ByteDance introduces new PICO 4 Ultra VR headset

PICO, a VR company under ByteDance’s umbrella, the same parent company of TikTok, has announced the new PICO 4 Ultra virtual reality headset.

It features a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 processor configured with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. It has a pair of 2.56-inch LCD screens sporting a resolution of 2160 x 2160 pixels each and with a refresh rate of 90Hz.

It gets a significant price increase from the standard PICO 4, but it’s still relatively cheaper than Apple Vision Pro’s starting price. For starters, the PICO 4 Ultra starts at GBP 339 (~Php25.1K) in Europe. The latter is priced at a staggering GBP 3,499.

Price and availability

In the UK, the PICO 4 Ultra starts at GBP 339 for the headset only and 128GB configuration. The 256GB option goes for GBP 409.

PICO will release its new VR headset in 20 countries as follows:

• Austria
• Belgium
• China
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Japan
• Malaysia
• Norway
• Poland
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Thailand
• The Netherlands
• United Kingdom