Metaverse is dead in the West, but ‘so hot' in Asia: Sandbox co-founder
The metaverse might feel like it's “dead” for users living in the United States but the industry is thriving throughout Asia, says The Sandbox co-founder and COO, Sebastien Borget.
Speaking to Cointelegraph at the Asian Blockchain Gaming Alliance's Web3 Summit in Singapore on Sept. 12, Borget said that over the last year, roughly 50% of Sandbox’s business has come from several countries in Asia.
“If you don't focus on Asia, you will think the metaverse is dead from the North American and the Western side,” said Borget.
Meanwhile, Borget noted that he is soon to announce the launch of Lion City on stage at Token 2049 in Singapore, a new neighborhood of 512 virtual land plots in the Sandbox metaverse, that aims to showcase Singapore’s culture through a partnership with a number of global brands.
Borget aldetailed how The Sandbox had just closed a major virtual land sale in Turkey where the metaverse has what he described as a “big ecosystem.”
“The Sandbox ecosystem has grown to well over 400 brands, 700 partners around the world and 200 verified agencies that are building on Sandbox,” he added.
Despite the slowing use of the metaverse in the West, Borget looked to a number of new developments in the Web3 and virtual reality sector more broadly with a sense of optimism.
The first notable development was the introduction of dynamic NFTs, which allow the creators to alter the metadata and change the appearance and features of a given asset.
“We often do this comparison with the real world, where it's like: if I buy a tennis racket — is it the same if I buy it, and it has been used by Pete Sampras, before or after?” Borget jested.
Additionally, Borget noted the release of Apple’s Augmented Reality Vision Pro headset as a major step
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