PlayStation inventor Ken Kutaragi is unimpressed by the metaverse — and he doesn't think much of VR headsets either.
"Being in the real world is very important, but the metaverse is about making quasi-real in the virtual world. I can't see the point of doing it," he told Bloomberg News. "You would rather be a polished avatar instead of your real self? That's essentially no different from anonymous messageboard sites."
The creator of Sony's video game business is now CEO of Ascent, an AI startup that's exploring ways to blend the real world with cyberspace without gadgets. That means no VR headsets — a genre of tech he says is "simply annoying." Tap the link in our bio for more.
