"Good job, internet: You bullied NFTs out of mainstream games"
This is from an article on PC gamer, as this is something that has been echoing around for years, and I’ve always wanted to make a video about it.
I spent more time on this video than any other video I've done to date, I hope you'll watch it and find it interesting!
There are SO MANY articles out there lambasting the use of NFTs though, I feel like I'm gonna catch a lot of heat for this video.
What is an NFT?
NFTs are not a picture of a monkey. They are not JPEGS, and they aren’t just scams.
NFTs, just like the internet, are a technology, and they can be used for good and for some truly terrible things. The internet is still responsible for far more scams on a daily basis than anyone can imagine (Kitboga is my favorite streamer, I watch him religiously), but it also holds trillions of years worth of collective human knowledge.
An NFT is just the ability to prove you own a digital file. That’s it.
It could be art, it could be a game asset, it could be music, a game itself could be an NFT.
Remember back in the day when we bought physical games and then when we were done with them we could trade them for money? Or even sell them online?
That’s because we had OWNERSHIP of our purchases.
NFTs are KILLING THE WORLD!
The most interesting thing I researched while doing this video was the use of energy for gaming, both blockchain and otherwise.
It's interesting that it's a bit of a "whataboutism" to compare blockchain gaming to anything else, but if you don't, what does it even mean that it uses "a lot of energy"?
Honestly, if you're sitting around watching YouTube and playing games, I don't wanna hear about how ETH is using too much energy. Everything is a waste of energy to someone.
ETH now uses 99.98% less energy than PoW ETH, there's no more argument to be made here. Not sure if the mainstream will want to hear this though...
Conclusions
The use of decentralized technologies in the gaming industry has the potential to revolutionize the way we play and interact with games. On the other hand, web3 gaming is still in its infancy, and there are a lot of kinks to work out. The user experience is pretty much the worst thing imaginable right now, and it also has to overcome the stigma that so many scams and internet celebrities have given NFTs.
What do you guys think? Will the uninformed internet continue to bully mainstream games? Will NFTs overcome the major hurdles they have in front of them?
I look forward to a future where I actually own the things I buy.
~Copper
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