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Re:The metaverse is already here – it's Minecraft by phailhaus on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @05:09PM (#29087395)
It's pretty wild that Meta has gone all-in on this "metaverse" concept when VR as a platform has completely stagnated to date. VR still hasn't found its killer app, why is Meta so convinced that it's going to look like Second Life?
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Re:The metaverse is already here – it's Minecraft by fullshark on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @05:32PM (#29087665)
Maybe they know that VR and Second Life may have stagnated but are going nowhere and as tech improves, the "Metaverse" is inevitable? The fact that Second Life is still a thing in 2021 is actually impressive.
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Re:The metaverse is already here – it's Minecraft by r00fus on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @11:47PM (#29090923)
VR is as inevitable as "AI".

Hint: we don't actually have anything like the AI you read about in the books in play - they're just algorithms that search patterns.

I expect the same for "VR"

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Re:The metaverse is already here – it's Minecraft by sprkwd on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @05:30PM (#29087634)
Do they know something we don’t?
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Re:The metaverse is already here – it's Minecraft by one_off_comment on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @05:31PM (#29087660)
I think they know how much money they've sunk into their Oculus property and they want to see more return on that investment.
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Re:The metaverse is already here – it's Minecraft by saalweachter on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @09:32PM (#29090066)
I think this is what a midlife crisis looks like when you have dictatorial control of a multi-billion dollar corporation.
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