Here’s something that could make Google’s newly announced Daydream VR pretty epic in scope: IMAX experiences are going to start coming to the platform.
You can watch IMAX movies in Android’s Daydream VR
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While unveiling Daydream, Android’s new virtual reality initiative, Google announced that it would include content from IMAX. It’s supposed to let you watch IMAX movies in a “virtual IMAX theater.” That’s likely to mean IMAX’s more traditional documentaries, rather than the major films that happen to have IMAX ratios, but it still means having some awe-inspiring imagery to look at.
A long list of other content partners are also said to be bringing their content to Daydream. That includes HBO, Lionsgate, and Hulu.
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