We’re so excited to launch this year’s biggest update to Bigscreen: the Big Rooms Update.

Since the initial launch of Bigscreen Beta in March 2016, our public & private multiplayer rooms only supported up to 4 people per room. This made Bigscreen Multiplayer a smaller, intimate experience for a few friends.

Now, Big Rooms allows you to hang out with dozens of friends in Bigscreen. Jump into our movie theater for a virtual movie night with your friends, host a virtual meetup or conference, or watch your favorite eSports tournament livestreams with dozens of fans.

Rooms versus Big Rooms

Big Rooms are a new type of room in Bigscreen; you can still create a normal “Room” or create a “Big Room.”

When you create a Big Room, only you–the room creator–can stream your desktop screen to the entire room.

None of your friends can stream their desktop. This is great for streaming a game to a group of friends, hosting a movie night, or watching the latest episode of Rick and Morty together.

This is different from normal Bigscreen “Rooms” where all 4 users can stream their desktops to each other simultaneously, which is great for virtual LAN parties or collaborating with coworkers.

Both “Big Rooms” and “Rooms” are still peer-to-peer encrypted, meaning your voice chat and desktop screens stream directly to friends in the room. Your data doesn’t stream through our servers, which is great for privacy. You can invite many friends into your Big Room, depending on your Internet speed (upload bandwidth).

The “Big Rooms Update” is available to select users today, and will roll out in the next few days to everyone.