NFTs are spreading in gaming – What is your opinion on this?

More and more developers are expressing their interest in the tech trend “NFT” and are incorporating their own tokens into their games. Recently, Ubisoft did this with Ghost Recon Breakpoint. But what is your opinion on the trend? Tell us.

What NFTs are: The acronym stands for “Non-fungible Tokens”, meaning a non-replaceable digitally protected object. It is based on blockchain technology, which is also used by cryptocurrencies. Due to the way data is stored in blockchains, ownership rights to an NFT can be unequivocally proven.

Accordingly, NFTs are used, for example, in the digital art market, but are slowly finding their way into the gaming industry.

Advantages of NFTs:

• Items in games are no longer rented; instead, players purchase the ownership rights to them
• The purchased NFTs can be resold to others
• The purchased NFTs can increase in value and become a source of income

Disadvantages of NFTs:

• High energy consumption, which is harmful to the environment
• Frequent cases of fraud such as in the case of the NFT apes
• NFTs purchased for a lot of money can lose significant value and become a loss for the buyer

A detailed explanation of NFTs in gaming can be found in our article:

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Ubisoft has now also announced that they will be introducing NFTs, specifically in Ghost Recon Breakpoint. Players will be able to buy in-game items as NFTs. Publishers like EA have also expressed their interest in the technology.

And what do MeinMMO readers think about it? What do you think of the NFT trend and its spread into gaming? Cast your vote in our survey.

This is how you can vote: After our tool took a short break during the last survey, it is now back. You can cast your vote on the topic further down.

Each of you has one vote, and the choice cannot be undone:

So go ahead: What do you think of NFTs? Do you find the development cool because you then get real ownership rights to in-game items, or is it just an attempt to squeeze more money out of players? Do you find the technology behind NFTs understandable and meaningful? Or is it modern nonsense that nobody needs?

Let us know in the comments and have fun voting!