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Hallo from Berlin! This week in the Metaverse moves to Germany for the #AdaLovelaceFestival organized by ada with incredible conversations about the Future of the Internet, including closing thoughts from the German chancellor on state provided crypto currencies, and the metaverse.
Since buying the small virtual reality start-up Oculus eight years ago, Meta has become the dominant player in the space, claiming 90 percent of all virtual reality headset sales, according to a June estimate from the International Data Corp.
“All the power in the industry — at least at the moment — definitely feels like it’s in the hands of that one company,”
“If you can’t get that one company to let your game onto their headset, then you are going to have a rough time in the business.”
VR developer RJ White, talking to The Washington Post about obtaining Meta's approval of games for the Quest headset.