Computing hardware brand Zotac has unveiled the VR GO 4.0, its 4th generation of portable VR gaming PCs built into a backpack at Computex 2022.
To clarify, the entire PC itself is the backpack, so you won't have any additional space to pack snacks or stash your wallet, but Zotac does mention that it has some room to expand if you wanted to make some upgrades, though this appears to be restricted to memory and storage.
The wireless gaming backpack comes equipped with an Intel Core i7-11800H CPU, 16 GB of DDR4 RAM and a 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD. The rear of the backpack opens up to reveal that you're also getting a 2.5" SATA III drive bay for additional storage options and provides access for the aforementioned upgrades.
You're also getting an Nvidia RTX A4500, a graphics card that likely won't sound familiar to many gamers who are used to Nvidia's GeForce gaming line, but this is a professional-grade GPU designed with creatives in mind. It's rocking 5888 cores and 16 GB of GDDR6 memory, placing it at around the same performance in-game as an RTX 3060 graphics card.
The dedicated listing page on the Zotac website(opens in new tab) reads «Strap the Backpack PC in and experience VR and the Metaverse the way it's meant to be experienced. Free. Enjoy unstoppable freedom in games, movies, training, education or even adventure from unimaginable places»
The full specification details can be found below:
There's no official price available yet, though we imagine this will sit around $2,300 (roughly £1,800 / AU$3,250) — $2,800 (Roughly £2,200 / AU$4,000) given the specifications. We also don't have a release date for the VR Go 4.0 so if you're eyeing one up then you'll have to wait until either an announcement is made or it simply appears on
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