Ellen DeGeneres just gave her show’s audience two Oculus Go headsets each, funded as a marketing expense by Facebook. Ellen’s audience is typically around 400 strong, so this would equate to around 800 VR headsets given away.
Why two Oculus Go’s each, you may ask? We can’t be certain, but it’s likely that Facebook wants the audience to use the social VR apps available on the headset with people they know.
Ellen’s guest star Jeff Garlin, dressed as a Christmas elf, listed “watching a a live basketball game with anyone anywhere” when reading out the description of the product. This is possible through the Oculus Venues app, which now offers NBA games thanks to a partnership with sports streaming company NextVR.
Source: Ellen DeGeneres Just Gave Two Oculus Go Headsets To Each Person In Her Audience
