A lot of articles are using the 'metaverse' term to describe concepts that already exist. The Financial Times defines it as: "(noun) a virtual world where users

A lot of articles are using the 'metaverse' term to describe concepts that already exist. The Financial Times defines it as: "(noun) a virtual world where users appear as avatars to socialise, work, shop or play." [0] With this definition, virtual reality headsets aren't needed, as it already describes multiplayer video games with regular devices. That's why there are so many recent articles linking Microsoft's recent acquisition of Activision to the idea that Microsoft is trying to get a foothold in the "metaverse" (i.e. virtual reality, not necessarily with headsets). [0] Paywalled, but the quote is the starting sentence: https://www.ft.com/content/8903afb9-5206-4994-8bfd-e74b8f20899e https://www.ft.com/content/8903afb9-5206-4994-8bfd-e74b8f208...