In an interview with Gendai (via Yahoo Japan), the firm\u2019s President and CEO Yosuke Matsuda spoke of Square Enix\u2019s desire to \u201ctry its hand\u201d at \u201cproviding \u2018autonomous game content.\u2019\u201d Matsuda has previously spoken of his desire to launch a cryptoasset \u2013 much like many of his firm\u2019s East Asian rivals, many of which have delved further into blockchain gaming.<\/p>\n
Matsuda spoke about \u201cutilizing the power of\u201d gamers to create games that will continue to evolve, and explained:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIf, instead of relying on goodwill, we can also provide incentives to those who contribute to development by utilizing technologies such as blockchain, there is a possibility that innovative and interesting content can be created from the ideas of users.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Matsuda, Video Games Chronicle noted, has been \u201ccriticized by some in the games industry\u201d after issuing a letter earlier this year voicing his support for \u201cemerging trends\u201d and \u201ccommitting\u201d the company to \u201cmaking blockchain and NFT games.\u201d He also made mention of the \u201cplay-to-earn\u201d concept, which has proven such a hit for the likes of Sky Mavis<\/strong> and its hugely popular Axie Infinity<\/i> title.<\/p>\n In his previous letter, the Square Enix chief stated:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI realize that some people who \u2018play to have fun\u2019 and who currently form the majority of players have voiced their reservations toward these new trends, and understandably so. However, I believe that there will be a certain number of people whose motivation is to \u2018play to contribute,\u2019 by which I mean to help make the game more exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Regardless, many gamers have pushed back against the advent of NFTs in the space.<\/p>\n
In a report on the matter from February, The Verge explained that in many cases, gaming and NFTs have proven to be an explosive combination. The media outlet explained:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cNot even Troy Baker, one of\u00a0the most beloved voice actors\u00a0in gaming, could get away with an NFT project.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
After Baker \u2013 who voiced Snow Villiers in Final Fantasy XIII<\/i> and the smuggler Joel in The Last of Us<\/i> \u2013 had unveiled details of an NFT partnership, he told his followers on social media: \u201cYou can hate. Or you can create. What\u2019ll it be?\u201d<\/p>\n
The Verge continued:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHis fans chose hate, to the tune of 13,000 aggrieved quote tweets, and [\u2026] Baker\u00a0quit the project.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The media outlet claimed that gamers are less likely to invest in collectibles than, say music fans, and were reluctant to buy from game developers, who are \u201cgenerally large, profitable corporations whose relationship with their fans is fraught as best,\u201d adding:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe dialogue between them frequently resembles a hostage negotiation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
And also in February, the Daily Trojan explained gamers\u2019 skepticism for NFTs thusly:<\/p>\n
\n\u201c[Gamers] are afraid that if they allow just a few NFTs to be incorporated into video games, companies will get the wrong idea and, in the span of a few months, completely saturate their games with these types of items. Most of these saturated games will certainly make the experience less enjoyable for the great majority of the player base.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Source: AdobeStock \/ Matthieu Tuffet \u00a0 Square Enix, the Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed gaming giant and the firm behind the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games, has said that focusing on traditional forms of games would be \u201cnot be enough\u201d for the company in the future \u2013 hinting that user-created content such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nft"],"yoast_head":"\n
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