Latest Meta Quest 3 YouTube app update finally adds an essential VR social feature

Date:
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:59:41 +0000

Description:
The YouTube VR app is getting a co-watch feature on the Meta Quest 3 and
Quest 3S.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Watch parties are now available in YouTube VR You'll all need to own paid content
to watch it together You can't watch 360 video together yet

VR gaming, like gaming in general, is always more fun with friends. Hopping into Just Dance VR is fine, but taking it on in a multiplayer session either online or for couch co-op is a much more enjoyable experience. The same is true for Walkabout Mini Golf and Beat Saber and now you can also enjoy
shared experiences when watching movies or other content in the YouTube VR app.

Whether its watching a 4K movie or your favorite YouTube Short, its now possible to host a YouTube watch party with up to seven other guests at the push of a button no matter where you all happen to be (though it will need
to be somewhere with an internet connection).

Youll want to boot up the free YouTube app on your Meta Quest 3 or Quest 3S (after installing it if you havent already), then look above the screen to
see the co-watch icon (it looks like a person-shaped outline flanked by two silhouettes), and click it to start your watch party.

From there you can invite people from your followers list provided you
follow each other by sending them a notification. Once they accept they'll join your virtual group, and then you can decide what you all want to watch.

There are a few restrictions to note, however. As mentioned youll have to be following each other, and it's important to note that you want to watch paid-for YouTube content everyone in the party will have to pay for it separately so you cant get away with splitting a single rental fee.

Additionally, full-360-degree immersive video is not yet supported, which is
a shame as these 3D experiences are among my favorite ways to use the YouTube VR app. Hopefully it'll be added in the near future, but for now I'm excited to start some watch parties with YouTube's huge catalog of 2D content. You might also like Meta Quest 3 vs Meta Quest 3S: which Meta headset is right
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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/latest-m eta-quest-3-youtube-app-update-finally-adds-an-essential-vr-social-feature


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