The Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional VR headset has wowed a lot of those that have given it a whirl, however one main difficulty protecting the system out of individuals’s palms is availability – in case you reside exterior the US and need to purchase one, you’re out of luck. That’s set to alter, although, with Tim Cook dinner confirming that the headset will launch in at the very least one different nation this 12 months: China.
Apple has beforehand hinted at a wider Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional launch coming in 2024, and whereas talking on the China Growth Discussion board in Beijing over the weekend Tim Cook dinner particularly talked about China as one of many fortunate international locations that is set to get the headset earlier than the tip of the 12 months.
Past confirming {that a} China launch is on the playing cards, Cook dinner didn’t reveal a particular launch date or pricing: nonetheless, a Imaginative and prescient Professional launch exterior the US earlier than June 2024 was hinted at by analysts earlier this 12 months, and it is unlikely that China would be the solely nation the place it is launched.
Is a worldwide Imaginative and prescient Professional launch coming quickly?
China, Japan, Canada, Australia, and the UK, amongst a couple of others, are areas the place Apple is trying to rent a ‘Briefing Expertise Specialist’ for the Imaginative and prescient Professional. When the job postings had been noticed it was believed they hinted at the place the broader Imaginative and prescient Professional launch would start, and Cook dinner’s China affirmation means that this will certainly be the case.
As such, we wouldn’t be stunned if the UK and Australia (and the remainder) noticed an Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional launch across the similar time as China. As talked about above, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has beforehand steered Apple is prone to launch the Imaginative and prescient Professional exterior of the US earlier than WWDC – which is due in June – so we would solely be a month or two away from seeing the Imaginative and prescient Professional in additional individuals’s palms.
For those who’re concerned with choosing up the Apple headset, we might recommend first studying our Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional evaluation that will help you resolve if the $3,500 system (round £2,800 / AU$5,350) is price it for you.