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Report: TikTok Parent Lays Off Hundreds at VR Subsidiary Pico Interactive, Tencent Scraps VR Plans

Road to VR

Seen a direct competitor to Meta Quest 2, Pico 4 still isn’t officially sold in the US; the headset is currently only available across Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and most countries in Europe. This follows a widening trend of layoffs which have affected nearly every big name in tech, including Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft.

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VRWorld: Our Most Popular Stories of 2017

VRWorld

This piece looked at The Rift, a major AR/VR theme park which opened last year in Malaysia. #5: While using VR at home with a computer or game console can be great fun, 2017 has seen a plethora of in-depth AR/VR experiences in other settings. 5: Xiaomi Smartphones. 4: Apple’s AR efforts.