Instead of Facebook’s parent, the digital future will be driven by smaller companies that are really innovating, while companies like Epic Games Inc are doing ‘really compelling’ things, Fils-Aime said. — AFP
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms Inc is among the most vocal proponents of the future of the metaverse, but one gaming industry veteran is particularly sceptical about its vision.
Like the cloud five years ago and even the Internet of 20 years past, every business is now trying to latch onto the metaverse, said former Nintendo of America Inc president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime. Instead of Facebook’s parent, the digital future will be driven by smaller companies that are really innovating, while companies like Epic Games Inc are doing “really compelling” things, he said.
