[jayd16]

But that's entirely my point. Even for the metaverse, the majority will be cheap async http-like calls and not always connected game servers. If IKEA is joining the metaverse, do they want to spin up a realtime game they maintain or will they want to statically host client heavy VR content?

We should focus on how we bring the lessons of past 20 years into these sci-fi concepts. We need to consider how businesses find success today and bring that to VR to be successful.