Hiding in the background, however, is Innovative Online Industries, an evil internet corporation that plans to take it all over and gain the rewards for itself.Listen to this storyYour internet browser does not support the << audio> > element.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.There are echoes of this “excellent v greedy” narrative in the way Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games, developer of “Fortnite”, an online-gaming phenomenon, talks about the metaverse. “With Apple taking 30% off the top, they make it hard, very hard for Epic and creators to exist in this future world,” he said.Both Apple and Google reject the accusations. Doubtless they want to make the metaverse more of a walled garden than Mr Sweeney does.Load of old Roblox?As for Mr Sweeneys obvious selflessness, it is most likely wise not to take it at face worth.
Hiding in the background, however, is Innovative Online Industries, an evil web conglomerate that plans to take it all over and reap the benefits for itself.Listen to this storyYour browser does not support the << audio> > element.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.There are echoes of this “excellent v greedy” story in the way Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games, creator of “Fortnite”, an online-gaming phenomenon, talks about the metaverse. In court Mr Sweeney told the judge in the Apple case that the problem was also “existential” for the production of the metaverse. “With Apple taking 30% off the top, they make it hard, very hard for Epic and creators to exist in this future world,” he said.Both Apple and Google deny the allegations. Doubtless they want to make the metaverse more of a walled garden than Mr Sweeney does.Load of old Roblox?As for Mr Sweeneys apparent altruism, it is probably sensible not to take it at face worth. Impressive and other video gaming companies could plausibly one day pursue dominance of a three-dimensional internet similar to that huge tech has in the two-dimensional one.