As common as big and bold speculations about a futuristic metaverse have become in game industry discussions, game developers themselves don’t seem to be very keen on the concept.

The State of the Games Industry 2023 Survey has just been released, surveying over 2,300 game developers to find out their situations and opinions on topics such as platform development, working conditions and the interest in technology. One of his most interesting questions this year was specifically about the metaverse:

“Which of these companies/platforms do you think is best placed to deliver on the promise of the metaverse concept?”

The platform that ultimately got the most votes was Epic Games’ Fornite with 14%, followed by Meta (Horizon Worlds) with 7% and Microsoft (Minecraft) also with 7%. Five percent of developers…