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Meta's ambitions for the Quest 3 Lite may have hit a major roadblock

The Meta Quest 3 Lite is reportedly still being developed, but one major country likely isn't getting a release.

Android Central

Zotac ZBOX Pico PI430AJ with AirJet review

A PC the size of a pack of cards, the Zotac ZBOX Pico PI430AJ features a unique cooling system

TechRadar

TikTok maker ByteDance scraps VR headset in favor of high-end Apple Vision Pro rival

A new report says ByteDance-owned PICO is ditching its Meta Quest rival in pursuit of the Apple Vision Pro.

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Pico lost the first battle, but it could still win the VR war

More competition is always good for consumers, so why haven't we seen some real competition for the incredibly successful Meta Quest platform?

Android Central

Cyber Monday is over, but the best Meta Quest alternative is still on deep discount

The Pico 4 is still on sale after Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2023, offering up three of the best VR games for free when you buy a new Pico 4 headset.

Android Central

VR news of the week: Quest 3 Lite, Pico woes, SteamVR Theater, and a stacked November

Everything you need to know about the world of VR this week, including Meta's plans to steal Pico's Chinese market, AAA game releases in November, and a cool new SteamVR trick.

Android Central

The Meta Quest 3 Lite could cause big problems for Pico in China

Meta and Tencent have reached a provisional deal to bring Meta Quest VR headsets to China, and the first major product could be the Quest 3 Lite.

Android Central

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VR news of the week: Quest 3 leaks, Google XR in disarray, and Pico pivots

AC's Michael Hicks and Nick Sutrich are gathering all the most important VR news in a weekly round-up every Saturday to cover everything you missed.

Android Central

Apple Vision Pro’s controller-free approach may be catching on with other headsets

ByteDance-owned Pico may be choosing the Apple Vision Pro's hand tracking over Meta Quest's controller-based approach. Here's why that matters.

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The latest trends in video games from the 2023 global Game Developers Conference

San Francisco’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) – the global gathering of the greatest creative minds in the games industry – opened its doors for the second time since the pandemic in March 2023.

The Conversation

Ed Byrne performs VR comedy show, but insists ‘a robot isn’t taking my job’

‘I have no worries whatsoever about AI replacing stand-up comedy’, said the 50-year-old comedian.

The Independent UK

Pico can’t let TikTok stop its US launch

Recent history has shown us that consumers care about the product more than the company behind it, so why is Pico waiting to launch its Quest competitor in the U.S.?

Android Central

Social Media Is Getting in the Way of Good, Honest VR

Pico, a possible VR competitor to Meta, reportedly delayed a U.S. launch because of its connection to TikTok.

Inverse

China wants sixfold growth in VR industry in five years

HONG KONG: The Chinese government wants to expand the country's virtual reality (VR) industry output by 2026 to 350 billion yuan (US$48 billion) - six times the level last year - showing Beijing's ambitions in becoming a world leader in metaverse technology.

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Sean O’Malley’s Moment of Truth

O’Malley enters UFC 280 seeking to shake up the bantamweight title picture.

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Can Pico's new VR headsets compete with Meta's Quest 2?

Pico, owned by TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, looks like it might try to challenge Meta’s Quest 2 and Quest Pro VR headsets in the U.S.

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