Sega's infatuation with the blockchain is over: 'What's the point if games are no fun?'

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It's finally sinking in.

Sega do however intend to continue to"let external partners use its lesser-known Three Kingdoms and Virtua Fighter characters for non-fungible tokens", Bloomberg reported.

Utsumi also took a dim view on the concept of play-to-earn games, which for some reason keep trying to get us to turn our hobby into a day-job: “The action in play-to-earn games is boring. What’s the point if games are no fun?” He was also lukewarm to the idea of incorporating Web 3.0—a bizarre attempt to decentralise the internet via blockchain mysticism—in upcoming titles: “We’re looking into whether this technology is really going to take off in this industry, after all."

It's relieving to hear a more level-headed approach from a higher-up in a major games company, and hopefully a sign that the non-fungible veil is starting to lift from the industry's eyes, despite Square EnixThe storm hasn't quite passed yet though, as Utsumi is still open to using the tech once it's more developed.

"For the majority of people in the video game industry, what blockchain advocates say may sound a bit extreme, but that’s how the first penguin has always been," referring to the first penguin in a waddle to take an arctic plunge."We should never underestimate them," said Utsumi, who reckons the technology still"remains useful."Sign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors.

 

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