Quest’s Leaked Theater Environment Hints Meta May Be Targeting Social VR Giant ‘Bigscreen’

Hey, so I heard this thing, maybe a rumor, maybe not—Meta’s diving into this VR theater idea for their Horizon OS. Imagine, you know, getting slapped in the face with a massive screen right in your personal VR space. And the kicker? Apparently, they’re tossing in a multiplayer angle, so think Bigscreen vibes, but Meta-style. Kinda wild, right?

Now, wait a sec. So Meta, they’ve been playing this game for ages. Trying to get a theater app that clicks, letting you buddy-up and watch stuff. But honestly? They’ve been more like a cat chasing a laser pointer—never quite catching it.

So get this, once upon a time in Meta-land, Mark Rabkin spilled the beans before making his dramatic exit. His crew was tinkering with this theater setup—playing with lights and sounds like some mad scientists. Not sure how far they were planning to go, but it felt like they aimed to mash single-player ‘Theater View’ and group stuff like concerts. Crazy mix, huh?

Then boom—some user, lukegotbored (the name says it all), stumbles across an unfinished theater environment, like a loose thread of the universe. Spilled the deets, claiming Meta’s cribbing notes from Bigscreen. You know what they say, imitation is flattery or something.

Luna—who, BTW, leaked Meta’s next-gen specs—hints this might drop in some big Horizon Worlds update. There’s a clip floating around of folks hopping seats in a futuristic auditorium watching… wait for it… Hot Ones! Classic, right?

Now, the tricky part. Could Meta really pull off what Bigscreen does? Bigscreen’s neat trick is the social watching thing—stream channels, mirror your stash so others can join your binging party. For Meta, that last bit’s kinda touchy. Some lawyerly battles brewing over there, methinks.

The stream-everything-at-scale plan is rocky ground. Bigscreen’s kinda winking at regulations—”Hey, share but don’t get us sued,” they seem to say. Meta? Likely not gonna play that hand.

All in all, whatever size their VR theater is, plopping this social view into Horizon Worlds might be their new shiny object to keep users glued. One app to rule them all, right? Skip on the extra installs, just stay in Horizon for your movie night. Sneaky, Meta, sneaky.

Let’s not forget, though—Meta’s got a track record of adopting cool kid features. Remember Virtual Desktop? Guy Godin’s baby, showing how to mirror PC stuff to VR back when. Meta slowly grabbed that essence, sprinkling it like VR magic dust onto their systems.

Oh, and the Virtual Desktop drama. Meta booted it off Quest coz of wireless streaming. Couple weeks later, ta-da, they flip-flopped, letting it back in after they rolled out their own Air Link. Classic corporate play.

Anyway! There’s this Connect 2025 thing on September 17th. Could be where Meta drops the mic about all this. I mean, who knows? We’re all just hanging in there, waiting to see what’s next. Stick around, keep your eyes wide open.