Alexa has no GUI so i understand why it needs a phone app to setup - but the Go?
Why do i have to use a phone with that device? i have a GUI inside the Headset so i could setup wifi and everything there. Why can't i pair a controller using the Go? Is Bluetooth tethered through the phone?
There are other TRUE standalone Headsets(and with more than 2 hour battery life....) out there - like the Mirage Solo. When HTC and Lenovo could get that right...why not a Company which is dedicated to VR?
A few counter-points:
- Alexa doesn't need a GUI because she works with the sound of your voice. Technically, you could perform the entire setup - including logging in to your Amazon Account and local Wifi - purely through speech. Alexa doesn't technically need a companion App, but it's required anyway.
- Mirage Solo costs $400 and Oculus GO costs $200. A part of that price difference comes from the hardware resources required to operate. If Oculus GO was deploying a fully functional OS that went beyond providing straight VR functionality, then GO would require more resources and cost more.
- Mirage Solo uses the Daydream OS, which is Google's Dedicated VR operating system. Oculus doesn't have its own operating system.
The free to download companion App to Oculus GO does play a role in the low price-point.
I would argue that maybe we could at least use our Oculus.com account and Sync GO to it that way, instead of needing an Android or iOS App. But at the end of the day, we still need an external computing device to provide go with full OS extensibilty while keeping the price so low.
