addition of a Go mode would likely solve some problems with it, but for me 3 DoF use-anywhere is a feature, and the price of both the Go and its content is attractive. I think there's a place for such a headset even in a world where the Quest exists.)

Of course it'd be nice to have a better screen, but even without this I think that there are a few things which would be helpful:

• 4 GB of RAM instead of 3 GB.
• 64 GB of storage by default. (Both RAM and flash costs have dropped quite a bit since the Go was released.)
• Better battery life. That and lowered heat could be achieved by using a modern mid-range CPU instead of an old high-end one. I don't have a real idea of how it will affect the BOM (board cost), but hopefully it won't negatively affect it. Even though it would be a side-grade, it could potentially also add some performance.
• Upgraded controller and second controller. Even just adding a shoulder bumper would help add interactions, but a second controller with a thumb stick could really help push gaming on the Go to the next level.
• Higher resolution video playback (if there's any low cost SoC which supports it).

That's my wish list, but of course as others have said, lower weight would also be nice (could again be helped a little by a lower power SoC), and some IPD adjustment (even if in software).

You know what I would like? A simple 3D camera that can share pictues so they can be viewed from the Oculus Go or Quest. You have a great platform that is affordable for viewing 3D pictures, but nothing to generate them. There are a few high-end cameras, but they are for professionals, there needs to be something that takes simple stereoscopic side-by-side pictures that is comparable with modern digital cameras. It's a market that is basically empty and begging to be filled. I'm currently trying to make my own with a Raspberry Pi, but I would gladly ditch it and pay someone else. That someone should be Oculus, it would help promote VR and put you ahead of other VR manufacturers. Thank you for your time and attention to this email.

Hello Paul.
I thank you and your team for your openness and the answer I deserve as a consumer.
This is not about the cost of a power adapter, but about false promises in advertising (Oculus website). I would have spared no expense and tried to claim my consumer rights.
You have thus defused this problem and further steps from me such as. Orientation to different channels, consumer protection, checkout and perhaps legal steps prevented. (America go and give.)
That we understand each other correctly, I am not disappointed by Oculus product nor by the technical support and all those who do an excellent job. But by the decision-makers who cause such cases and then only escalate them with phrases and apologies. All of these emails would have been prevented with a bit more goodwill.
For example:
A selective individual decision and delivery of a network adapter would have strengthened customer satisfaction, trust in your product and the company, and would have solved the problem immediately. The excuses that I understood as empty phrases almost escalated this little thing.
A note and change on the Oculus website for power supply adapter would also be recommended.
10 W power supply
USA A USB charger with adapter for charging Oculus Go
* Other countries USB cables.
The only question then would be whether bulk buyers would break out in joy?
In a nutshell, for me, this experience ends with a smile.
Will continue to enjoy the Oculus Go and have already ordered a new Oculus Quest.
I thank you again for the support and wish you all the best and a happy holiday.
Kind regards
Guillermo

Hallo Paul.
Ich bedanke mich bei dir und deinen Team für Eure Offenheit und die Antwort die ich als Konsument verdient habe.
Hier geht es mir nicht um die Kosten eines Netzteils Adapters sondern um fälschliche Versprechungen in der Werbung (Oculus Webseite) Ich hätte keine kosten und mühen gescheut um mein Konsumentenrecht einzufordern.
Ihr habt somit dieses Problem entschärft und weitere Schritte von mir wie zbs. Orientierung verschiedene Kanäle, Konsumentenschutz, Kassensturz und vielleicht rechtliche Schritte verhindert. (Amerika Gang und gebe.)
Das wir uns richtig verstehen, Enttäuscht bin ich nicht von Oculus Produkt auch nicht von den Technischen Support und all jenem die eine hervorragende Arbeit leisten. Sondern von den Entscheidungsträgern die solchen Fällen verursachen und dann nur mit Floskeln und Entschuldigung diese zur Eskalation bringen. Alle diese E-mails wären mit ein bisschen mehr Kulanz verhindert worden.
Zum Beispiel:
Eine punktuelle individuelle Entscheidung und Zustellung eines Netzadapters hätte die Kundenzufriedenheit, Vertrauen in Euren Produkt und das Unternehmen gestärkt wie auch das Problem sofort gelöst. Die Entschuldigungen die ich als Floskeln verstanden habe haben diese Kleinigkeit fast zur Eskalation gebracht.

