If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the US$199 Oculus Go headset, we’re sorry to disappoint but you might have to wait a couple of months more before it officially launches. Variety reports the relatively inexpensive virtual reality headset will make its debut at Facebook’s F8 developer conference on May 1st. As CNET points out, it isn’t exactly a delay but it does stretch that promise of an “early 2018” release. And it will put Facebook at a disadvantage if they take longer to release their version of a budget-friendly VR headset with the likes of HTC and Lenovo with Google gearing up to release their own headsets.
Oculus Go is an important venture for Facebook though as it helps them reach the company’s lofty goal of getting a billion people to use virtual reality, as said by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during the launch of the headset back in October. It makes sense, though, for the social media company to debut the Oculus Go at F8 with the company absorbing Oculus more and more into its brand and the conference will feature “the biggest AR/VR news from Facebook to date,” according to Facebook VP of VR/AR Andrew Bosworth. Facebook has declined to comment on the report.