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Despite how loathed Facebook is, if an Alphabet-like parent company launches a metaverse that _does not_ integrate with the social graph / is not monetized thro

Despite how loathed Facebook is, if an Alphabet-like parent company launches a metaverse that _does not_ integrate with the social graph / is not monetized through advertising, it has a real shot. I have felt FB has needed to offer a privacy focused social network for some time. Apple is quietly proving people are willing to pay for privacy-enabled social features. My question is whether they will collaborate with Epic / Fortnite on this. I suspect they will need to in order to take on whatever ends up dominating the App Store Apple's eventual hardware platform.

astlouis44 5y ago
Facebook is going to buy Epic Games, mark my words. It would be north of a $60B acquisition even if they purchase them at twice their current valuation. It would be poetic justice because Epic and FB both have a common enemy - Apple. Facebook does not have a game engine and it is not currently a 3D-first company, and it makes sense that it will need one to underpin all of the content that will need to be made for the metaverse, by creators.
- astlouis44 5y ago
  Their other two options are to buy Unity, Roblox, or make their own game engine. Or perhaps fork some of the work that's being done over for the Open3D engine?
- bredren 5y ago
  I don’t know how the m&a works on that deal, but from a product perspective, I think Facebook needs the users and the youngs among them. Facebook will never be successful onboarding FB users, their graphs and the whole messed up biz model into something of their own. Epic has the upper hand. I think that company could continue without FB but see no evidence FB or rather Facebook’s new parent company, can build out a metaverse product with brain worm as successful as Fortnite. Even if FB had churned out successful original gaming ideas it would be a long shot. Fortnite has crushed that hard.
- rmykhajliw 5y ago
  I tried but I can't be serious about this news. Th company must name : Epic Face :)))))
  - kwertyoowiyop 5y ago
    Facepic?
- Sahbak 5y ago
  I find it difficult to believe Sweeney will give up Epic's ownership
- altdataseller 5y ago
  Anti-competitive laws will probably shoot this down immediately
- kwertyoowiyop 5y ago
  Roblox might be appropriate for their ambitions too.
- Kye 5y ago
  Facebook could have been Epic Games if they didn't blow up their platform. From 2013: https://andrewchen.com/why-developers-are-leaving-the-facebook-platform/ https://andrewchen.com/why-developers-are-leaving-the-facebo...
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rognjen 5y ago
> that _does not_ integrate with the social graph / is not monetized through advertising, it has a real shot. They're doing it *so that* it integrates with social graph AND is another advertising channel.

astlouis44 5y ago

Facebook is going to buy Epic Games, mark my words. It would be north of a $60B acquisition even if they purchase them at twice their current valuation. It would be poetic justice because Epic and FB both have a common enemy - Apple. Facebook does not have a game engine and it is not currently a 3D-first company, and it makes sense that it will need one to underpin all of the content that will need to be made for the metaverse, by creators.

astlouis44 5y ago
Their other two options are to buy Unity, Roblox, or make their own game engine. Or perhaps fork some of the work that's being done over for the Open3D engine?
bredren 5y ago
I don’t know how the m&a works on that deal, but from a product perspective, I think Facebook needs the users and the youngs among them. Facebook will never be successful onboarding FB users, their graphs and the whole messed up biz model into something of their own. Epic has the upper hand. I think that company could continue without FB but see no evidence FB or rather Facebook’s new parent company, can build out a metaverse product with brain worm as successful as Fortnite. Even if FB had churned out successful original gaming ideas it would be a long shot. Fortnite has crushed that hard.
rmykhajliw 5y ago
I tried but I can't be serious about this news. Th company must name : Epic Face :)))))
- kwertyoowiyop 5y ago
  Facepic?
Sahbak 5y ago
I find it difficult to believe Sweeney will give up Epic's ownership
altdataseller 5y ago
Anti-competitive laws will probably shoot this down immediately
kwertyoowiyop 5y ago
Roblox might be appropriate for their ambitions too.
Kye 5y ago
Facebook could have been Epic Games if they didn't blow up their platform. From 2013: https://andrewchen.com/why-developers-are-leaving-the-facebook-platform/ https://andrewchen.com/why-developers-are-leaving-the-facebo...

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rognjen 5y ago

> that _does not_ integrate with the social graph / is not monetized through advertising, it has a real shot. They're doing it *so that* it integrates with social graph AND is another advertising channel.