SCMP journalists suggest that such a demand for a VR headset is largely due to the fact that it is impossible to officially buy Quest 2* in China.
How things are with pre—orders in other countries is not reported. Pico 4 is scheduled for release on October 18.
Earlier, Chinese media reported that Pico, a subsidiary of ByteDance, sold 500,000 VR headsets in 2021.
*Belongs to the Meta company banned in the Russian Federation.