[Rant] Square's recent IP sales to invest in blockchain have me worried.
Not too specific to XIV, but I'm a big fan of a lot of Squares IPs including those that were recently sold off. I am very worried about the direction the companies taking regarding blockchain.
When you're selling classic IPs like Tomb Raider in order to invest harder in NFTs... That doesn't exactly scream that your priority is the gaming audience. It says priority is making as much money from speculation on digital assets as possible from a technology that is rampant in scams and hasn't had a single proven successful gaming project behind it.
And although there have been assurances that there are no plans to push NFTs towards XIV at this point, I do worry that over longer periods of time it will transition towards it given outside pressure. (e.g. Some form of Square NFT wallet to unlock extra non-NFT items like emotes or glams)
I dont mean to fearmonger or rant. I dont think this is the end of Square or XIV or anything and I do think Yoshi P is genuine when he says there are no plans at this time to integrate blockchain with XIV...
I just dont want to see the company becoming a factory for games that are creatively bankrupt, exploitative, and ultimately unsuccessful (like the fiasco with Marvel Avengers, and more recently Chocobo Racing which would have been fantastic without the scam-like monetisation).
You can be profitable and creative. You've been doing it for years.
Anyway rant over, sorry if this feels too similar to threads made after the investor message regarding NFTs. I just felt it was worth saying given the IP sales for the purpose of NFTs.