By now, you’ll have probably heard of Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) lofty, $70 billion plans to amass AAA recreation developer Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI).
However we’re not right here to speak about Activision’s latest controversy, Microsoft’s cellular gaming push, or the extra apparent stuff…
I can hear the eyes rolling out the again of your head as every of you fantastic readers groan:
“Who put the quarter on this man? He’s spouting concerning the metaverse once more!”
Properly, you higher get used to it people as a result of like coronavirus, 5G, Web3, and all the opposite buzzwords, it’s gonna’ be right here for some time.
And Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is just not being delicate about it both:
“Gaming is essentially the most dynamic and thrilling class in leisure throughout all platforms right now and can play a key function within the improvement of metaverse platforms. We’re investing deeply in world-class content material, neighborhood and the cloud to usher in a brand new period of gaming that places gamers and creators first and makes gaming secure, inclusive and accessible to all.”
Positive, cellular gaming is getting all of the laudits in Microsoft’s press launch — as you’ll see within the chart beneath — however the metaverse is the place all of the gold miners are digging. Nadella sees a possibility for a lot of software program makers to create numerous digital worlds sooner or later, as a substitute of 1 dominant firm controlling many of the exercise. And with the metaverse’s digital worlds at the moment dominated by gaming, by shopping for one of many greatest recreation builders round — which boasts ‘Name of Obligation’, ‘Sweet Crush’, and ‘World of Warcraft’, to call just a few — Microsoft has landed itself a really large shovel.
So overlook the hefty price ticket and pay attention up; Microsoft’s in good palms below Nadella, who has clearly noticed a possibility to turn out to be one of many dominant gamers in metaverse gaming, and I for one couldn’t be extra excited.
