After a fortnight without any new content, it doesn’t seem like much.
Users of Vision Pro will be able to watch a sports film that was recorded for the Immersive Video format on the platform starting at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET.
Six Colors reports that the video, which will consist of a compilation of highlights from the Major League Soccer (MLS) playoffs from the previous year, will only last five minutes.
For everyone using Vision Pro, it will be free.
What looked to be the first episodes of three Immersion Video series—Adventure, Prehistoric Planet, and Wildlife—were made available by Apple on February 2.
With one episode titled “Episode 1” of “Season 1,” each made their debut concurrently with the release of the Vision Pro. “.
But none of those series have gotten any new episodes in almost two months.
An Alicia Keyes performance video, which also made its debut on February 2, is the only additional Immersive Video content that is currently accessible.
A few minutes was all that most of these videos were.
This implies that since the device’s launch at the beginning of February, Apple has only released one new piece of Immersive Video content, a brief soccer video that presents sporting events from 2023.
I praised the Vision Pro’s 2D movie and video viewing capabilities when I gave it an entertainment device review, but I also touched on its 3D video capabilities.
I expressed my excitement for upcoming episodes and said that the initial pieces of Apple’s original 3D content appeared promising.
I thought they would release on a weekly schedule because the TV app labeled them identically to Apple TV+ series.
No more episodes have appeared.
Remarkably, Apple neglected to bundle a first-party app with the Vision Pro for playing 3D videos downloaded from the internet; however, an independent developer addressed this shortcoming with the app Reality Player.
While the visionOS App Store does offer some 3D video streaming and download services, it is far less extensive than what is available for other headsets.
Since the Vision Pro can do far more than most VR headsets, Apple has been referring to it as “spatial computing” rather than a VR headset.
After two months, the Vision Pro is still far behind the competition if you’re searching for fresh examples of the kinds of passive viewing content available on other headsets.
Although there is a lot of 2D video content that the device can display, this reinforces the idea that the Vision Pro is designed to be used for viewing flat 2D content as windows in 3D space.
With apps and games, things aren’t quite as bad because a few new spatial apps have been released in recent weeks.
The majority of apps function similarly to iPad apps, featuring 2D viewports at the content that you can move around the room as needed.
Most videos are also two-dimensional.
That’s useful in some circumstances, but it’s surprising Apple hasn’t made more of an investment in 3D content yet.
Right now, the only new content we have is this brief soccer video that will be released tonight.
Samuel Axon provided the listing image.
Apple will release its first sports-related Immersive Video content for the Vision Pro headset tonight. After two months without any new content, it doesn’t seem like much.
Users of Vision Pro will be able to watch a sports film that was recorded for the Immersive Video format on the platform starting at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET. Six Colors claims that the five-minute video will feature a compilation of highlights from the Major League Soccer (MLS) playoffs of the previous year. For all Vision Pro users, it will be free.
What looked to be the first episodes of three Immersion Video series—Adventure, Prehistoric Planet, and Wildlife—were made available by Apple on February 2. Each made their debut with the release of the Vision Pro, each with a single episode titled “Episode 1” of “Season 1.”. “.
But none of those shows have gotten any new episodes in almost two months. A performance video by Alicia Keyes, which also made its debut on February 2, is the only other Immersive Video content that is currently accessible. These videos were short, usually lasting only a few minutes.
This implies that since the device’s launch at the beginning of February, Apple has only released one new piece of Immersive Video content, a brief soccer video that presents sporting events from 2023.
In my review of the Vision Pro as an entertainment device, I discussed its 3D video capabilities in addition to applauding its ability to view 2D movies and videos. I mentioned that I was excited for more episodes of Apple’s original 3D content and that the company’s initial offerings looked promising. I figured they would come out on a weekly schedule because the TV app labeled them the same as Apple TV+ series. There have not been any more episodes.
Notably, the Vision Pro came without a first-party app from Apple to play 3D videos downloaded from the internet. However, an independent developer quickly addressed this shortcoming with the app Reality Player. Although the visionOS App Store offers a limited number of 3D video streaming and download services, it is far more extensive than what is available with other headsets.
Apple has been referring to the Vision Pro as “spatial computing” rather than a VR headset, which makes sense given that it is capable of much more than most VR headsets.
Two months in, the Vision Pro is still far behind the competition if you’re searching for fresh examples of the kind of passive viewing content available on other headsets.
A plethora of 2D video content can be seen on the device, but this reinforces the impression that the Vision Pro is designed to be used for viewing flat, 2D content as windows in 3D space. With apps and games, the situation isn’t quite as bad because a few new spatial apps have been released in recent weeks.
With 2D viewports at the content that you can move around the room, most apps function exactly like iPad apps. Additionally, most videos are two dimensions.
That’s useful in some circumstances, but it’s surprising Apple hasn’t made more of an investment in 3D content yet. As for new content, we currently only have this brief soccer video that will launch tonight.
Picture sourced from Samuel Axon’s listing.
