Square Enix and Crypto

[KizuyaKatogami]

This. I've always known the Square CEO and big wigs are scummy. I support FF14 because of yoshi-p and his team are at the helm. The moment yoshi-P and his team are gone is the moment FF14 will start going downhill and becoming the greedy cesspool that other MMOs have become.

Well he’s already been putting his time towards 16 and i think it’s beginning to show with the gear and content…

[DPZ2]

OMG. NFTs in video games. Whatever should we do?

Should have thought about that when Blizzard started putting WoW Tokens up for sale, or Fortnite started selling V-Bucks, or < insert name of gaming company that has in-game currency that you can also purchase with Real Money>.

Also, may I point out slides 23-25 here: https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/i...22q2slides.pdf

(Note, this is the briefing session dated 5 November 2021)

SE's vision of NFTs is more like Wizard of the Coasts releasing yet another expansion full of playing cards.

Block-chain technologies do not have to involve every computer with a GPU in the world 'mining' for < insert favorite cryptojunk currency >.

Speculation in NFTs is the equivalent of investing in Beanie Babies. I have a bag of Beanie Babies in the closet from when my son was young. Did they go up in price? Sure did, for a couple of years, and then ... boom, er, bust. They are worth more as just toys as far as my son was concerned, so that 'investment' wasn't too bad.

[AkaeiNox]

So uhh I have a digital certificate that attests that I own a small band of about 3 arc-seconds around Alpha Centauri B's northern equatorial region.
Anybody interested in a resort of blazing hot gases?

[rance-sama]

[Ruru_Nayu]

I'm against NFT's, it's just plain stupid.
Vid related to topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeNTyuuOc6o

[Jin-]

Scam to take money off from people with smaller brains.

[kejakalope]

I'll be watching the situation closely and evaluating whether I continue to do business with Square-Enix based on how it unfolds. To be clear, going forward with NFTs and blockchain shit will mean Square and my custom part ways.

[Mortime]

Surprised that nobody has linked the Asmongold video on the topic yet. Anyways I hope this entire thing fizzles out before it has a chance to infect ALL the online games that I play. And if it does then oh well, I still have my neverwinter nights, civilizations, anno, homm, age of and many other old games that I can play until covid ends us all.

[gumas]

i mean... they lost nothing over this, the put some nft stuff and if people took it, they take it further. if not, they just going to cancel it and either see how it will go or maybe jut put whatever nft stuff they have before to "normal" shop.

this is literally bait and switch

[NautiaHadas]

i mean... they lost nothing over this, the put some nft stuff and if people took it, they take it further. if not, they just going to cancel it and either see how it will go or maybe jut put whatever nft stuff they have before to "normal" shop.

this is literally bait and switch

People have said that about so many things I don't even care to count anymore. It's never that, it's like a vacuum seller that puts his foot in the way of you closing the door, sure he's not sold you the vacuum yet and he's not entered your home yet, but you can be sure as all Heck that he's still on the same goal.

It just take one of these things making its way into the shop and before you know it, they'll add another, and then another. With every subsequent additions, people will grow tired about complaining about something they clearly have no input over, and eventually it'll sell.