Hulu’s Watch Party feature rolled out to all subscribers

A feature that was previously only available to certain subscribers can now be used by all Hulu customers, but there is a slight downside.

Hulu launched its The co-view and chat feature in May, but the feature was only available at the time to premium tier subscribers without Hulu ads. Now, however, subscribers to Hulu’s ad-free and ad-supported options can use See the party

, which supports joint viewing of up to eight people. A Hulu spokesperson told Gizmodo that the feature supports “thousands of movies and shows in our on-demand library” and that supported titles will now have a Watch Party icon on their details pages. respective.

Unfortunately, the feature is currently only supported on Hulu.com on a desktop, laptop or tablet, meaning it won’t be accessible through the app on your smartphone or smart TV. . However, the feature may be available on other devices in the future as Hulu collects more feedback on the response to the feature.

This feature is only available for users over 18 years old. To access the Watch Party feature on Hulu, click the “Watch Party” icon on a title’s home page (you should see it next to the “Start Watching” button). From there, you can share a link with up to seven other Hulu subscribers, who you can chat with in real time while streaming a series or movie.

Hulu’s sister service Disney + recently launched its own co-observation function called GroupWatch. However, unlike Hulu, Disney’s interactions with other viewers were limited to emoji reactions. So, while it’s not yet available on all apps and devices, Hulu is definitely keeping pace with Disney with a chat feature that you could really use.