Gamers, in general, have not been kind to publishers and developers’ plans to incorporate blockchain and encryption into video games. In the past, we’ve seen Ubisoft’s Ubisoft Quartz platform get dragged through the mud, and Square Enix’s ideas haven’t been well received. Sega seems to understand that blockchain is a rather volatile topic these days.
asBloombergLike a new report released by Sega, Sega’s co-COO Shuji Utsumi mentioned that the Japanese company will temporarily withdraw from crypto and blockchain games.
Regarding the reason, Utsumi pointed out: “The action in games that make money is boring. What’s the point of a game if it’s not fun?
That doesn’t mean we won’t see Sega releases of third-party developers using blockchains and NFTs in games, among other things, as Utsumi noted that the technology could be useful in certain situations.
Looking ahead, and how Sega will approach blockchain, Utsumi added: “What blockchain evangelists say may sound extreme to most in the video game industry, but that’s how the first penguins have always been. We should never underestimate them.
Essentially, just because Sega is exiting blockchain now doesn’t mean it will avoid the technology.
