New environment, more content: Disney+ and Paramount+ upgraded for Vision Pro

Not all known video services are still available for Apple’s Vision Pro. There are still no official clients for Netflix and YouTube and you have to use the iPad application for Amazon Prime Video. But some providers consider the 4K headset important enough to regularly improve their in-house apps. It’s happening now Disney+ as well as Paramount+,

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Disney+ under VisionOS: more 3D, more nature

The revamped Disney+ app comes with a new – and fifth – environment, i.e. a 3D environment in which you can immerse yourself while enjoying the film. So far there is already the Disney+ Theater, the “Scare Floor” from “Monsters Inc.”, the Tower from “Avengers” and the Star Wars desert planet Tatooine. Now they are adding a setting from National Geographic that shows Thingvellir National Park in Iceland. The company said that National Geographic is known for nature photography that uses the latest technology. “Creating an immersive environment was the natural next step,” said a manager.

The latest Disney+ version also brings a wide range of 3D movies, including classics like “Frozen II” and “The Lion King” in addition to the Avengers series. Of course, all of this content is only accessible to subscribers. Disney has had an app available since the launch of Vision Pro.

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spongebob on vision pro

Paramount+, in turn part of Paramount Global, is offering an immersive environment as part of its app for the first time. It celebrates 25 years of the children’s series with SpongeBob at Bikini Bottom. Here you can also watch movies while looking at the surroundings. There is also day and night under the sea. There are also interactive elements such as catching jellyfish with a finger gesture. SpongeBob himself is also watching the movie; then he sits “next to” the user with popcorn.

The new functions in the Disney+ app are initially available to users with a US App Store account; the range of films for a German Disney+ subscription may also differ. On the other hand, Paramount+ is also not yet available in the German App Store for Vision Pro. Here too you need a US account. Unfortunately, some providers also apply geoblocks.

(B.Sc.)