Blizzard doesn’t want NFTs while Square Enix does

Previously, it was paid add-on packages, then microtransactions, and in the future it will be error-free content that will be distributed not only by players and fans, but also by developers and publishers. You can see it now. take care of NFTs (non-fungible token) reluctantly, the others welcome him with open arms and want to join in so the train doesn’t miss them.

Second Square Enix. The Japanese company that publishes the Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Tomb Raider or Deus Ex series has confirmed its desire to develop games based on blockchain technology. President Yosuke Matsuda claims that Focusing on traditional games will not be enough in the future and wants to allow users to create their own content for which they will be rewarded.

“In the future, we’d like to try to offer ‘offline gaming content,'” Square Enix’s president told Yahoo. “Until now, we have delivered content as a finished product in most games and players have played it. However, there are a number of players in the world who want to make games more interesting and create new conditions and ways to play. In the future, we want to use the power of these people to create games that will evolve.”

Over the weekend, there were reports that Blizzard prepares games based on cryptocurrency and NFT products. The controversial technology appeared in a questionnaire that was sent out to selected players along with traditional features such as cross-play, virtual reality and subscriptions.

This prompted an immediate reaction, to which answered president of Blizzard. Mike Ybarra assures them that they are not working on anything with the NFT..

But if they were working on something like that, I’m sure they wouldn’t be confirming anything to us now, for one simple reason: Blizzard has irritated its community several times already and will first want to bring the promised Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2 to the market.