Meta wants your Quest headset to be less “gimmicky demo” and more “living-room replacement.” At its Meta Connect keynote this week, the company unveiled Horizon TV, a redesigned entertainment hub that pulls third-party streaming apps and curated recommendations into a single interface on Quest headsets. The pitch is simple: stop juggling separate apps in VR and get a one-stop home for movies, shows, sports and — yes — the occasional bedtime 3D scare.

From the screenshots Meta shared, Horizon TV looks like a modern streaming homepage dropped into VR: a row of installed streaming apps (Prime Video, Peacock, Twitch appear in Meta’s marketing), content recommendations front and center, and a set of tabs along the top or side that let you switch between Movies, TV Shows, “Immersive” experiences, Sports, Music and your Watchlist. It’s a cleaner, more consolidated take on how Quest has shown videos before — and Meta’s copy and demos promise discovery tools that work across the VR environment.

Meta says Horizon TV will include access to a swath of well-known services — Prime Video, Peacock, Twitch — and, for the first time on Quest, Disney+, along with Hulu and ESPN where those bundles apply. That represents a notable expansion of content options for Quest owners and — if the apps behave like their mobile/TV counterparts — should make it easier to jump from a linear TV show to a live sports stream without leaving the headset.

A small but important note: not every streaming platform will necessarily support every platform feature (Dolby playback, 3D enhancements, watchlist aggregation). App support, DRM and partner licensing still matter — Meta’s hub is a container that depends on the streaming services themselves to play nice.

Meta confirmed that Horizon TV supports Dolby Atmos surround sound at launch, improving spatial audio for compatible titles and setups. Dolby Vision — the higher dynamic range HDR format that can make colors pop and shadows more detailed — is slated to arrive via a software update later this year. To get the full Horizon TV experience, Meta notes you’ll need to be on Horizon OS v79 or later.

That ordering matters: sound now, richer picture later. Atmos gives an immediate upgrade for built-in speakers or headphones; Vision will require both software support and compatible content from the streaming services.

Meta is also leaning into enhanced presentations of certain films. The company announced partnerships with Universal Pictures and Blumhouse to offer versions of movies such as M3GAN and The Black Phone with added 3D effects or immersive presentation layers on Quest. Meta is clearly positioning this as part of a cinematic angle for VR — not just “watching a flat screen” but experiencing films with depth and environmental treatments. Apple’s Vision Pro made a similar play with Disney+ 3D content when that device launched, so Meta is following a path others have already started.

Meta says Horizon TV is rolling out across the current Quest lineup. The company’s help pages and release notes indicate the new hub is available once your headset is updated to Horizon OS v79 (or newer). That update is already listed in Meta’s release notes and support pages as the one that brings the fully updated Horizon TV experience. Expect a staged rollout: your device may need to download the Horizon OS update before the Hub shows up.

Horizon TV is a sensible step toward making VR devices more useful every day. The hub won’t magically fix the streaming industry’s licensing rules or convince every service to prioritize VR, but it does make the Quest a more practical place to watch things you already pay for — and it’s another sign that the battle over the future of screens is moving into three dimensions.