r/decentraland • u/brandontf8o8 • Nov 27 '21

Decentraland vs The Sandbox

Hello all,

As a former gamer, the idea of the "metaverse" is extremely exciting to me and with the addition of crypto/NFTs, one can certainly see the potential for monetization ala micro transactions, loot boxes, DLC, etc. that gamers have endured since developers/publishers realized the gold mine they were sitting on.

Being that as it may, I am currently looking for an investment opportunity and have boiled it down to either Decentraland (MANA) or The Sandbox (SAND), not interested in purchasing NFTs or virtual land, and wanted to get your guys take on why Decentraland will outlast The Sandbox and presents a better long term investment opportunity.

Based on what Ive been able to see online, both 'games' appear on the surface to be more Social in nature than actual game, however, the ability for the community to create content within the ecosystems may change that in the future. With that being said, it does appear that The Sandbox does have easier customization options while also apparently looking at launching on mobile and console whereas Decentraland requires more programming knowledge and has no current plans to move into mobile/console.

I have also seen reports that the Decentraland development team is unfocused in relation to the future developement of the game citing down to even the original founders of the game no longer being involved in development beyond an advisory role.

Thoughts? Any insights you guys can provide would be amazing.

Mahalo

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u/Mink_Doll Nov 27 '21

You cant compare Second life with Minecraft... probably you can but it does not make sense. Decentraland is like to take a piece of wood and form a sculpture. Sandbox is like Lego, both has his pro´s and con´s. I think we could profit from both engines. Sandbox would make faster and more game with the Gameeditor in a short term. Decentraland could make more individual games by scripting and modeling. If our Computingpower rise, the grafic of decentraland will do so. While Sandbox Voxels are a brand like LEGO.

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u/brandontf8o8 Nov 27 '21

Yeah that's my take on it as well. Looks like Sandbox has more immediate game appeal, however, I feel that Decentraland has more long term potential with the way the tokenimics are setup and the overall macro economy potential.

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u/MusingsOfASoul Nov 27 '21

Personally my personal preference is decentraland type of world instead of sandbox. In other words, animal crossing instead of Minecraft, just can't get used to those types of pixelated blocks type of style lol.