PICO 4

A new VR headset PICO 4 is launched by ByteDance from parent company of Tik Tok app and currently its available in europe. It’s a serious competitor to Meta Quest 2 and it beats Quest 2 in term of technically specifications. Pico 4 has the higher resolution and slim design than Quest 2.

Tech in Pico 4

Pico 4 is using the same Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 1 processor that is used in Meta Quest 2 but it optimize to perform better. Bigger field of view, Passthrough feature, motorized lens separation and efficient controllers. Most of the apps and games are already been ported to Pico store and are ready to use. It comes with option of 128GB or 256GB of storage with better display 105-degree field of view, 2,160×2,160 pixel resolution per eye LCD display and controllers looks like an upgrade. Hardware is only the half battle, lets see can Pico beats in software as well.

Pico 4 Price

Pico 4 option of 128GB is available at price tag of 429 euros and 499 for the 256GB option. It will not available in US yet. Whereas its competitor Quest 2 starts at 450 euros with same storage options. Headset will be available from oct 2022 and at start will be available to 13 european countries and will not be released in US any time soon.

Pico 4 Product specification

Standalone VR YES Refresh rate 72-90 Hz Resolution 4320 x 2160 (4K+)
PC VR YES Weight 295 grams Color White & Black front Panel
SteamVR YES Warranty 2 years Chipset Driver Snapdragon XR-2
Pico Store YES Field of vision 105 degrees Sound Built-in
Inside-out tracking YES Storage 128 GB RAM 8 GB
Controllers YES Lens type Pancake Display LCD
Developer Mode NO Battery 2.5-3 hours

What is in the box

  • 1x Pico 4
  • 2x Controllers + AA batteries
  • 1x USB-C 2.0 Cable + Adapter
  • 1x Nose Pad
  • 2x Controller Lanyards
  • 1x User Guide
  • 1x Safety and Warranty Guide

PICO 4 FAQ

  • It roughly takes 3 hours to fully charge the headset
  • The Pico 4 is 586 grams
  • The Pico 4  internal storage of 128 or 256 GB and It has 8GB of RAM
  • The Pico 4 has a resolution of 4K+
  • Has an LCD display
  • Uses inside-out tracking. No external base stations needed
  • Has built-in speakers and a microphone
  • You can use the Pico 4 headset wearing glasses

PICO 4 Games available at launch

More than 150 games are available at PICO store at launch and some of the top games, apps includes

  • After The Fall
  • Les Mills Bodycombat
  • Space Pirate Trainer
  • Arizona Sunshine
  • Streaming app Virtual Desktop
  • Aery – A Journey Beyond Time
  • Aery – Broken Memories
  • Aery Dreamscape VR
  • Aery VR
  • AFFECTED: The Manor
  • After the Fall
  • AGAINST
  • All-In-One Sports VR
  • All-In-One Summer Sports
  • ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos
  • Alvo VR
  • Anshar 2: Hyperdrive
  • Apocalypse Rider – 6 DoF
  • Archery Land
  • Arey Calm Mind VR
  • Arizone Sunshine
  • ARK-ADE
  • Art Pulse
  • Arthimaze
  • Audio Trip
  • Bait!
  • Bartender VR Simulator
  • Blade & Sorcery: Nomad
  • BoomBox
  • Bullet Roulette
  • Cave Digger
  • CopyCatFish VR – Made up by Xatix94
  • Chimera Reader
  • Cities: VR
  • Clash of Chefs VR
  • Cloudlands 2
  • ContractorsVR
  • Cosmodread
  • Crazy Kung Fu
  • Crazy World VR
  • Crisis Brigade 2 reloaded
  • Crisis VRigade
  • Dance Collider
  • Dance Hime
  • Death Horizon: Reloaded
  • DeathLap
  • Deisim
  • Demeo
  • Descent Alps
  • Doctor Who: The Edge of Time
  • Down the Rabbit Hole
  • Drums Rock
  • Eleven Assassin
  • Eleven Table Tennis
  • End Space
  • Epic Roller Coasters VR
  • Espire
  • Flying Hero VR
  • Fruit Ninja
  • Gorn
  • Green Hell VR
  • Gun Club VR
  • Hangman at Home
  • Hitstream Demo
  • HitstreamDragon Fist: VR KungFu
  • Horror Bar VR
  • Hyper Dash INT
  • Immortal Legacy
  • In Death: Unchained
  • Jellyfish
  • Jentrix
  • Just Hoops
  • Knockout League
  • Larcenauts Int
  • Last Labyrinth
  • Les Mills Bodycombat
  • Lost in Abyss
  • Manny Boxing VR
  • Mini Motor Raxing X
  • MultiBrush
  • Nature Treks
  • OhShape Full Version
  • Operation Serpens
  • Operation Warcade
  • Pangman
  • Paper Bird
  • Paradiddle
  • Party Pumper
  • Perhead Arcade 2
  • Pico Video
  • Pixel Ripped 1995
  • Poly Star VR
  • PowerBeatsVR
  • Prison Boss VR
  • Puzzling Places
  • Quest for Runia
  • Racket: NX
  • Ragnarock
  • Raiko’s Fragments
  • Rainbow Reactor: Fusion
  • Real VR Fishing
  • Realms of Eternity
  • Rec Room
  • Red Matter
  • Reflection
  • Resist
  • Richies Plank Experience
  • RicoShooter – Mep 2
  • Rocket Skates VR
  • RUINSMAGUS
  • Sam & Max: This Time it’s Virtual
  • Sep’s Diner
  • Shooty Skies Overdrive
  • Shores of Loci
  • Skyworld: Kingdom Brawl
  • Smash Drums
  • SolarBlack
  • Solas VR
  • Song Beater: Quite my Tempo!
  • Song in the Smoke
  • Space Pirate Trainer
  • Spheres
  • Stride
  • Superhot VR
  • Swarm
  • Sweet Surrender
  • Tentacular
  • The Curios Tale of the Stolen Pets
  • The Exorcist: Legion VR
  • The Rabbit Hole – Neo 2
  • The Secret of Retropolis
  • Tokyo Chronos
  • Touring Karts
  • Townscaper VR
  • Tribe XR
  • Tsuro – The Game of the Path
  • Ultimechs
  • Virtual Desktop
  • Virtual Fighting Champion
  • VirtualSpeech
  • Virtuoso
  • VoiceRoom Demo
  • VR Tourviewer
  • V-Speedway
  • Walkabout: Mini Golf VR
  • Wands Alliances
  • Warplanes: Battles over Pacific
  • Wind Wind
  • Wonderglade
  • X-Fitness
  • You, Calligrapher
  • Yupiter Degree
  • Zero Caliber: Reloaded
  • Zombieland VR: Headshot Fever

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