Metaverse Ecosystem DiagramThe metaverse is here to stay. Through the lens of the games market, we recognize the metaverse trend as the growing importance of virtual worlds and digital persistence in unlocking alternative spaces and identities for shared human experiences.
Though the metaverse can feel like an impossibly “far away” concept in the eyes of many beholders, the truth is that we are already living among proto-metaverses, and the future will be here before we’re truly ready for it.
As you can see in our metaverse ecosystem diagram, part of a complementary metaverse add-on for our 2021 Global Games Market Report subscribers, the ecosystem has quickly developed and features new innovators and huge tech companies alike.
As early architects and inhabitants of the metaverse, the games industry has already played a fundamental role in shaping the metaverse and will continue to do so.
