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Sega calls video games that use blockchain technology 'boring' (gamerkick.com)
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Shuji Utsumi, Sega’s co-CEO, comments in a new statement that there is no point in implementing blockchain technology if it doesn’t make games ‘fun’.

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[–] 8 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

There's no value in cross-game sharing of assets, nether for the developer nor the players.

When the game dies so does anything of value related to the assets themselves. The blockchain will probably die too. Someone one day resurrecting the game is a pretty flimsy reason at best to justify all of the negatives that come with blockchain in games, because 2 decades later it wouldn't matter anyway.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Could you detail what negatives come with blockchains in games? I'd like to better understand your perspective and position. I don't know of any games that use blockchains and aren't some kind of scam, but then again it's not a hammer's fault if it's used to bludgeon someone to death. If a hypothetical good dev somehow put a blockchain in, what negatives are there due to that specific inclusion which aren't the result of malicious intent?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    The negatives are similar to ordering a hamburger inside a restaurant, and having it be delivered via a car down at the nearest bus stop.

    It's just a lot of waste and hassle for everyone involved.

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