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Minecraft wants to ban NFTs from its platform

 


Certain NFTs have been available in the classic game Minecraft for some time now. That should be over soon. An official blog post from the iconic sandbox game reveals that it is looking to ditch NFTs on the platform.


The official rationale: "NFTs do not include the entire community and create a scenario of the haves and have-nots." The "speculative pricing" and "investment mentality" associated with NFTs divert focus from the game and encourage "profit making." This is not “incompatible” with the long-term joy and success of the players. It continues: "We are also concerned that some third-party NFTs are not reliable and could end up costing players money to buy them."


According to Statista , Minecraft is the most successful video game ever with a total of 238 million sales. Developed by the Swedish company Mojang Studios, the game has belonged to the software giant Microsoft since 2014. With the move, the acclaimed game could hit the collective nerve of the gaming scene.


Square Enix with NFT push

Almost no community is as polarized as the gaming scene when it comes to NFTs. While blockchain games such as Axie Infinity, Decentraland or The Sandbox dominate the gaming sector in terms of NFTs, more and more classic game developers, in contrast to Microsoft, are daring to take further steps in this direction.


Back in January this year , Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda discussed the potential of NFTs in the gaming sector . A few months later, Square Enix acknowledged its plans in this area in a financial report . They even wanted to check the implementation of their own token. So it comes as no surprise that the Japanese game manufacturer is now getting serious about its NFT plans.


Together with the blockchain project Enjin, Square Enix wants to launch corresponding NFTs on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the legendary game "Final Fantasy 7". A press release also states that the non-fungible tokens should be linked to physical trading cards. Enjin sits atop Polkadot and aims to build the Metaverse in a decentralized manner. The Final Fantasy collection is set to launch in 2023.


Where the spirits separate

It's still a mixed picture emerging in the gaming sector when it comes to NFTs. The French gaming giant Ubisoft has also tried to implement NFTs in its games in the past and received a violent shitstorm . On the other hand, there are more and more projects in this area that, like Square Enix, are immersing themselves in the crypto world.


NFTs seem to remain on the list of much-discussed topics in the gaming scene for the time being - even if opinions differ on this.

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