Once Facebook uncovered bigger plans to create its internet-rivaling metaverse, it's already morphing into such a "something" that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has detailed his desire to bring the VR and AR metaverse to Microsoft franchises. Nadella described Microsoft's ambitions (through The Verge) to create more immersive game worlds, saying, "You can completely expect us to do things in the game. If you take Halo as a game, it's like a game." It's a metaverse. "Minecraft is a metaverse, like Flight Sim. In a sense, they're 2D today, and the question is, can you take that to a full 3D planet now? We're clearly planning to do that." More... from What shape does a metaverse look like for Microsoft's gaming world? And does that mean that a factor of future Xbox consoles will automatically involve a virtual reality headset?
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A few years back, Sony's PS Home was a first foray into the gaming metaverse (Image credit: Sony) It essentially depends on how you define a metaverse, a term that's been around for quite some time more than It's still very loosely defined as the combination of VR, AR, multiplayer interaction, and probably even cryptocurrency, depending on who you're talking to. Games like Minecraft and Microsoft Flight Simulator already support virtual reality. In truth, Flight Sim comes pretty close to being a metaverse, as the game offers multiplayer support and literally an entire Earth to explore that emulates the weather conditions of the real planet. For Flight Sim, there really is no more "goal" than that. When it comes to Halo, however, there is indeed something new and an audience for a mixed reality experience. A Halo VR title could generally be an impressive feat, and the series' open-ended level design could lend itself to a metaverse experience. While Nadella hasn't elaborated further on Xbox's metaverse plans, his sentiments echo the technology Microsoft has been working on for some time. Multiple projects have sprung up, including the AR HoloLens work and productivity headset. Microsoft's recent commentary is accompanied by recent announcements that the company wants to transform Microsoft Teams into a metaverse experience using the ambitious Microsoft Mesh holographic display technology; There's no question that collaborative work and play is firmly on the table. Included in the action plan of the brand. A few years ago, Microsoft also acquired AltspaceVR, a virtual social network that we should consider will provide at least part of the framework for the company's future metaverse plans, perhaps quite similar to the demos presented at the event. Fb Connect two thousand twenty one.
So... what would an Xbox Multiverse look like?
The question then is, what exactly would an Xbox Metaverse be that can no longer be done on our consoles or computer? Given how long Microsoft has been tinkering with the technology, this could end up being a truly transformative experience that pushes mixed reality beyond the confines of the room space. Either that, or it's just a more complex way of saying mixed reality experiences are coming to the Xbox platform, perhaps with a consumer version of Hololens to expand the gaming experience. The latter would surely be more immediately useful to Microsoft. Sony, its most obvious direct contender, is already preparing its PSVR 5 headset for a late XNUMX release, adding even more ways to play on PSXNUMX.
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(Image credit: Xbox Game Studios) And while Sony's truly virtual sacrifices are something to be avoided, Facebook is busy with its new Meta brand that will occasionally include its suite of mixed reality experiences. With so much development in the VR and AR spaces now, we can hardly blame Microsoft for wanting to prove that it's firmly entrenched in the space and capable of doing it for both work and play. Mixed reality would indeed have a place on Xbox, especially with Xbox Game Pass potentially making such experiences easily achievable for paid subscribers. In such a case, we'll possibly see other Xbox franchises like Fable, Forza, and Gears become their metaverse-style versions. On top of this, having them available at no extra cost on Game Pass would effectively make the cost of an expensive Microsoft headset much more affordable, especially if it's a device that can be used at work for a virtual meeting place to small teams, then it also serves as a portal to a planet where you can dwell the Head Professor at night. Today's best Microsoft Xbox Game Pass Ultimate deals
