Oculus Go review: The wireless-VR future begins today for only $199

Enlarge / Facebook just announced the immediate retail availability of Oculus Go-and we've already had a week to test it. (credit: Sam Machkovech)

Surprise! Oculus released a new virtual reality headset today. The Oculus Go standalone headset is now for sale at Amazon, Newegg, and Best Buy starting at $199-yes, $199, with no other hardware required-following a retail-launch unveil at Facebook's annual F8 conference.

What's more, Oculus sent us a working headset last week for the sake of a review-and I have no shortage of thoughts about what Oculus has gotten right with its first "budget" VR product. Before I break down performance, software, features, and limitations, I want to set the scene by rewinding to another era in which a "futuristic" gadget sector began plummeting in price.

Let's travel back to the very beginnings of the portable MP3 player market.

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