The Metaverse isn’t going to be cheap, and if you want your avatar on social media like Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger to always look the latest in fashion, you’re going to have to spend money, at least according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg. has a Meta so you can invest in the metaverse.
However, Mark Zuckerberg himself just revealed that Meta is about to open a digital clothing store called Meta Avatar Shop and where they will offer new options for fashionable clothes”so that users can express themselves through their avatars“.
This new virtual store will be available for Facebook, Instagram and Facebook Messenger and will allow you to shop the latest clothing trends for your favorite avatars, primarily digital clothing from brands such as Balenciaga, Prada and Thom Browne, with new brands added. coming months. .
Of course, free outfit sets for our avatars will still be available, but it’s clear that if you want to wear the best fashion brand, you’ll have to shell out money.
On the other hand, developers will also be able to participate in this kind of open digital clothing market.creating their own clothes and outfits and making them available in the store, where the Meta would presumably take a percentage of the sale.
“We are launching our avatar shop on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger so you can buy digital clothes for your avatar. Digital products will become an important way of expressing oneself in the metaverse and a big driver of the creative economy. I’m very excited to add more brands and bring this to VR soon.“adds Zuckerberg.
For now, this new avatar clothing store will launch next week in markets such as the US, Canada, Thailand, and Mexico, and will presumably roll out to other markets such as Europe later.
Meta has been working on improving their avatars for months now, however earlier this year they debuted their 3D avatars on Instagram and released updated avatars on Facebook and Facebook Messenger.
Source: Computer Hoy
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