Pico is promising its own exclusives, starting with Just Dance VR next year. But as far as we know it hasn’t yet acquired studios. Time will tell how serious ByteDance really is about funding VR content. If, on the other hand, you are looking for a versatile headset that has good standalone functionality, but also want a capable PCVR headset, then the Pico 4 remains a terrific choice, and is probably one of the best options you can go for right now. The main advantage of Pico 4 is the versatility it brings. You can enjoy all of the goodness of PCVR experiences, with a headset that goes toe to toe with most other PCVR headsets, but you also get the option of wireless PCVR streaming and very solid standalone VR headset performance.

The problem with Pico 4’s higher resolution and larger field of view is that it’s powered by the same old Snapdragon XR2 Gen 1 chipset used in Quest 2. The result of asking the same chip to render more pixels and more geometry each frame is somewhat predictable: performance issues. The bottom line is that, if you are looking for a really competent standalone VR headset, with top-notch visual clarity, then you will not be disappointed with Pico 4. I do think it’s currently more suited for people who want to play both PCVR and standalone content, rather than people who want to do standalone content only.The Pico 4 controllers feel great to use and the build quality is excellent. They probably aren’t quite as ergonomically pleasant to hold as the Quest 2 controllers, but overall Pico has done an excellent job, and I’ve had no complaints. This does mean i still have peripheral vision like with a quest pro. But I'm actually coming around to this. For beat saber i prefer being able to see a little bit. However it was a little distracting in dark scenesin half life alyx. If you own a gaming PC though, you can play Beat Saber and Onward as well as PC VR exclusives like Half-Life: Alyx and Skyrim VR via SteamVR. Like Quest, Pico 4 has built-in wired and wireless PC VR streaming. It doesn’t work quite as well as Air Link, with more noticeable occasional stutters. But thankfully Virtual Desktop is also available on the Pico store, and it works just as well as on Quest. Conclusions Pico 4’s app store is slowly but surely filling up with many of the top Quest titles. You’ll find games like Superhot VR, Blade & Sorcery Nomad, Demeo, After the Fall, Arizona Sunshine, Eleven Table Tennis, Walkabout Mini Golf, Space Pirate Trainer, and GORN. Here’s a full list.

The right Pico controller has a dedicated screenshot button, and you can hold it down to start a recording. For content creators and developers this is genuinely useful – it’s a massive time saver. The downside is it’s right beside the system menu button, so you’ll find yourself accidentally pressing the wrong one from time to time. Combined with the higher resolution panels, the overall clarity is a noticeable step up from Quest 2. It’s a big step up visually at first glance, but there’s a major caveat. Pico 4’s passthrough isn’t depth-correct, like the original Oculus Quest until a software update it received 5 months after launch. Pico 4 has the ability to function as a PCVR headset by connecting it via USB cable to a VR-ready PC, but can also connect wirelessly to your computer via Wi-Fi. Both methods function well, and I have seen consistent improvement in performance over the past year. Pico 4 offers sharper, wider and taller lenses in a slimmer & lighter design that makes Quest 2 look outdated by comparison. But the content ecosystem is far less developed, the software isn’t as refined, and the processor can struggle to keep up with higher resolution.Pico 4 was released in October 2022. I bought it on day one and I’ve been using it an awful lot over the last year. When I first got it, I was really impressed with the visual clarity due to the excellent, high-resolution display panels, pancake lenses, and reasonably good FOV. So yeah, the lenses are so big they crush the nose of people with a narrow IPD. But their size also delivers my favorite aspect of Pico 4: the field of view. It’s both wider and taller than Quest 2, and it’s instantly noticeable. I almost exclusively use a wireless connection as I have a Wi-Fi 6 router located in the same room as I use my VR headsets, providing a direct line of sight, resulting in a very low latency connection. Even for fast-paced games, I can barely detect any latency, and it certainly doesn’t impact my performance or enjoyment.