In line with a July 11 announcement, this digital model of the Playboy mansion will function a number of gaming, social and programmed occasions, together with future NFT collectible releases from the agency.
Iconic and raunchy “life-style model” Playboy has teamed up with NFT-based Metaverse gaming platform The Sandbox to launch the “MetaMansion.”
Anybunny dwelling? We’re teaming up with none apart from…. @playboy! ♀️
Collectively, we might be making a Playboy MetaMansion social sport inside #TheSandbox with #NFT collectibles & particular experiences for the Rabbitar @PlayboyNFTs group! pic.twitter.com/3l6Wq6ncvt
— The Sandbox (@TheSandboxGame) July 11, 2022
The MetaMansion additionally builds on Playboy’s Rabbitars NFT undertaking, which consists of 11,953 tokenized bunny avatars that went for round $800 apiece in October 2021. Hodlers of those NFTs will quickly be capable to access unique experiences on the digital mansion. Nonetheless, the specifics and the launch date haven’t but been detailed.
On the time of writing, the ground value for the Rabbitar NFTs on OpenSea sits at 0.19 Ether (ETH) or roughly $206, marking a 74.25% lower since launch in October.
The Sandbox additionally acknowledged that customers would be capable to snap up neighboring NFT land plots to the MetaMansion later this quarter. If something from current historical past is to go by, there could possibly be robust demand for the land, given that somebody paid $450,000 simply to be Snoop Dogg’s neighbor in The Sandbox-based “Snoopverse” in December.
“Playboy is emblematic for its attraction, life-style, and leisure content material that has transcended generations and that has already stepped into Web3 with early success,” stated The Sandbox COO and co-founder Sebastien Borget.
Playboy first delved into NFTs in April final yr after it rolled out a collection of tokenized centerfolds through Nifty Gateway. Whereas some manufacturers dipped their toes into NFTs for what appears to be a fast money seize, it seems Playboy could also be right here for the long run contemplating it’s launching the MetaMansion amid a bear market.
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The Sandbox has managed to draw a protracted listing of mainstream partnerships from common figures and types, which have helped get eyeballs on the undertaking. To call just a few, the platform hosts content material tied to the Care Bears, Warner Music, The Strolling Useless, Snoop Dogg, Deadmau5, Atari, The Smurfs, and Adidas.
In line with information from CoinGecko, the value of The Sandbox’s native token SAND is down 7.9% over the previous seven days to sit down at $1.11 as of this writing. The entire market cap stands at $1.4 billion, making it the fortieth largest crypto asset available on the market. Total, the value of SAND is down 86.8% since its ATH of $8.40 in late November.