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Epic also owns a large gaming engine, Unreal, used to develop games and other visual effects like TV show backdrops.Įpic CEO Tim Sweeney, a vocal critic of big platforms like Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Alphabet Inc's Google (GOOGL.O), has argued the metaverse will need to be a participatory, common space.Įcommerce giant Inc (AMZN.O), which is the world's largest cloud services vendor and has multiple media offerings, is also seen as a potential player in the metaverse.Creating Bundles Across Multiple Developers/Publishers - Betaīroadcasting a Game Demo to the Steam Storeīroadcast Moderation and Adding Moderators Users pay to dress their avatars in different costumes and can build their own islands and games.
The South China Morning Post reported this year that Tencent has registered many metaverse-related trademarks for its social site QQ.Įpic is the company behind video game phenomenon Fortnite, which has moved beyond its core shooting game to social experiences like dance parties and virtual music concerts.
Its software is also used to build virtual worlds for gaming and entertainment.Ĭhinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd (0700.HK) is the world's largest video gaming firm by revenue and has stakes in major game studios like Epic Games and Activision Blizzard. This year it unveiled its first true augmented reality glasses, available for developers to experiment with creating experiences for the spectacles.Ĭloud software firm Autodesk (ADSK.O) makes programs used by architects and engineers to design and create buildings and products. Snapchat owner Snap Inc (SNAP.N) has long been building custom avatars and augmented reality filters to overlay digital features on the real world. Unity Software Inc (U.N), which develops software used to design video games, is another company that could sell tools or technology used to build the metaverse. It says Omniverse, which is used for projects like creating simulations of real-world buildings and factories, is the "plumbing" on which metaverses could be built. The tech giant, which has about 3 billion users, has been investing heavily in augmented and virtual reality and has been building out its VR environment Horizon, accessed through its Quest headsets.Ĭomputer chip maker Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) built its Omniverse platform for connecting 3D worlds into a shared virtual universe. Xbox boss Phil Spencer has talked about planning for "a metaverse or mixed-reality construct."įacebook, which will start trading as Meta Platforms on Dec 1, has said it wants to be seen as a metaverse company rather than a social media one. Microsoft, which owns Xbox and the world-building game Minecraft, is also a key player in the gaming world. Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O)'s CEO Satya Nadella in an earnings call this year said the company was working to build an "enterprise metaverse" as the digital and physical worlds converge in its offerings. Its CEO has also talked about future shopping and conducting business on the platform, which has its own virtual economy powered by its Robux currency. Roblox aims to give users and developers ways to create digital worlds. Video game platform Roblox Corporation (RBLX.N), which went public this year, envisions the metaverse as a place where "people can come together within millions of 3D experiences to learn, work, play, create and socialize." Here are a few of companies playing a role: Hours before Facebook announced its rebrand, another firm launched its own metaverse ETF. In June, investment firm Roundhill Investments created an exchange traded fund (ETF) to track and profit from the work of the metaverse enablers. The concept, which could be more than a decade away from being fully realized, will take cooperation among tech giants.