August 20 appears to solely be the date for the China launch of Pico’s subsequent headset.
Final week Pico introduced a product launch occasion for August 20, with social media posts strongly suggesting it being a brand new headset. However new social media posts in the present day recommend it will solely be the China launch occasion, with a launch elsewhere coming at a later date.
The put up refers back to the headset as Pico 4 Extremely, a reputation which was additionally seen just lately in a picture leaked on Chinese language social media. However it’s doable the headset could be named Pico 4S elsewhere. In March ByteDance trademarked “Pico 4S”, and icons of ringless “4S” controllers have been discovered within the Pico Join PC VR streaming software program.
Put together to be amazed by the PICO 4 Extremely!
The all-new PICO headset is right here to remodel the way in which you work together with know-how. Save the date – August twentieth – for the PICO 4 Extremely China Launch. pic.twitter.com/BM0eRR1qeu— PICO XR (@PICOXR) August 13, 2024
No matter what the headset known as, we have seen plenty of leaks over the previous yr which can reveal a few of its specs.
Way back to final September pictures showing to indicate new ringless Pico controllers have 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 wanting ByteDance’s expectations”, and the corporate deliberate to launch a much less formidable refreshed model of Pico 4 as a substitute.
The primary leak of precise specs emerged in June, by way of a Geekbench outcome that strongly signifies it’ll use the identical Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chipset as Meta Quest 3 however paired with 12GB RAM, in comparison with 8GB for Quest 3.
A number of 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 both Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7.
Lastly, just a few days in the past a number of official-looking renders of the headset and its official carrying case accent have been leaked.
We’ll proceed to maintain a detailed eye on ByteDance within the coming weeks for any additional hints or leaks concerning the subsequent Pico headset, and we’ll convey you full protection of the corporate’s China launch occasion on August 20.
