In December 2021, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk described the metaverse rush as nothing more than a marketing buzzword. Musk didn’t dismiss the technology outrightly, but he is not alone in his apparent anti-metaverse position.

The inventor of the PlayStation Ken Kutaragi said that there’s no need to try to expand the boundaries of metaverse development in gaming. Bloomberg interviewee, former CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment stated that tech must be integrated and not separated from the real world.

“Being in the real world is very important, but the metaverse is about making quasi-real in the virtual world, and I can’t see the point of doing it. Headsets would isolate you from the real world, and I can’t agree with that.”

He also labeled the use of VR headsets as “annoying,” adding that “you would rather be a polished avatar instead of your real self? That’s essentially no different from anonymous message board sites.”

Many tech giants are active in exploring metaverse developments, even though he has criticised them. Apple (NASDAQ,:), Microsoft (NASDAQ;) are just two of the many tech companies that have delved into metaverse gaming. Microsoft spent nearly $7.5 Billion last year in order to purchase Zenimax video game company. The tech company recently bought Activision Blizzard for nearly $69 billion in a bold metaverse move. Microsoft would be the third-largest video gaming company in terms of revenues. Commenting on the deal, Microsoft’s CEO and chairman Satya Nadella said:

Gaming is today’s most vibrant and interesting entertainment platform and it will continue to play an important role in developing metaverse platforms.

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