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> I'm hoping with the PSVR2 launch that people will finally realize that the metaverse consists of way more than just meta and Horizon. agreed. it's unfortunat
by volkk 4y ago
> I'm hoping with the PSVR2 launch that people will finally realize that the metaverse consists of way more than just meta and Horizon.
agreed. it's unfortunate that FB decided to just coin "Metaverse" since it's all encompassing. to your later point, it's as if Yahoo decided to launch a product called "Internet" and have it be an awful piece of software turning off everyone from the concept of the internet and pushing it back another decade simply due to terrible branding
- dreadlordbone 4y agoThey didn't coin "metaverse" it comes from Snowcrash and was later evangelized by Mathew Ball.
- fknorangesite 4y agoTrue, but outside of HN-bubbles, where do you think most people first heard the term?
- volkk 4y agosure, to us nerds that's obvious. but not to my fiance, or to my mom. metaverse = FB
- gardenhedge 4y agomy parents definitely don't think metaverse = FB
- volkk 4y agoif they don't associate metaverse with FB, then they most certainly don't associate metaverse with snowcrash nor matthew ball
- chaostheory 4y agoYes, this what drives me crazy. I don’t understand how so many smart and educated people fell for meta’s ad and marketing campaign. I guess the campaign was just so amazing for that many people to be mislead. Someone should rename their company into Internet and maybe enough people will believe that this new company is the sole owner and developer of the Internet
- Firmwarrior 4y agoHaha, the 3d TV industry deserves some marketing hate too, and Google for their godawful crap cardboard platform. I'll bet that once someone puts out a super polished platform with a handful of killer apps, it'll take off anyway. Right now even if you gave away preconfigured VR headsets to everyone for free they wouldn't use them
- chaostheory 4y agoI strongly feel that meta already did create that super polished platform with Beat Saber as the first killer app. Not enough people are even willing to give it a try due to a combination of FB’s broken brand and the intimidating giant box that you have to put on your face. Hopefully, the new smaller form factors will help with the last problem
- linuxftw 4y agoOr, you know, we played guitar hero and there's no need to relive the past with a screen 3 inches from your eyeballs?
- chaostheory 4y agoYou haven't tried modern VR yet have you? Google Cardboard doesn't count.
- linuxftw 4y agoNo, of course not. Just like I haven't tried bungee jumping.
- chaostheory 4y agoThen why comment as if you know anything about it? I can see normal people doing that, but this is HN