Already today it is impossible to argue with the fact that blockchain technologies in their various manifestations are extremely actively being introduced into every area of our life. Moreover, recently, they have begun to infiltrate quite intensively even into the video game industry. And, fortunately, so far the functions of blockchain in games have not received the warmest welcome. However, this is only the beginning, and this state of affairs may change over time. The clearest hint of this is that the application of the above-named technology has recently received support from a major video game publisher.
In more detail, Yosuke Matsuda, President of Square Enix, released a New Year’s letter stating that decentralized gaming using technologies such as blockchain will be the company’s “main strategic theme” starting in 2022. It is important to note that Yosuke Matsuda did not name any specific name, but did hint at how future projects coming out of the publisher’s wing would include some kind of distributed technology. Also, according to Yosuke Matsuda, the company will use the token economy primarily in order to promote the “self-sustaining growth of the game.”
And despite the fact that the president of the company is well aware that many, almost all people will be skeptical or even negative about this decision, he still believes that at least some players want to “play to contribute.” … And purely in theory, blockchain games can indeed be a direct incentive for these players to create their own content instead of relying on “goodwill and volunteer spirit.” At the very least, users are expected to make items in part to earn rewards.
And yes, based on these words, there is no doubt that we are talking about the use of NFT in games. Yosuke Matsuda did not explicitly announce plans to use NFT in Square Enix games, but he expects that over time these non-fungible tokens will become mainstream, and also believes that “hot trading” in the case of them will cool down. So you shouldn’t be surprised if after a while in the game you are expecting from Square Enix there will be an opportunity to buy NFT items. Square Enix also said the company will actively monitor market trends and evolve accordingly. However, in general, the president is rather optimistic about this goal and suggested that his company might start issuing its own tokens. Whether the market will follow this example is another question.
