Improbable: Poll says gamers and game devs expect metaverse to arrive in one to five years
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American and British consumers believe that the metaverse will likely come to fruition in one to five years.
But while gamers and developers are bullish about how soon the metaverse will become a reality, they are divided over what it may look like and what opportunities it will provide.
Improbable polled 800 gamers and 800 game developers across the United Kingdom and the U.S. to explore what the future of the metaverse looks like. It asked about barriers to its creation and the misconceptions surrounding it to better understand what industry needs to do to help make the metaverse a reality. The research was carried out by One Poll.
Improbable is one of the companies building the infrastructure for running virtual worlds and games that will eventually be part of a larger metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow Crash and Ready Player One.
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Improbable said gamers expect the metaverse to be the next big step, and they expect it to emerge fast.
The majority of respondents think it will take between one and five years for the metaverse to come to fruition, though older developers are slightly more sceptical (45% versus 38%). The U.K. is particularly bullish on the metaverse, with at least 10% of gamers and developers predicting it will take less than a year for the metaverse to exist.
Meanwhile, younger respondents are even more sanguine. About 61% of
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