Meta Quest Gets 3D Movies, Eyes Horizon+ Rename
Meta has quietly started showing 3D movies inside the Quest headset's TV app, and hidden code hints the feature could join its Horizon+ subscription under a new name, Meta VR+. It matters because Meta is testing watching, not gaming, as the easiest door into VR, a habit it wants carried onto its coming smart glasses.
What actually happened
A small batch of 3D films, mostly from Disney, now appears inside the Quest TV app, according to UploadVR. At Meta Connect 2026, Meta said US Quest owners would rent or buy "hundreds" of movies by late 2026, growing to "thousands" worldwide once Meta VR Glasses launch in 2027. Horizon+ currently costs $8 (USD) monthly or $60 (USD) yearly, bundling roughly 50 major VR games with 50 indie titles. Meta said it passed 1 million active subscribers in February 2026, and added 10 hours of monthly Xbox cloud gaming through a Game Pass starter tier in July. Meta's Chris Pruett told GDC in March that most mainstream adults will likely enter VR through media first, per Mixed News.
How we got here
This follows a year of Meta pulling the Horizon Worlds name away from Quest branding, and the leaked code now points toward Horizon+ becoming Meta VR+. Disney+ is separately rolling out a spatial interface update this month, adding 3D media and shared viewing already live on Apple's Vision Pro. None of this requires new hardware. It is Meta reshaping what a headset is for, before its glasses ever leave the living room.
Why this matters for you
For everyday wallet users, this points to where screen habits are headed next, off a box at home and onto lightweight glasses worn anywhere. A trailer glimpsed in line or a menu that explains itself could become normal by 2027. For an ecosystem like bonuz, built around recognising real visits, this raises a practical question: if glasses carry the display, does a café recognise a returning customer through software instead of a person remembering a face.
The bigger question
If the screen moves from a living-room headset to everyday glasses, where should a place's memory of a regular visitor actually live? Right now a barista remembers a face and an order. Soon software behind someone's lenses could do that instead. Nobody has settled whether that convenience feels welcoming or feels like being tracked.
What to watch
Meta's wider 3D movie catalog is due in the US by late 2026, expanding internationally alongside Meta VR Glasses in 2027. Disney+'s spatial update for Quest is expected this month. Whether Horizon+ is actually renamed Meta VR+ has not been confirmed.
