I figured might as well broach the subject since it's coming up more and more now with AR and VR stuff and not just from Facebook rebranding itself. But we've had folks like Bobby Kotick, formerly of Activision, babbling about the potential of the 'Metaverse' and others from Microsoft and Facebook and the like gibbering about it.
So to spark off discussion, here's an article presenting contrary opinions regarding the Metaverse, specifically from Ken Kutaragi who invented the Playstation:
It also covers comments from Phili Libin, the Soviet born CEO of the Silicon Valley tech company Evernote who has stated the hype around the 'Metaverse' reminds him of the Soviet-era propaganda he grew up with.
Meanwhile with all of the press about the Microsoft purchase of Activision, the development of a 'Metaverse' is apparently being brought up A LOT.
So to spark off discussion, here's an article presenting contrary opinions regarding the Metaverse, specifically from Ken Kutaragi who invented the Playstation:
Business Insider said:"Being in the real world is very important, but the metaverse is about making quasi-real in the virtual world, and I can't see the point of doing it," Kutaragi said.
"You would rather be a polished avatar instead of your real self? That's essentially no different from anonymous message board sites," he added.
Kutaragi said the VR and AR headsets associated with metaverse technology are a sticking point. "Headsets would isolate you from the real world, and I can't agree with that," he said, adding: "Headsets are simply annoying."
It also covers comments from Phili Libin, the Soviet born CEO of the Silicon Valley tech company Evernote who has stated the hype around the 'Metaverse' reminds him of the Soviet-era propaganda he grew up with.
The inventor of PlayStation thinks the metaverse is pointless
PlayStation inventor Ken Kutaragi told Bloomberg in an interview that VR and AR headsets are "simply annoying."
www.businessinsider.com
Meanwhile with all of the press about the Microsoft purchase of Activision, the development of a 'Metaverse' is apparently being brought up A LOT.
Yahoo News said:By my colleague Stephen Totilo's count, Nadella used the word "metaverse" at least five times in his conference call discussing the deal. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick mentioned the metaverse four times, while Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer used the term twice.