Pico is teasing a “new product launch” for August 20.
In social media posts on Fb and X, the ByteDance-owned firm wrote “Thrilled to share: PICO’s new product is on the way in which! For exploration or gaming, it boosts your MR/VR expertise to subsequent stage.”
In a separate publish, Pico shared a video exhibiting a bunch chat referred to as Pico Squad the place a brand new blurred-out participant joined Pico 4, Pico Neo 3, and Pico G3.
Brace your self for a shock! Coming quickly! 😼#PICO4 #Teaser #Improve pic.twitter.com/5tQhpynZe4
— PICO XR (@PICOXR) August 6, 2024
Over the previous yr we have seen a collection of hints suggesting precisely what Pico will announce.
Way back to final September photos showing to indicate new ringless Pico controllers had been shared on Chinese language social media.
The Data reported in December that Pico 5 was canceled as a result of Pico 4 gross sales “fell far in need of ByteDance’s expectations”. That very same report stated ByteDance deliberate to launch a refreshed model of Pico 4 as a substitute.
In March the corporate trademarked “Pico 4S”, and icons of ringless “4S” controllers had been discovered within the Pico Join PC VR streaming software program.
The primary leak of precise specs emerged in June, by a Geekbench end result that strongly signifies it’s going to use the identical Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chipset as Meta Quest 3 however paired with 12GB RAM, in comparison with 8GB for Quest 3.
Just a few weeks later, South Korea’s Nationwide Radio Analysis Company (RRA) licensed a brand new Pico headset. The submitting revealed that the headset has 6GHz Wi-Fi assist, which means it options Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7.
Extra not too long ago, an obvious leaked advertising and marketing shot shared on Chinese language social media (dropped at our consideration by VR fanatic Luna) confirmed a brand new headset referred to as Pico 4 Extremely, with ringless controllers and two entrance cameras, probably for stereo passthrough.
It is doable that Pico has determined to rename Pico 4S to Pico 4 Extremely within the wake of Meta utilizing “S” to imply decrease finish with the upcoming Quest 3S, whereas Pico’s new headset will ostensibly be greater finish than its predecessor. Alternatively, the headset could also be referred to as Pico 4S within the west and Pico 4 Extremely in China.
We’ll hold an in depth eye on Pico within the coming weeks for any additional hints or leaks of what it plans to announce, and we’ll convey you full protection of the corporate’s August 20 occasion.
