If you're aware of Fortnite and have an iPhone, there’s a good chance you have heard of the highly publicized case between respective creators Epic Games and Apple. A recent interview suggests that the lawsuit was intended to instead lay the groundwork for something much bigger — the metaverse.
The metaverse will be defined differently by almost any figure who aims to make one but the basic premise is that it’s a 3D online virtual space where users can interact with each other to chat but also pay for services, do online shopping, and more. Meta, the company behind Facebook and the Meta Quest line of headsets says it is “the next evolution in social connection and the successor to the mobile internet.”
