Square Enix har traditionelt set udgivet... ja, traditionelle spil, men har naturligvis også eksperimenteret med blandt andet Live Service-formatet via spil som Marvel's The Avengers. Nu ved vi også, at de også hopper med på en ny tendens, nemlig introduktionen af NFT'er, til trods for at forbrugere har været ret vokale omkring deres manglende tiltro til hele mekanismen.
Præsident Yosuke Matsuda har udgivet en stor nytårsbesked på deres hjemmeside, hvor han slår fast, at Square Enix vil satse på NFT'er, selvom at de har observeret at der er "reservations" blandt spillere.
"Another term that gained quick currency in 2021 was "NFT" or "non-fungible token." The advent of NFTs using blockchain technology significantly increased the liquidity of digital goods, enabling the trading of a variety of such goods at high prices and sparking conversations the world over. I see 2021 not only as "Metaverse: Year One," but also as "NFTs: Year One" given that it was a year in which NFTs were met with a great deal of enthusiasm by a rapidly expanding user base. However, we do observe examples here and there of overheated trading in NFT-based digital goods with somewhat speculative overtones, regardless of the observed value of the content provided This, obviously, is not an ideal situation, but I expect to see an eventual right-sizing in digital goods deals as they become more commonplace among the general public, with the value of each available content corrected to their true estimated worth, and I look for them to become as familiar as dealings in physical goods."
Vi er ikke helt sikre på hvor den "great enthusiasm" Matsuda beskriver har været henne, men det kan da være at nogle ser introduktionen af den her "play-to-earn"-model som en kærkommen ændring? Hvad synes du?