It has been confirmed by Oculus CTO John Carmack that the Quest will be made to support Oculus Go apps “by way of a compatibility layer that makes Quest report as a Go and emulate the Go controller for old apps”.
He further claims this feature will added later this year and will pave way of supporting hundreds of app on Oculus Quest.
However, nobody is sure if the entire Oculus Go content will come on Quest. A simpler way of doing this would be asking developers of Go apps to allow their apps run on Quest.
The Oculus Quest will Gain Oculus Go Simulation. The Oculus Quest is bound to receive Oculus go emulations later this year. This new feature will leverage VR users to play all the games on Oculus Go on a new and improved Headset known as Oculus Quest. The emulation feature will allow Oculus Quest controllers to work with Oculus Go as well. This would be beneficial for VR lovers as Quest controllers offer more options and buttons. These updates will further enhance the performance of the Quest making it one of the best standalone VR headsets with premium looks and features.
Oculus Go
At Oculus connect 4, the release of a new Oculus known as Oculus Go was announced which required no cables and wires to be connected to a pc or a desktop. In fact, connecting your Oculus Go to a PC is easy. It was designed to add all features of Oculus Rift with some minor changes. The most impressive thing was definitely the price, which attracted VR lovers who were on a budget. It was able to play movies, run games and help your avatars socialize on VR platforms.
It happened to be the third headset form oculus which means it takes a sweet spot between Gear VR and Oculus Rift. Lory Gil, the newest member of the VR community, who tried it out at GDC 2018 claimed that even though it’s not a top quality device with a lot of fancy accessories, it definitely is consumer focused offering a minimal investment. Starting form $200 only, you can explore the VR world with new games, apps and features on a wireless connection.
She further adds that no user has been disappointed by it so far. It’s a little heavy in comparison to the Gear VR and Oculus Rift because of the additional battery weight. but being very cheap this flaw can be ignored. So there is no doubt in believing that it’s the perfect go to VR device for newbies wanting to explore this VR world. Therefore, the company has put in a lot of effort for creating a device which can be enjoyed by all.
What Really is Oculus Go?
Oculus Go is a standalone VR headset introduced at reasonable rates so every VR lover could benefit from the gaming experience it has to offer. This wireless technology is supposed to provide the best visual clarity from its new lenses and a WQHD LCD fast-switch display with a higher fill-factor than OLED. In addition, it is run by a snapdragon 821 processor which means it will be able to play some awesome games and provide its user with an amazing VR experience.
Being very similar to Gear VR and being android based it is able to run many apps that are currently available for the Gear VR. So in terms of functionality, you can expect it to be very similar to the Gear VR.
Gaming and Experience
Some of the games supported by Oculus Go are compatible with Gear VR apps and games. A list of some Oculus Go games are given below:
Games
- Where’s Om Nom
- Bait
- Cloud lands VR Mini golf
- Lands’ End
- Ocean Rift
- Smash Hit
- Rush
- VR Sports Challenge
- Dragon Front
- Sing Space
- Dead and Buried
- Anshar Wars 2
- Ultra-wings
- Rangi
- Catan
- Anshar Online
- Piece By Piece: Assembling They Suspect Nothing
Virtual Reality Experiences
- Facebook 360
- Netflix
- Discovery VR
- Hulu
- Jurassic World: Apatosaurus
- Rooms
- A Night’s Sky
- Star Chart
Oculus Go supports the above mentioned games and experiences efficiently and these games are also expected to be included in newer more updated versions of it. Another Oculus headset has been released in 2019 known as the Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest is like a more advanced much fancier version of Oculus Go at a higher price. It is expected to support a lot of games and apps from Oculus go.
Oculus Quest the Next Level of VR Gaming
Oculus Quest is known as the premiere standalone VR headset as Facebook has rolled it out with more advanced and more incredible features. Oculus Quest has been able to inspire a lot of creators to bring in more content within the Oculus Store. This is only due to the cutting edge technology that it incorporates twinned with its modern design and diverse range of features it offers.
Its main selling point is that Oculus Quest that offers a complete wireless gaming solution. It won’t keep you restricted to your gaming consoles or your pc, and you will be able to take it wherever you want. With its portable nature, people can take it out on family holidays or on their travel adventures. This is probably the main thing which drives VR lovers to invest their hard earned dollars into purchasing this VR headset.
Apart from being wireless it allows users to draw out their own playable area on the floor by creating virtual lines. This happens with the help of its four exterior cameras which gives a primitive view of the room around you. You are then able to draw a guideline around the space you can move in with the help of controllers. It’s controllers offer a unique design with more buttons and options. The controllers will aid in tracing around any furniture or obstacles so you don’t bump into any of them while playing.
In terms of design and comfort, it’s one of the most comfortable pair of headset out of all that came earlier. It doesn’t put strain on your head when you strap it on unlike, Oculus Go or Rift. The battery pack serves a sufficient amount of battery life as well. Lastly, the look of it feels very premium. It is very high tech as it is made out of high quality material.
Gaming and Experience:
Oculus supports its own set of games and experiences which can’t run across devices like Rift or Go. However, the term Oculus Go apps on Quest which is quite famous, mean that a lot of Oculus Go apps can run on the Quest. Superhot VR is enough to convert wholly to the VR experience. In this game, the time clock tends to stop as you stop moving. Some other new game tiles offered by Oculus Quest are given below:
- Red Matter
- Mission ISS
- Time Stall
- Please, Don’t Touch Anything
- Drop Dead: Dual Strike Edition
Oculus Quest Gains Support for Passthrough
With its new update which bring support for passthrough+. Quest has capability to turn off inside out tracking while rendering abutment for being compatible with Oculus Go apps and games. Not only this, Passthrough+ provides a more comfortable experience, enough to add passthrough-on-demand in the future.
The Oculus Quest is also getting around 60 apps from Oculus Go’s portfolio. This further enhances the headset reputation to stand out as a primary standalone headset. Now you are able to enjoy the best of both worlds from one device. With this update, you can avail a variety of games and experiences of Oculus Go with better display quality and enhanced control operations offered by the Quest. The update on Oculus Quest are now made easy too. No more waiting for a long time is required to push the update while the headset remains on. User can now trigger a “pull” instead and download the update while keeping the headset on.
The creators of Oculus Quest have set a high bar for bringing in more quality content through the Oculus Store. This will users to become more confident in buying titles according to their preferences. In addition, developers will also be sure of their investments aren’t going to waste and will be motivate din bringing more investments and capital in the future.
Oculus Quest offers a smaller library of apps as compared to Oculus Go so, introducing Go apps on Quest will be a smart thing to do. Even though the Quest headset was not designed for this in the first place, running Go apps on quest will become a trojan horse for getting more apps into Quest. Therefore, at Oculus Connect 6 it was announced that several new features will be added on Oculus Quest. Other future features include hand tracking and Oculus Link which allows you to play PCVR games by connecting your Oculus Quest to a PC.
