Samsung has unveiled its new vary of Galaxy S22 premium smartphones at its digital Samsung 837X house within the Decentraland metaverse.
Over 100,000 customers attended the “Samsung Unpacked 2022: The Epic Commonplace of Smartphone Experiences” occasion within the first 11 hours because it launched on Feb. 9 at 1:37PM UTC, making it considered one of Decentraland’s most skilled locations so far.
The South Korean multinational electronics firm showcased the brand new Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus, and Samsung Galaxy S22 Extremely on a display screen within the Samsung 837X house’s “Connectivity Theatre.” Metaverse-averse followers may additionally watch by way of stream on Samsung’s YouTube channel and different varied social platforms.
Customers have been theoretically capable of preorder the brand new merchandise by clicking on an icon that despatched the person to Samsung’s web site. Nevertheless, technical points plagued the function, with many individuals taking to Samsung’s Twitter to complain.
“Did the location crash, I am unable to even place my order within the cart?” asked one person. One other person replied, saying the identical factor had occurred to them. They added that it appears as if “scalpers and robots try to steal the present.”
In the meantime, others complained that they have been unable to gather the NFT badge reward for finishing the occasion’s “Turning Purple Hearts Inexperienced” treasure hunt recreation. The “quest” is about to run for 5 days, culminating on Feb 14.
I’ve collected my 10 badges, twice truly.
Planted the seed, twice now.
I nonetheless cannot get the badges regardless of placing within the codes. I’ve seen them being minted so I do know it isn’t completely damaged.What can I do? pic.twitter.com/YABIiytixm
— OnlineNicTime_DCL (@PeetsPuzzy) February 9, 2022
Upon coming into the Samsung 837X house, a hologram asks customers to seek out and gather 5 discarded cardboard bins to obtain a present. The present seems to be a seed to plant in Samsung’s digital forest, to focus on the corporate’s deal with sustainability.
In trade for planting the seed, customers are alleged to obtain a coronary heart badge. With a view to obtain the true present, they should return on Valentine’s Day (to indicate their love for the forest) to swap the badge for an “unique new wearable.”
Regardless of the technical challenges, it appears as if customers have been usually happy with Samsung’s deal with the local weather and willingness to embrace burgeoning know-how. One person in attendance on the occasion, “CheddarQueen,” advised Cointelegraph that they loved the “sustainability side” of the occasion.
“Many individuals say the Metaverse disconnects us from the pure world however this problem proves simply the other.”
Alternatively, some mainstream media shops that reported on the launch didn’t appear too impressed. Cnet didn’t maintain again, writing that it was an “instance of what to not do when utilizing the Metaverse to host a product launch”
“This might have been loads of enjoyable, however as a substitute felt rushed and incomplete. It was a halfhearted try in a protracted line of cultural zeitgeist moments from Samsung.”
Samsung launches metaverse retailer in Decentraland
The Samsung 837X house on Decentraland first opened its doorways on Jan 6 as a digital reproduction of its real-world storefront at 837 Washington Avenue in New York Metropolis.
Samsung additionally introduced the identical month that it might be partnering with blockchain know-how firm Veritree to plant 2 million mangrove bushes in Madagascar over the subsequent three months.
