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07-19-2022, 04:08 AM
Microsoft announced this week that it was acquiring Activision Blizzard, the maker of video games such as Call of Duty and Candy Crush, in a deal valued at nearly $70 billion.
Microsoft, the owner of Xbox, said the acquisition was a step toward gaining a foothold in the metaverse.
But what exactly is the metaverse? And why are some of the biggest companies in the world spending billions of dollars to get involved?
Guest: Kevin Roose (https://www.nytimes.com/by/kevin-roose?smid=pc-thedaily), a technology columnist for The New York Times.
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Background reading:
Does the metaverse even exist? Here’s what you need to know (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/technology/personaltech/metaverse-gaming-definition.html).
Video games are not merely entertainment anymore. They have become weapons that today’s technology titans wield to try to shape our future (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/technology/microsoft-activision-metaverse.html).
The deal for Activision Blizzard would be Microsoft’s biggest ever, and one that places a major bet that people will be spending more and more time in the digital world (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/business/microsoft-activision-blizzard.html).
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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Microsoft, the owner of Xbox, said the acquisition was a step toward gaining a foothold in the metaverse.
But what exactly is the metaverse? And why are some of the biggest companies in the world spending billions of dollars to get involved?
Guest: Kevin Roose (https://www.nytimes.com/by/kevin-roose?smid=pc-thedaily), a technology columnist for The New York Times.
Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, subscribe to our newsletter (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline).
Background reading:
Does the metaverse even exist? Here’s what you need to know (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/technology/personaltech/metaverse-gaming-definition.html).
Video games are not merely entertainment anymore. They have become weapons that today’s technology titans wield to try to shape our future (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/technology/microsoft-activision-metaverse.html).
The deal for Activision Blizzard would be Microsoft’s biggest ever, and one that places a major bet that people will be spending more and more time in the digital world (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/business/microsoft-activision-blizzard.html).
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)