OGaming has a nice little interview up with Raph Koster, CCO of Sony Online Entertainment, and creator of Ultima Online (amongst other things). It's an easy and interesting read (especially the bit about static worlds going away), and Raph points to the future of MMOs from his perspective of things:

"Someday there will be an MMO that is as easy as a webpage to get into, as compelling as a TV show to keep track of, and as fundamental to everyday life as email is. The applications for MMOs as a medium are just too large; we just need to give it time to be adopted and for the right uses to be found."

Mm, that's the metaverse alright. What do you guys think - round the corner, or 10 years off?

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