Mark Zuckerberg to Review the Metaverse!

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has decided to edit the company's flagship Metaverse app Horizon Worlds after it received heavy criticism for its graphical simplicity. The backlash was received as a result of one of the selfies of Meta's avatar in Horizon Worlds presented in Spain and France to show the launch of the platform.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, a social media and VR company, announced a series of changes coming to Meta's Metaverse-focused app Horizon Worlds to make it more immersive and visually compelling for users. Zuckerberg communicated the news through an Instagram post. He also showed off the new graphic style the platform will use in the future. In his post, Mark wrote, 'Big updates to Horizon and avatar graphics coming soon. The graphics in Horizon can do so much more, even on headsets. Also Horizon is evolving very fast,' he wrote. The announced overhaul comes after the launch of Horizon Worlds in Spain and France. It came in response to criticism stemming from a selfie of his avatar used to announce the launch. It was also in response to backlash from some users calling it outdated due to its simplistic graphics. The image's graphics encouraged influencers, columnists and everyday users to criticize Meta. Kevin Roose of the New York Times criticized it. 'It's truly amazing that Meta spent more than $10 billion on VR last year and the graphics on its flagship app still look worse than the 2008 Wii game,' he wrote. Another criticism came from data analyst Emily Gorcenski. 'Meta is disappointing, with the brightest technologists of the day achieving 1995-level graphics,' Emily said. Zuckerberg admitted that the photo he posted earlier this week was too simple. He also explained that it was taken very quickly to celebrate the launch. The reason the criticism has been so harsh is that Meta has invested significant funds in its Metaverse unit Reality Labs. While the unit recorded sales of more than $400 million in the second quarter of 2022, its losses amounted to $2.8 billion. The company issued $10 billion in bonds earlier this month to continue funding its operations, including its Metaverse division. As negative as the company's initiatives may seem, Mark Zuckerberg has expressed optimism. Zuckerberg thinks that in the next ten years, his company will turn a profit and forget about today's losses. Mark, who often mentioned the Metaverse in his statements, stated that he wants to shape the future.