Backlash against Forced PSN Account Registration for Helldivers 2 on Steam

Welcome back to another episode of Into the Metaverse. In this episode, Matthew breaks down four news items from the past week or so that we believe are important to the development of the metaverse including:

• Roblox’s earnings results and what it means for brands and IP owners - for additional reading on this topic, check out Matthew’s blog post. (01:00)
• Microsoft’s strategy for Xbox after shutting down studios (06:15)
• Best practices for building digital communities in the wake of backlash for Sony’s moves around Helldivers 2 (09:35)
• The outlook for the successor to Nintendo’s record-setting Switch platform (13:09)

We hope you enjoyed Matthew’s takes on these topics. If there’s any topics you’d like us to cover in future episodes, please get in touch with us. And if you haven’t already, please complete our short survey to help us understand how we can best fine-tune our content.