Sony And LEGO’s Parent Company Are Investing Billions Of Dollars in Epic Games

KIRKBI, the company behind LEGO, also invested $1 billion, just days after Epic Games and The LEGO Group announced a new collaboration to create a child-friendly space within the metaverse.

Epic Games announced its intentions in the metaverse last April when Sony made its initial investment of $200 million, saying it wanted to expand the social experiences in its games while supporting the people that make them.

The metaverse it hopes to create, which is being supported with these billion dollar investments from Sony and KIRKBI, revolves around interconnectivity. Sweeney has said previously that he hopes to see major tech forms begin to share the digital space more and more to create a fluid online experience for its consumers.

His company isn’t the only gaming giant to invest in the metaverse though, as PUBG: Battlegrounds developer Krafton recently partnered with other tech firms to create its own NFT-based version while Bandai Namco is to spend $130 on its “IP metaverse”.

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