Fujitsu, Mitsubishi, pals proclaim 'Japan Metaverse Economic Zone'

Ten Japanese companies, including IT services giant Fujitsu and automobile manufacturer Mitsubishi, have embarked on a collaboration to create an advertiser-friendly immersive gaming environment they've grandly named the "Japan Metaverse Economic Zone." "This agreement is based on the concept of 'updating Japan through the …

[David 132]

<marvin>

Sounds ghastly.

</marvin>

[Neil Barnes]

Surely:

<marvin>

It is.

</marvin>

[Anonymous Coward]

*accidentally shoots Marvin in the face*

[that one in the corner]

That's the fun of HHGttG: each version is subtly different, so all the quotes are correct: you get a "ghastly", he gets a "ghastly", everybody gets a "ghastly"!

[Tom 64]

... automobile manufacturer Mitsubishi

Making cars is just a (very) small part of Mitsubishi...

https://www.mitsubishi.com/en/

And the auto group probably has nothing to do with this project.

[dwodmots]

Dodged a bullet

At least Square Enix isn't part of this trash fire. Every time I hear the words Japan and metaverse in the same sentence I worry about FF XIV.

[Dinanziame]

Re: Dodged a bullet

Sony and Nintendo don't seem to be part of it either. Methinks this is for losers who don't already have successful ecosystems.

[that one in the corner]

Web 3.0 advisor

There is only one way to detect an honest "Web 3.0 advisor":

He is the one saying" Don't; no, really, don't".

[amanfromMars 1]

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Now there’s an Earth shaking development come right out of nowhere to surprise and worry more than just a chosen few .... A Japan Metaverse Economic Zone which would appear to be proprietary custom made for Live Operational Virtual Environment Research Scientists?

The West certainly appears to be doggedly determined and hell-bent on continuing to only offer export and exploitation of its standard default disruptive and destructive serial doom and gloom ..... which sorry to say, reflects very badly on the true collective state of information providing them their national and international and internetional general and security and secret intelligence services.

Quite whether that is indicative of a permanent systemic and endemic mental deficiency or a temporary slow learning glitch which can be corrected with suitable treatment is an engaging zillion dollar question, methinks, which is best imagined as the latter rather than realised as the former.