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Metaverse != Horizon Worlds

• spoils19 4y ago
  Can you explain what the Metaverse is then?
  • thefounder 4y ago
    It's supposed to be the platform for VR(i.e iOS sdk with appstore and all the lock-in).
    • solardev 4y ago
      So he bet the company on a third party app store that lets you download the shitty Second Life wannabe that nobody plays. How is that any better? Lol
      • thefounder 4y ago
        Not really. The Second Life wanna be app is a bonus if it becomes popular. Just like Safari and other Apple apps on iOS. Meta bet it's VR ecosystem will become the next iPhone/ios ecosystem(hardware and software). So if someone builds a "killer" app on Oculus Meta wins anyway.
    • crazygringo 4y ago
      But that platform is Horizon Worlds. Mark's metaverse is very specifically a shared virtual physical environment. Yes you're going to pay to enter spaces and have experiences and buy clothing... but Horizon Worlds isn't an app on the platform. It is the platform, it is the metaverse, everything is happening within it in Mark's vision here. Metaverse == Horizon Worlds
      • itsyaboi 4y ago
        Horizon Worlds is quite literally an app on the platform.
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        • crazygringo 4y ago
          Yes, an app on a platform that isn't the metaverse. The Quest operating system, and the Meta app store, are obviously not the metaverse... the metaverse is a universe of shared 3D spaces. That's Horizon Worlds. The spaces are the "worlds".
          • itsyaboi 4y ago
            I don't know man, this all sounds very rambling and circuitous. I was replying to your comment saying "but Horizon Worlds isn't an app on the platform" which is blatantly wrong.