Rather than ruling one metaverse, Microsoft wants its Mesh platform to be the glue that holds a multiverse of many worlds together. Microsoft Teams has 250 million users worldwide. And starting in 2022, they will be able to take meetings in virtual spaces, by donning virtual-reality and …
Microsoft Expands Its Plans for the Metaverse
Facebook isn't the only company supporting mixed reality. Microsoft has been actively building for the metaverse and showcased its latest efforts at this year's Ignite conference. Specifically, Microsoft is expanding its Mesh platform to work with Teams, and the company hopes to integrate it with Xbox and gaming soon. And don't worry, Microsoft's metaverse will likely support Excel and PowerPoint. Learn more below, along with everything announced at CEO Satya Nadella's opening keynote.
Microsoft's Metaverse Ambitions
A week after Facebook articulated its future in the metaverse, Microsoft offered its vision for augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) meetings in Microsoft Mesh for Teams at its November Ignite developer event. The service, the company says, combines the AR/VR capabilities of Microsoft Mesh — which …
Minecraft, Halo, and Flight Sim are already metaverses Microsoft just announced its Microsoft Teams metaverse for meetings and video calls, but the company also has plans for gaming and entertainment. Speaking to Bloomberg TV, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the software maker is “absolutely” …
The software maker is embracing the buzzy concept with new products due next year If you’re worried the metaverse will be all fun and games, fear not: …
Harvard Business Review's Editor-in-Chief Adi Ignatius sat down for a video call with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to discuss a bevy of topics ranging …