The inventor of Playstation thinks the metaverse is pointless

Posted by intellaughs on Friday January 21, 2022 @11:43AM
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Re:The inventor of Playstation thinks the metaverse is point... by softwarebeware on Friday January 21, 2022 @11:53AM (#30026187)

That's because it is

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Re:The inventor of Playstation thinks the metaverse is point... by hammyhavoc on Friday January 21, 2022 @12:12PM (#30026482)

Are video games entertaining? Yes. Thus they aren't pointless.

Can the metaverse be entertaining? Apparently it can be, thus it isn't pointless by the same train of thought.

I tried Second Life twice in about 2006. No interest in revisiting the concept, but obviously it is novel to someone out there. I'll stick to games.

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Re:The inventor of Playstation thinks the metaverse is point... by softwarebeware on Friday January 21, 2022 @01:24PM (#30027765)

Something can be both pointless and entertaining

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Re:The inventor of Playstation thinks the metaverse is point... by hammyhavoc on Friday January 21, 2022 @01:34PM (#30027920)

Is music and art thus pointless? Because that's what's inferred here.

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Re:The inventor of Playstation thinks the metaverse is point... by softwarebeware on Friday January 21, 2022 @02:18PM (#30028592)

I wouldn't even compare the metaverse to music and art.

Anyway some =/= all. Something can be both pointless and entertaining. I'd consider some examples of music and art that are both.

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