SEGA, double bounce.tokyo hyped about blockchain gaming
SEGA’s co-COO Shuji Utsumi and Double Leap Tokyo CEO Hironobu Ueno anticipate a future the place blockchain expertise is prevalent throughout the gaming business.
In a latest interview with Japanese publication Dengeki On-line, Utsumi and Ueno gave their collective insights into the progress of the extremely anticipated recreation, Battle of Three Kingdoms, which integrates non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into its gameplay.
Each Utsumi and Ueno acknowledged the potential for blockchain expertise to revolutionize the gaming business.
Whereas Ueno detailed how the complexity of blockchain expertise has made early adoption a problem, he additionally acknowledged alternatives for content material builders to create gaming experiences that convey some great benefits of blockchain integration.
Entry obstacles stay in blockchain gaming
Utsumi likened the present transitional part of NFT video games to the rise of cellular gaming, attributing the recognition of cellular video games to the widespread availability of cell telephones.
He affirmed that in an period the place most gamers personal smartphones and computer systems, recreation builders ought to ponder easy methods to have interaction and enchantment to people throughout the realm of blockchain video games.
The executives affirmed {that a} vital problem lies in decreasing the barrier to entry for blockchain video games. Ueno emphasised the significance of offering a easy onboarding course of, whereas Utsumi highlighted the hurdle of getting customers to arrange wallets for these video games.
The interview additionally revealed how SEGA and Double Leap Tokyo leveraged their arcade recreation, Sangokushi Taisen, reworking it right into a blockchain recreation.
Ueno defined that integrating blockchain and NFTs into video games is most evident inside buying and selling card video games, with card values decided by in-game efficiency and collector demand.
On the event course of, Utsumi shared that SEGA’s concentrate on using superior expertise made blockchain an fascinating space to discover. This exploration led to the choice of Sangokushi Taisen, given its recognition in Japan and different Asian nations and its compatibility with blockchain expertise.
