The metaverse makes no sense to the inventor of PlayStation

The inventor of the PlayStation, Ken Kutaragi, has assured Bloomberg that he is not impressed by the metaverse.

The man who invented the PlayStation isn’t impressed by the metaverse.

Ken Kutaragi, a former Sony executive who is sometimes referred to as the “Father of the PlayStation,” has said in an interview with Bloomberg that doesn’t see much value in the metaverse.

“Being in the real world is very important, but the metaverse is about making the virtual world quasi-real, and I don’t see the point of doing itKutaragi said.

“Do you prefer to be a polished avatar instead of the real “you”? In essence, this is not very different from anonymous forums“, Add.

The metaverse is a term borrowed from science fiction, referring to a future version of the Internet accessed through immersive technologies such as Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality.

Kutaragi points out that VR and AR headsets associated with metaverse technology are a sticking point.

“Headphones cut you off from the real world, and I can’t agree with that,” he says, adding: “Headphones are just annoying.“.

Meta, before facebook, has been at the forefront of tech companies promoting metaverse technology.

Microsoft, Sony’s rival in video game consoles and maker of the Xbox, said this week that it would focus on creating metaverse platforms with its acquisition of game publisher Activision.

Kutaragi isn’t the only industry insider to express skepticism about the merits of the metaverse.

Evernote founder, Phil Libin, said in an interview that the hype around metaverse technology reminds him of the communist propaganda he was exposed to growing up in the former Soviet Union.

This article was published in Business Insider Spain by Lucas Gª Alcalde.