I’m looking at this thing from Meta, right? And they’ve been cooking up a home theater vibe for Horizon OS. You know, the Quest headset folks? So, apparently, they want people to feel like they’re in this massive theater. Sounds cool. And now, a prototype got leaked—like, kinda accidentally? And they’re into multiplayer stuff too. It’s all a bit like Bigscreen, which is THE app for watching stuff together in VR.
Funny enough, Quest has these random theater-ish features scattered around, but nothing from Meta themselves that makes it easy to gather your crew to watch something. They’ve tried… like, a bunch, but yeah, no real winner there yet.
Mark Rabkin—you might’ve heard of this guy—was doing his thing at Meta before he left. He was big on the cinema vibe for Horizon OS. We’re talking intense lighting, crazy effects, sound that makes you feel like you’re in it. But, honestly, nobody knew how far they’d go to mix the solo viewing thing with their Horizon Worlds events. But now? Well, we’ve got a bit more insight.
So, this guy ‘lukegotbored’ on X—yeah, we’re talking social media snooping here—finds his way into a beta version of this virtual theater. Seems like Meta is, um, doing a bit of what Bigscreen does. Multiplayer and all that jazz.
Another leaker, Luna, chipped in some details saying this could hitch a ride on Horizon World’s next big upgrade. People are out here swapping seats in a space-age-y theater while watching a Hot Ones video. Because, of course, what else would you do?
But honestly, can Meta really mirror Bigscreen’s main thing? Bigscreen lets you stream Pluto TV and even your stuff for others to see. Sounds like a tall order for Meta. Streaming your own stuff, yeah, that could get legally sticky. Also, tech problems galore, let’s be real.
Bigscreen kinda pretends they don’t notice if you’re watching stuff you maybe shouldn’t. They’re all like, “It’s on you, not us,” dodging major headaches. Meta’s been a bit more hands-on with the ghostly moderation army shutting down sessions if things get a bit wild.
Whatever size Meta’s theater ends up, just having that group-watch ability in Horizon Worlds could keep people from wandering to other apps, right? They’ll love that player boost—no need to download anything else, just hang in Horizon Worlds.
Meta picking up ideas from others isn’t new. Remember Virtual Desktop? Guy Godin, the genius, started the whole VR streaming thing. Meta slowly pulled those features into their stuff. They even snubbed Virtual Desktop at first but later let it back in once they had their own sling play called Air Link.
So, there’s this big event—Connect 2025—happening September 17th. Maybe we’ll hear more then? Keeping tabs on it, for sure—this stuff is wild. More updates when we get them, I promise. Just keep an eye here.
