The legend of skateboarding Tony Hawk will be remembered in our good memories, but unfortunately not in a new video game. The nine-time world champion will indeed participate, via his company and in collaboration with Autographto the creation of a large skate park in the metaverse The Sandbox ! And just to drive the point home, it will also be possible to buy NFTs of Tony Hawk avatars and some of his most emblematic boards or equipment from the champion’s career on the spot. These NFTs will be reusable everywhere in The Sandbox, which is still the minimum.
Tony Hawk confess “to be fascinated by the metaverse”, but it is still difficult to see this initiative as anything other than yet another well-crafted marketing stunt. For those insensitive to this financialized metaverse on all sides, it is fortunately always possible to remake a good part of Tony Hawk Pro Skater.