Disney Explains Why Its Fortnite Deal Is So Important -- "We Have To Adapt"

Epic Games is investing $1.5 billion into Epic Games to create what sounds like a Disney metaverse within Fortnite, and now one of Disney's top bosses has shared a few more details on the company's plans.

Disney boss Josh D'Amaro--who is among the candidates to become Disney's new CEO after Bob Iger leaves--told The Hollywood Reporter that Disney is planning to work with Epic to create "a place where you can play games, a place where you can be social, a place where users can generate their own content."

Essentially, D'Amaro said Disney's aim to create an entire "universe" where "all our stories can come to life."

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