Quick Take
- Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda dug into the topic of NFTs and blockchain gaming in a new letter.
- The stated plans are a notable announcement from a major game-maker, though it’s one likely to spark consternation from some quarters of the gaming market.
One of the world's best-known gaming companies intends to grow its footprint in the world of blockchain-based gaming this year.
Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda spent much of a January 1st letter discussing what he termed "decentralized gaming," noting that "I hope this becomes a major trend in gaming going forward."
"If we refer to the one-way relationship where game players and game providers are linked by games that are finished products as “centralized gaming” to contrast it with decentralized gaming, then incorporating decentralized games into our portfolio in addition to centralized games will be a major strategic theme for us starting in 2022," he wrote, adding:
"The basic and elemental technologies to enable blockchain games already exist, and there has been an increase in the societal literacy and acceptance of crypto assets in the past few years. We will keep a close eye on societal shifts in this space while listening to the many groups of users that populate it, and ramp up our efforts to develop a business accordingly, with an eye to potentially issuing our own tokens in the future."
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