Since Facebook changed its name to Meta, the concept of metaversity has become popular all over the Internet, and countless companies have begun to play the concept of metaversity. But recently, former Nintendo CEO Reggie of North America declared in an interview that he "does not believe that Facebook's metacosm definition can succeed."
Xiaobian was originally looking forward to the metaverse that Facebook wanted to build, but after hearing this conclusion, he was full of worries about Xiaoza's metaverse plan, and then had some of his own thoughts to share with you.
Facebook's meta-universe plan is quite similar to the virtual world described in a movie "Ready Player One" that everyone has seen - restoring everything in reality in the network, entering the world in the form of VR, playing and living in the virtual network. But to achieve this goal, there are several difficulties.
One is the amount of work and technical difficulty. Since VR mode supports six-way movement and immersive experience, the amount of engineering for games and application scenarios in this mode is exponentially different from that of normal mode.
For example, if you want to achieve the level of realism of "Red Dead Redemption 2", the game size in normal mode is about 100G, and the VR mode may require 1T.
The development technology of VR games and applications has not yet developed efficient engine tools, and developers will face the test of many new technologies and new problems. In addition, there is a huge shortage of talent in VR technology.
The second is Facebook's brand appeal. In the aforementioned interview with Reggie, he also said that "Facebook is not an innovative company in itself. They'll either buy up interesting companies like Oculus and Instagram or quickly follow people's ideas. ”
Simply put, Facebook is a social platform, but it has not incubated world-renowned IP or quality content. Even if Facebook really creates a meta-universe space in the future, but it lacks the influence of IP, everyone may not necessarily choose to enter this platform.
When the future level of science and technology, software and hardware resources, and talent reserves meet the conditions for the development of the meta-universe, only those companies that hold the core IP and have influence on players can truly succeed. However, this kind of success will not be a platform monopoly on the global market, and it will not appear in the kind of company in "Ready Player One".
In today's games, Xiaobian is more optimistic about the metaverse of these game IP, including "World of Warcraft", "Assassin's Creed", GTA, "League of Legends", etc., as well as the "Dream World" series that Xiaobian likes. The first few IPs should be very familiar to everyone, they are all games with a huge world view and a variety of gameplay, I think everyone is looking forward to their meta-universe!
As for "Dream World", everyone may not be so familiar with it, but when it comes to Shenwu, perhaps some players will feel suddenly enlightened. "Dream World" and "Shenwu" are both from a game company, although the background and gameplay of the game are different, but some characters (such as Bai Wuxuan) have achieved interoperability and circle between games, and gradually formed a classic IP based on the fantasy world.
And Dream world's worldview is completely different from the worldview of the other games mentioned above. It's not just an alternate world, it's also about combining the modern and classical worlds, and imagine how magical it is to realize the dream of starting a factory and trading stocks in a world with historical overtones.
Xiaobian believes that such a game play coupled with the appeal of IP will definitely occupy a position in the leisure module of the future meta-universe.
In the end, I would like to ask you what kind of metaverse you are most looking forward to? Everyone is welcome to leave a message in the comment area.