Facebook is determined to make VR go mainstream, now by bringing cheaper options to the masses. The new Oculus Go won’t break the bank like the Oculus Rift, and a third headset, the Santa Cruz, will provide another price point for virtual reality access. More affordable headsets are a part of Mark Zuckerberg’s ambitious plan to get one billion people in VR gear in seven years. So far, augmented reality has stolen the spotlight from virtual tech (which we predicted). One billion seems unrealistic, but this is coming from the guy that co-founded Facebook—so who knows. (Recode)
