SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct 11 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc plans to release a new virtual reality headset that does not require a separate computer to operate, allowing for more mobile uses than the company's existing Oculus Rift product, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday.
Zuckerberg, talking at a gathering for virtual reality developers, said the "Oculus Go" device would cost $199 and dispatch ahead of schedule one year from now.
In 2014, Facebook paid $3 billion to secure Oculus and hold its employees.
The new standalone headset will be more open since it won't be fastened to a PC, Zuckerberg stated, separating the item from the Oculus Fracture framework and the opponent Vive framework made by HTC Corp.
It will likewise be not the same as the Google Wander off in fantasy land headset, made by Letter set Inc, since it won't require a cell phone to work.
Facebook will forever cut the cost of the Oculus Rift system to $399 from $499, the company said.
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