Google starts releasing 3D movies that you can watch on the Galaxy XR

Samsung launched the Galaxy XR headset last month. It is the world's first Android XR device, and it can be used to play immersive games and watch 3D media. Following its launch, Google has started releasing 3D movies that you can watch on the XR headset.

Apparently, Google has started adding 3D movies to the Google Play app (spotted by Redditors). You can buy or rent those movies and watch them on the Galaxy XR and future Android XR-based headsets. It isn't clear how many of these movies are in 4K resolution and HDR format, but the collection has grown from 18 movies a few days ago to over 50 movies as of today.

Some of the movies include G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 2, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, How to Train Your Dragon, Hugo, I Frankenstein, Jumanji The Next Level, Jumanji Welcome to The Jungle, Jurassic World Rebirth, Megamind, Men In Black 3, No Time To Die, Passengers, Pixels, Resident Evil Retribution, Spider-Man Far From Home, and Spider-Man Homecoming.

You can check the crowdsourced list of all such movies on this link. At this time, it is unclear which countries these 3D movies are available in. Google had mentioned 3D movies during the launch of the Galaxy XR.

Similar to Apple's Vision Pro, the Galaxy XR supports MV-HEVC decoding for playing back 3D content, including movies. However, the Vision Pro has over 300 movies in the 3D format, and Google needs to work harder to match Apple in this regard.