Ever since the Metaverse announcement, I couldn't stop thinking about the movie Ready Player One. For those who haven't watched it, it's a Steven Spielberg directed Science Fiction flick where people are shown spending an insane amount of time inside a virtual reality game looking for a famed fortune. Is this how the future is going to be? Dare we take one more step and draw a comparison to the Matrix even?

We ponder these questions as we try to explain the Metaverse craze in this week's cover story. Turn to the centrefold to read and let us know your opinions on Metaverse in our email and social media channels.

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