Sony bets on metaverse with new mixed reality headset


A major VR headset battle is heating up between rivals Meta, Apple and Sony, as the Japanese manufacturer has announced plans for a workplace-oriented model. — Photo: Sony/dpa

LONDON: The metaverse will become the next stage of the internet and “poses huge opportunities”, a senior Sony executive has said as the technology giant unveiled a new mixed reality headset.

The Japanese firm’s chief technology officer, Yoshinori Matsumoto, said he believed the metaverse could follow a similar path to the world wide web and eventually become “essential for our lives” as more people began to use it.

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