The Meta Quest 2, formerly known as the Oculus Quest 2, has positioned itself as the go-to virtual reality kit most important in recent years. Its high sales (more than 10 million units) attest to this, although it is true that the competition it has had to face has not been very high either, something that could change with the arrival of Pico 4, a new virtual reality kit completely independent that has been developed by Pico, a subsidiary of ByteDance.
At the design level, the Pico 4 has a classic approach. The viewer bets on rounded lines, and that same style can be found in the controls, which have an analog stick and several buttons. According to Pico, he has taken the utmost care in the construction of this new virtual reality kit to achieve a comfortable fit and a even weight distributionwhich in theory should make the user experience more comfortable.
As far as hardware is concerned, the Pico 4 positions itself as a standalone VR kit, meaning it integrates everything you need to run games and apps, and doesn’t rely on any external device. will use a Snapdragon XR2 SoC, a very powerful chip that mounts an 8-core Kryo 585 CPU and an Adreno 650 GPU, and is capable of working with up to seven cameras.
To maintain a balanced configuration, the Pico 4 is accompanied by 8 GB of RAM (the Meta Quest 2 has 6 GB), it has 128 GB of storage capacity in its base version (a variant with 256 GB can be chosen) and it has state-of-the-art connectivity, including Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.1. In the viewfinder we will find two lenses with resolution of 2,160 x 2,160 pixels per eye, a figure that exceeds the 1,832 x 1,920 pixels of the Meta Quest 2. Its viewing angle will also be greater, since it will reach 105 degrees (90 degrees in the Quest 2), and it will have a refresh rate of 90 Hz.
The environment and gesture tracking sensors will scratch at a high level, according to Pico, and the kit will come with spatial sound compatible speakers, which will allow the user to enjoy a positional sound that will improve immersion in games, and will have a double microphone. The truth is that this Pico 4 looks good, and the best thing is that it will have a catalog of exclusive games to improve its attractiveness to the user. One of the ones we have confirmed is Ubisoft’s Just Dance VR, which will arrive in 2023.
Pico 4 will be available from October 18 with a price of 429 euros for the model with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage capacity, and 499 euros for the version with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage capacity.
