Otherside, the long awaited metaverse from Yuga Labs, is now open and operational. Almost 4500 users have already tested the video game, starting the first phase of their journey to the other side. Currently, only holders of a non-fungible token (NFT) of Otherside land have been able to access it.
A successful first journey into Otherside
This Saturday, July 16, nearly 4,500 people were invited to join the Otherside metaverse. Called “Travelers”, these individuals were able to participate in a preview tour of the immersive platform developed by Yuga Labs, the famous non-fungible token studio (NFTs).
The program included an excursion into the “biogenic swamp”, a central element of the parallel universe developed by Yuga Labs and made famous with the success of Bored Ape. All guests were holders of “Otherdeeds”, NFTs representing title deeds to Otherside’s digital land parcels.
Here is a glimpse of this novel experience offered to these users:
Shortly after this initial experience, Otherside’s developers confirmed that only owners of Otherdeeds will be allowed to participate in the game in its first phase. At the time of writing, the minimum price to get one of these plots of land is 2.7 Ethers (ETH), or about 4000 dollars.
This criterion distinguishes Otherside from other metaverses currently known, open to all Internet users. However, exclusivity and astronomical entry barriers are the main ingredients that made the success of other Yuga Labs projects in the past.
It remains to be seen whether the studio will opt for this spirit of unattainable scarcity in the future, or follow its initial goal of creating an “open metaverse” for all.
