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Back in the PS3/X360 era EA and other publishers introduced so-called "online passes" or other types of one-time vouchers (Bayonetta 2 + Bayonetta 1 Download Code) to target the second hand game market: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ea-second-hand-sales-are-a-critical-situation

Thankfully game publishers have seen the light and are now going all in with pro-consumer policies: https://www.pcgamer.com/ea-calls-nft-and-blockchain-games-the-future-of-our-industry/ 

In the future I fully expect gamers to be able to (re-)sell their digitally bought games on the worlds biggest NFT marketplaces for games: https://www.allkeyshop.com/blog/buy-fifa-21-ps5-compare-prices/



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Would you like to buy a bridge maybe? Or a Star? Maybe a piece of the moon? One day it' going to be expensive real estate!

Why do you expect gamers to be able to re-sell their digitally bought games ? It's easily possible now, no need for NFTS, yet not interesting to publishers.

Season passes are the evolution of online passes.
NFTs will be the evolution of MTX and loot boxes if gamers allow it to happen again.



Like already said, publishers would already have done this using existing technology if they really wanted this. It shouldn't be too hard at all. At the very best, if NFTs are going to allow us to sell our digitally purchased content, it's going to come with a catch.





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I feel like the more I see pro-NFT posts, the more I recognize a literally very common format and use of grammar as if there's only a handful of real people running the vast majority of pro-NFT accounts lol



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What are nfts?





                  

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Captain_Yuri said:

Awe so cute! Unlike NFTs.



gergroy said:

What are nfts?

A new way to line the suits pockets while we all die faster.



gergroy said:

What are nfts?

Short answer: A ponzi scheme

NFT stands for non fungible token

It's just a transaction stored in blockChain, a secure file floating around the net, maintained and updated by Bitcoin mining.
Picture it as a receipt stored on the web.
You can trade those receipts with others as you see fit by requesting a transaction, which will then be appended to blockChain by bitcoin miners.

The NFT or receipt states you are the owner of some digital content, most popular atm, ugly pictures
https://www.blockchain.com/nfts
You don't own the copyright though, actually you own nothing, just the receipt that you paid for what the NFT links to. The item itself is not stored in blockChain, it's just a link and transaction record.

What makes it great for publishers is, they can request 10% of any resale of those NFTs
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-01-15-konami-earns-over-gbp118-000-from-that-castlevania-nft-auction
And investors use it to gamble on its popularity to make a quick buck.

Atari wants to combine it with loot boxes
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-01-27-atari-releasing-giftable-nfts-to-celebrate-50th-anniversary

Oh and then there's the environmental impact from bitcoin mining where 1 transaction is equal to 1.6 million VISA transactions in carbon footprint.

Last edited by SvennoJ - on 29 January 2022