While the initial buzz around Apple’s mixed reality headset has died down, there are still new apps and experiences available to consumers who shell out $3,500. British broadcaster Channel 4 has launched a dedicated streaming app for headsets that allows users to watch content in “groundbreaking cinematic style”.
Channel 4 is the first UK broadcaster to take this step. The app leverages technology within the headset to overlay streaming content onto the real world, allowing for multi-screen views as well as “full-screen viewing experiences” such as The Great British Bake Off and Taskmaster.
Speaking of Taskmaster, the broadcaster also announced an environment based on the comedy game show. The environment on AVP changes the world around the user, so people can watch Taskmaster while sitting in a room inspired by Taskmaster (inspired by the Xzibit Yo Dawg meme). Other streaming apps have their own environments. Paramount+ has one based on SpongeBob SquarePants, and Disney+ has one set in Iceland.
This app does not have access to the recently released Taskmaster VR experience. It’s still tied to Steam VR and Meta Quest. By most accounts, this is a pretty bad game, so Vision Pro doesn’t really have much to fault.
