There are already over 600 apps for Apple Vision Pro, including Arcade games

Pre-orders for the Apple Vision Pro are almost finished: open sales will begin on Friday. What apps will you be able to run if you’re one of the approximately 200,000 shoppers? Apple says you’ll have over 600 apps to choose from.

Not Netflix or YouTube, but there’s a Disney+ app where you can watch IMAX movies in 2D and 3D, other titles in 4K, and Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos. Max (born HBO Max) is available, as is Apple’s Apple TV+, which includes some 180° 8K 3D video with spatial audio.

There are already over 600 apps for Apple Vision Pro, including Arcade games and Mac apps

By the way, if you have an MLS season pass for Apple TV+, you’ll be able to stream matches live. There is also the NBA app which will allow you to watch up to 5 live streams and view real-time statistics. There’s also baseball: with the MLB app you can have a perfect view from home plate and keep an eye on the statistics. Also available is Red Bull TV which promises to show 3D maps during races combined with immersive videos and environments. Golf enthusiasts will be able to follow the PGA Tour with the dedicated Vision app with 3D models of the golf courses.

There are already over 600 apps for Apple Vision Pro, including Arcade games and Mac apps

Entertainment aside, you can use Apple Vision Pro for work. You can use native headphone apps with a paired Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad. For more power, you can use Mac Virtual Display and get macOS multitasking. There’s Zoom and Microsoft Teams, Slack, Notion, Todoist, and so on.

There are already over 600 apps for Apple Vision Pro, including Arcade games and Mac apps

Returning to entertainment, you will also be able to play the over 250 already compatible Apple Arcade titles. You can pair a PS DualSense or Xbox Wireless controller and get started. Most of the games will be presented on a virtual screen, but there are also some space games: Synth Riders, The LEGO Builder’s Journey, Super fruit ninja (Yes, really), WHAT GOLF?, Cut the rope 3, Jet pack Joyride 2, Bloons TD 6+ and more.

There are already over 600 apps for Apple Vision Pro, including Arcade games and Mac apps

Please note that there are space games not available through Arcade, you will find them in the App Store. Of course, you can always run games on your Mac too (using Mac Virtual Display). Turn on the steam and get started Lies by P OR Baldur’s Gate 3.

There’s more: from virtual museums to curiosities about Star Trek, from spatial visualization of airport traffic to 3D weather, from educational apps that show NASA rovers to those that teleport you inside the cell. Virtual shopping is made possible by J.Crew Virtual Closet and Mytheresa: Luxury Experience and Decathlon. There’s also Lowe’s Style Studio, Wayfair Decorify, and Zillow Immerse.