Recently, the fact that a number of game developers, both large and small, have begun to experiment with the integration of NFT products is gradually becoming familiar and seems to be a signal that the game industry is making progress. readiness to embrace the new wave called blockchain, NFT in the future. However, the story of the future has not been discussed, and at the present time, the view of traditional gamers is still quite negative when many people even think that the combination of NFT features Entering the game doesn’t seem to improve anything, except that it can become a new “blood sucker” for publishers.
Integrating NFT into traditional games – a trend that is strongly opposed by fans
Basically, NFT is a fairly new technology and brings a lot of positive signals to the world gaming industry when it can help reduce the problem of hacking cheats, and at the same time bring unique “exclusive” experiences. for gamers. However, clearly, through both the recently criticized major projects of Ubisoft and GSC Game World, the above features have not been implemented clearly. The most obvious thing is that both studios seem to just want to go through NFT to hook gamers’ wallets. That is also the reason that they received countless criticisms and strong stones.
GSC Game World’s STALKER 2 project had to cancel its NFT integration after announcing it just one day
This also makes sense, when it should be remembered that in the past, in 2017, EA encountered a hailstorm after requiring players to buy characters with real money if they want to save time, “plow hoes” effort. Understandably, when the Pay to Win formula was something very negative for gamers at that time. And this scandal was so loud that even the governments of many countries had to step in to strengthen the management of game items.
EA had to turn off the “blood sucking” feature after the 2017 scandal
And at the moment, one of the most popular income improvement formulas for many studios is through the form of Lootbox. Call of Duty, CS: GO, PUBG and many other famous names have all been very successful with this way of “blood sucking”. Even closer is the gacha method from games like Genshin Impact. Then when the NFT wave landed, quite a few people thought that NFT would become a new wallet tool from game publishers. And this becomes even more grounded through the recent implementation of Ubisoft or GSC Game World.
Ubisoft’s NFT project is said to be more of a blood sucker than an enjoyable experience in the game
Therefore, it is understandable when compared with the warm reception of gamers for NFT games – which is available by default as Play To Earn, the application and incorporation of NFT features into entertainment games Tradition is being estranged and boycotted as strongly as it is now. It is not known in the future whether game publishers will be able to integrate harmoniously, but currently, NFT is nothing more than a new “wallet hook” tool for gamers, especially with traditional games.
