Pico 4 vs Meta Quest 2: Which VR Headset has improved gaming experience? Watch Comparison
Pico 4 vs Meta Quest 2 (Credit: Laubox)
The clear rival between the emerging Pico 4 vs Meta Quest 2 VR Headsets is raising the market temperature due to close enough features and quality of gaming experience. Laubox found 3 factors that make a big difference explained in factors B to G.
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- Factor A: Pricing Difference where Pico 4 seems slightly affordable.
Meta Quest 2 costs $479 for 128 GB and $585 for 256 GB. Whereas, Pico 4 is around $457 for 128 GB and $532 for 256 GB.
- Factor B: Comfort level with Pico 4 is rated high due to its ‘Lightweight’ and ‘Design’ of the head strap. On the hand, the Quest strap feels more clumsy, said Laubox. “The comfort of the Pico 4 is what makes me switch already. The Quest 2 after an hour of gameplay already started to hurt my neck. And with Pico 4 I don’t have that problem”, Laubox added.
- Factor C: UI and Software within Quest 2 are improved with filled with a wide range of options. But, Pico 4 due to its newness the UI has to get more mature. Laubox also encountered some minor bugs within.
- Factor D: When PCVR Gaming (such as Unreal Engine and similar developments), both VR headsets can be connected to the PC with wireless or cable options available. However, Quest 2 has a lot more settings including 72, 80, 90, and 120Hz. And Pico 4 remains with only 72Hz and 90Hz respectively.
- Factor E: In terms of Entertainment, Quest 2 has a huge library of VR movies and shows than Pico 4 which contains just a few of them. Laubox assured Pico 4 will improve and grow more as time goes on.
- Factor F: With Pico 4 vs Meta Quest 2 fitness rival, Pico 4 has announced its major focus on “Fitness” besides gaming. With its lightweight characteristic, fitness workout gets a lot easier and more enjoyable compared to Quest 2.
- Factor G: Productivity – ‘Meta’ has fully invested in ‘Productivity’, compared to ‘Apple’ and ‘Microsoft’, said the ‘Laubox’ host. In this scenario, Quest 2 to succeeds in the operation of meetings and conversations since the beginning. Now, because Pico 4 is new and backed by the company behind TikTok; so, it has a lot more plans coming for entertainment than productivity.
Wrapping up Pico 4 vs Meta Quest 2 comparison:
Overall, both headsets are best at their place. It completely relies on the user with the purpose of choosing one of the two. The only difference is Meta Quest 2 head started 2 years back, and so got matured with the time and responses of the users.
Here’s the image of the responses of users:
Meta Quest 2 (10K+ Bought In Past Month)
Meta Quest Pro (600+ Bought In Past Month)
Amazon Pico 4
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