Big tech firms, brands and states are yet to agree on a universal definition of metaverse. — Photography gremlin/Getty Images/AFP Relaxnews
In October 2021, Mark Zuckerberg declared his ambition to take internet users into the metaverse, this virtual space of the future. If web giants and brands have massively invested in the metaverse, this digital double of the physical world is still struggling to convince – both the general public and developers.
More than 2,300 game developers were surveyed about the metaverse in the "State of the Game Industry 2023" report, published ahead of the upcoming Game Developers Conference in San Francisco (March 20-24). Many are skeptical about this concept, which refers to large, interconnected virtual worlds where users will be able to access a multitude of services through avatars. On paper, at least. In fact, 45% of the developers surveyed believe that the metaverse will never deliver on its promise. Only 33% thought the same in 2022.
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