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Ubisoft Invests in Blockchain Gaming and NFTs as Part of its Future | MMORPG.com

SystemSystem Member UncommonPosts: 12,599
edited November 2021 in News & Features Discussion

imageUbisoft Invests in Blockchain Gaming and NFTs as Part of its Future | MMORPG.com

This morning, Ubisoft announced that it is investing in a blockchain gaming company, Animoca Brands, and planning to use blockchain technology in future games.

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  • fs23otmfs23otm Member RarePosts: 506
    Bad for gamers, bad for the environment, bad all around...
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  • TillerTiller Member LegendaryPosts: 11,485
    edited November 2021
    I think it will be in Beyond Good and Evil 2, just an idea. Mostly in the form of some of the creative content made by average people such as music and art assets. They are suing HITRECORD now, I imagine it will be part of this expansion. https://hitrecord.org/
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  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,499
    fs23otm said:
    Bad for gamers, bad for the environment, bad all around...
    Mined cryptocurrencies may be bad for the environment, but it's far from obvious that issued cryptocurrencies are.  Blockchain games are likely to feature the latter, as the cryptocurrency is issued by the game developer.
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  • TokkenTokken Member EpicPosts: 3,649
    Boo Hiss! Bad move.

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  • timeraidertimeraider Member UncommonPosts: 865
    Im sure they do it for the player. Not to line their pockets with more money that they can than also freely generate
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  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,427
    edited November 2021
    I will let this be the last one of these for now or I will be repeating myself too much:

    Give it five year to ten years and we may look back on Cash Shops and GaaS the way we now look back at subscription. Play your MMOs now, because in the future you may decide monetarization has gone too far for you to stomach.
    bcbully
  • VrikaVrika Member LegendaryPosts: 7,989
    edited November 2021
    I think it's likely that NFTs from a larger dev will mean that Ubisoft allows you to own and trade stuff on system completely under their control in exchange for 10% - 30% transaction fees.
     
  • LobotomistLobotomist Member EpicPosts: 5,981

    fs23otm said:

    Bad for gamers, bad for the environment, bad all around...




    Luckily Steam has banned all Blockchain games. Hopefully governments are going to step in too.

    Theoretically Blockchain is good idea. But current implementation is just insane. We need entire second power grid just to power our imaginary money. Who ever programmed that is simply idiot that only knows to program "bruteforce" solutions.

    And that is only ecological side. Not to mention money washing, crime money, tax evasions, and secret government surveillance ( yes, someone had exact data who has how much money and what he spends it on )
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  • LobotomistLobotomist Member EpicPosts: 5,981

    Scot said:

    I will let this be the last one of these for now or I will be repeating myself too much:

    Give it five year to ten years and we may look back on Cash Shops and GaaS the way we now look back at subscription. Play your MMOs now, because in the future you may decide monetarization has gone too far for you to stomach.



    Yes

    As MMOs could not be even deader than they are now.
    Sad end to something that had such great potential
    Scot



  • bcbullybcbully Member EpicPosts: 11,843
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    edited November 2021
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  • dotdotdashdotdotdash Member UncommonPosts: 488
    This jump to NFT is absolutely hilarious, not least because these companies clearly aren't paying attention to what financial regulators are intending to do about them. It's quite obvious to anyone involved on any level that in the next 6-12 months, NFTs will be non-viable in contexts like gaming.

    Quizzical said:


    fs23otm said:

    Bad for gamers, bad for the environment, bad all around...



    Mined cryptocurrencies may be bad for the environment, but it's far from obvious that issued cryptocurrencies are.  Blockchain games are likely to feature the latter, as the cryptocurrency is issued by the game developer.



    You didn't read up on Ubisoft's intent with this, or on the company they've acquired, did you?
    bcbully
  • bcbullybcbully Member EpicPosts: 11,843
    dotdotdash said:
    This jump to NFT is absolutely hilarious, not least because these companies clearly aren't paying attention to what financial regulators are intending to do about them. It's quite obvious to anyone involved on any level that in the next 6-12 months, NFTs will be non-viable in contexts like gaming.

    Quizzical said:


    fs23otm said:

    Bad for gamers, bad for the environment, bad all around...



    Mined cryptocurrencies may be bad for the environment, but it's far from obvious that issued cryptocurrencies are.  Blockchain games are likely to feature the latter, as the cryptocurrency is issued by the game developer.



    You didn't read up on Ubisoft's intent with this, or on the company they've acquired, did you?
    You have never been more wrong. 11/3/2021
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  • VrikaVrika Member LegendaryPosts: 7,989
    edited November 2021
    bcbully said:
    This jump to NFT is absolutely hilarious, not least because these companies clearly aren't paying attention to what financial regulators are intending to do about them. It's quite obvious to anyone involved on any level that in the next 6-12 months, NFTs will be non-viable in contexts like gaming.
    You have never been more wrong. 
    I doubt regulators do anything as fast as he thinks, but he could also be correct since ability to earn your own NFT in-game means that in theory you should be paying income tax when you earn them.

    If the regulators ever pass laws to effectively collect those taxes, that could mean games would have to make them worthless by disabling trading to prevent bureaucracy.
     
  • SplitStream13SplitStream13 Member UncommonPosts: 253
    Cryptocurrency in games look like having in-game gold but with extra steps.

    Doesn't make sense. I don't think this is what developers should be focusing on.
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  • TheocritusTheocritus Member LegendaryPosts: 10,014
    edited November 2021
    Cryptocurrency in games look like having in-game gold but with extra steps.

    Doesn't make sense. I don't think this is what developers should be focusing on.

    THey are just following current trends to try and suck whatever money they can out of you. If they think they can make more this way, then that is what they are going to do...It lures in certain kinds of people, so it isnt going away until it is proven that it will fail.
  • bcbullybcbully Member EpicPosts: 11,843
    Cryptocurrency in games look like having in-game gold but with extra steps.

    Doesn't make sense. I don't think this is what developers should be focusing on.

    THey are just following current trends to try and suck whatever money they can out of you. If they think they can make more this way, then that is what they are going to do...It lures in certain kinds of people, so it isnt going away until it is proven that it will fail.

    This is what some companies are syaing. Believe waht you want.

    There will be a clear separation between. Meta and Decentraland. Between UBISoft and Sky Mavis.

    Hopefully us gamers will favor the later and force middle ground on the formers.
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