Playstation Inventor Bashes The Idea Of Metaverse Says It Is Pointless

Apart from Bitcoin and NFTs, another word that has been trending on the internet recently is Metaverse. It is essentially a sci-fi term that tech companies believe could become the future of the internet as we know it. However, former Sony CEO and inventor of the PlayStation thinks that the Metaverse is pointless and AR/ VR headsets are “annoying”.

In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Ken Kutaragi, the former CEO of Sony and often known as the “Father of PlayStation”, bashed the idea of Metaverse. Kutaragi told the publication that the concept of Metaverse is “no different from anonymous message board sites” as people are required to appear as digital avatars of themselves in a virtual environment.

Now, coming to the Metaverse hype, it has become a buzzword in the tech industry. Although the idea is still in its early stages as it mostly relies on AR/ VR headsets and detailed virtual environments, companies like Meta (formerly known as Facebook), Microsoft, and Niantic are heavily investing their resources to develop the idea. We even saw Nike jump on the bandwagon by acquiring an NFT-based company that develops virtual products for the Metaverse.