Quest’s Leaked Theater Environment Hints at Meta Targeting Social VR Platform ‘Bigscreen’

Hey, so, Meta’s kinda up to something interesting again—maybe weird, who knows. Back in January, they said, “Hey, we’re making this home theater thing for Horizon OS.” But then, plot twist: a prototype’s out there, and it’s giving off Bigscreen vibes. You know, that app where you can watch stuff with pals in VR? Yeah, that one.

Quest’s got some theater-like stuff, but nothing first-party that screams “Come watch this with friends easily!” Meta tried before, but, you know, nothing really took off. But then, Mark Rabkin was like, “Hey, let’s do this cinema thing with cool lighting and sound,” and then… he left. Timing, am I right?

So, now there’s this person, ‘lukegotbored’—great name, by the way—who stumbled onto some secret Quest theater thing. It’s all multiplayer-y. Like, imagine switching seats in a spaceship-looking auditorium to watch a Hot Ones interview. That’s the vibe.

Anyway, Luna, who’s usually got their finger on the pulse (also leaked Meta’s smart glasses), thinks this theater thing’s dropping with Horizon Worlds’ next update. The catch? Bigscreen lets you stream your stuff so everyone can watch. Sounds tricky for Meta since, you know, legal stuff.

Bigscreen’s like, “Hey, you stream it, it’s your deal.” Meta? Probably not gonna be so chill about it. They like their rules. And what about Meta copying other apps? Not new. Remember Virtual Desktop? Yeah, Meta pulled a classic “Let’s just make our own version” move.

But, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Connect 2025’s coming up on September 17th—mark it down. Who knows what Meta will spill then? Keep your eyes peeled, maybe they’ll surprise us. Or not. Either way, it’ll be something to talk about.