Apple Vision Pro to debut in China, Japan and Singapore this month

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Apple Vision Pro to debut in China, Japan and Singapore this month

The Apple Vision Pro headset is seen on display at the Fifth Avenue Apple store on February 02, 2024 in New York City. 

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Apple announced on Tuesday that it will

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, the Apple Vision Pro, in China, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore on June 28.

The ****** markets represent the gadget’s debut outside of the ******* States, with pre-orders beginning on Friday.

The VR headset first became available for purchase in the U.S. four months ago, with a starting price of $3,499. The Vision Pro will sell for its highest asking price in China, one of Apple’s most vital markets, with

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($4,190). 

In the country, Apple will need to navigate the government’s tight regulations on content. Apps popular on the Vision Pro in the U.S. such as Disney+ and

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Prime Video are unavailable in China. 

Instead, the ********* tech giant said Tuesday that local developers and internet companies in China will launch new apps and games for the Apple Vision Pro. That includes ******** tech giant Tencent, which will provide its video streaming app Tencent Video, and ByteDance, which will launch a VR version of Douyin, the ******** version of TikTok. 

Apple will also need to compete with local rivals working on VR technologies, such as ******** consumer electronics manufacturer Oppo.

But there have already been some indications of demand for the Vision Pro in China, with a gray market for the headset sprouting. According to a CNBC search on the Alibaba-owned online flea market app Xianyu, Vision ***** are selling for up to double their official price. 

“The enthusiasm for Apple Vision Pro has been extraordinary, and we are thrilled to introduce the magic of spatial computing to more customers around the world,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said in the Tuesday statement. 

Still, the company’s announcement comes amid reports of waning demand for the Vision Pro in the U.S. 

Ming-Chi Kuo, an Apple analyst at TF International Securities, reported in April that

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due to low demand. 

“The Vision Pro’s move to international markets is ahead of industry expectations and appears to be an attempt to drive sales amid lower-than-expected demand due to its niche use case and hefty price tag,” said Le Xuan Chiew, a Canalys analyst focusing on Apple strategy research. 

Apple said the Vision Pro will also open to pre-orders for Germany, France, Australia, the U.K. and Canada on June 28, with the headsets set to become available on July 12.

The latest iteration of Apple’s OS for its Vision Pro, VisionOS 2, was also announced on Tuesday. The update comes with new features and AI integrations, with the headset now compatible with 2,000 apps.

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