Popular virtual world game MinecraftMojang Studios, the developer of and acquired by Microsoft, announced that they reject NFTs and blockchains in their games.
Publishing a new blog post, Mojang shared a text where they talked about the conflicts and inequality that will be caused by integrating NFTs and blockchain technology into the game.
“Associated with the integration of blockchain technologies into our Minecraft client and server applications or any in-game content including worlds, skins, personal items or other mods. NFTTheir use to create ‘s is not permitted.”
Based on the blog post, Mojang Studios makes it clear that Minecraft wants to provide an equal gaming experience to its users, and the app means it will completely change the game dynamics and give players with financial means an in-game advantage.
“Web3 is going just great,” a crypto and blockchain-based news outlet tweeted: “Terrible news for projects like NFT Worlds, which is just one layer of Minecraft. Both token prices and NFT base prices have dropped more than 70% on the news.”
Terrible news for projects like NFT Worlds, which are just a layer on top of Minecraft. Their token price and NFT floor prices have both crashed more than 70% on the news. pic.twitter.com/9DImzqfxHs
— web3 is going just great (@web3isgreat) July 20, 2022
Judging by the comments under the aforementioned tweet, it seems that users reacted differently to this announcement. However, at the end of the blog post mojang He concludes by noting:
“We will also be keeping a close eye on how blockchain technology evolves over time in-game to ensure the above principles are retained and determine whether it will allow for safer experiences or other practical and inclusive experiences.”
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