Auch ein vermerkt und Änderung auf der Oculus Webseite bei Netzteil Adapter wäre empfehlenswert.
10-W-Netzteil
USA Ein USB-Ladegerät mit Adapter zum Laden von Oculus Go
*Andere Länder USB-Kabel.
Die Frage wäre dann nur ob Großabnehmer In Freude ausbrechen wurden?
Kurze Rede langer Sinn ist für mich dieses Erfahrung mit einem lächeln abgeschlossen.
Werde weiterhin das Oculus Go geniessen und habe auch schon neue einen Oculus Quest bestellt.
Ich bedanke mich nochmals für die Unterstützung und wünsche Euch allen alles Gute und ein frohes Fest.
Freundliche Grüsse
Guillermo

I did some research on oculus rift and your other virtual reality products it will damage your eyes and make you color blind or blind eventually I will not be buying any of your products until you improve them by help to make your vision better, cure seizures, improve memory and so on. Please do better to improve product then I will think about buying.
When light rays reflect off an object and enter the eyes through the cornea (the transparent outer covering of the eye), you can then see that object. The cornea bends, or refracts, the rays that pass through the round hole of the pupil.

From my point of view the main limitation of the Go for games isn't 3 DoF or the limited hardware, but the controller. With only a trigger, a (clickable) touchpad and a back button, games often struggle to offer a good method of control.

Even just adding a shoulder bumper or the like might help in some cases (for example in Pinball FX2), but a second Go controller with a thumb stick should do the trick in adding the right amount of interactivity, achieving most of what a game controller can do and some things it can't (such as separate interaction for both hands).

An ideal second controller would look like the regular Go controller, but offer a thumb stick in place of the touchpad. A plastic bridge that the controllers slide into could help join them into a single controller, for games that may be more comfortable with a classic style game controller.

It's not a trivial challenge to add this, but doesn't seem too complex, either. I'm not a hardware designer, but (looking at a controller teardown) it seems to me that a thumb stick would take some vertical space currently used for the board. If a redesigned board could fit around that, great, but it not, then the controller might have to be a tad bigger. Not a big issue, but would kill symmetry. Then again, if the Go's touchpad controller is modified to add a shoulder bumper, maybe that would return symmetry back.

Another challenge is if we want the second controller to have similar directional tracking as the first (which I think is highly desirable), allowing for two handed games, like Beat Saber, using sword and shield and so on. (Obviously we don't get spatial tracking, but even with its 3 DoF limitation the Go controller has already proved adequate for this kind of control.)

With two different controllers, we can easily assign one to be the left controller and the other to be the right controller. Both user and headset will be easily able to tell which is which, so we could extend the current body model easily, something that won't be trivial if just using two of the same controller.

Then we need to take care of drift. The current method of recentering seems fine to me, and I think can be extended to a second controller. The user would simply hold the two controllers while resetting. I think that most users would be able to adapt to this easily (I tried holding two controllers like this and it felt fine to me), and since the second controller would be optional, apps that don't ask for its use will not require it to be centred, and the OS could even turns it off (which should help battery life).

Please add functionality where you can view all oculus menu’s, material, and content in a compete 360° view. I have seen a lot of people on the internet complaining about the same thing that I am frustrated with which is the inability to operate the Oculus Go while laying down. That is the entire purpose as to why I bought one, was to lay down and “look at the ceiling” and operate everything. I know Netflix and some others have this functionality but not the main oculus menu’s and other features. Please update the device as soon as possible, this would make an immense improvement and i know I am not the only one who would like to see these changes. Thank you

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Nov 29, 8:05 AM PST
Really find it stupid that I must log in to my account to unsubscribe.
By making it that difficult, I will likely just mark the next emails as Spam and they will automatically go into trash.
Thanks for making it extremely difficult to unsubscribe
Not appreciated,
P.S. after hitting “submit” I also get to take a photo quiz. What a true PITA, just to unsubscrib

“Four Generations Day”
Miranda, Aaron, Fox and I went down to see Mom and Don for her B-day. It was one of those perfect days.
Cake said Happy B-day Mom, Grandma and Great Grandma.
We got her “Oculus” (360° VR immersion) that will take her anywhere in the world from the comfort of her own home.
For someone with limited mobility Oculus provides exercise to the eyes, head, neck, upper body, arms and fingers, all while having fun.
(Looking around) (pointing at things) Mom was amazed by the experience and realism.
I think anyone with limited mobility should have this available to them.