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On July 20, 2022, Mojang Studios, the Swedish video game developer behind the world’s best-selling game of all time, said that blockchain or non-fungible token (NFT) technologies are not allowed to be integrated inside [Mojang’s] client and server applications.” Mojang emphasized that NFTs or the use of blockchain technology cannot be integrated into any “in-game content such as worlds, skins, persona elements, or other mods.”
Mojang Studios has put its foot down when it comes to blockchain technology and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), according to a blog post published on Wednesday. Mojang is known for producing the best-selling game of all time, Minecraft, a three-dimensional (3D) sandbox game that has no intended goals.
To date, Mojang has sold 238 million copies of Minecraft, and no other video game has sold more copies. Minecraft’s sales are followed by top sellers such as Grand Theft Auto V (165 million copies), Tetris (100 million copies) and Wii Sports (82.9 million copies).
The blog post released on Wednesday says that Minecraft will not use blockchain technology or NFTs. The Minecraft creators wholeheartedly believe that “all players should have access to the same functionality” and “everyone has access to the same content.”
Using NFTs would go against the company’s ethos, as NFTs can “create models of scarcity and exclusion that conflict with [the company’s] guidelines and the spirit of Minecraft.” The company cites a number of reasons such as there are too many blockchains issuing NFTs, “some third-party NFTs may not be trustworthy,” and NFTs have been “sold to artificial or [for] fraudulently inflated prices.”
“As such, to ensure that Minecraft players have a safe and inclusive experience, blockchain technologies are not permitted to be integrated into our Minecraft client and server applications, nor can they be used to create NFTs associated with in-game content, including worlds, skins, persona elements or other mods,” details Mojang’s blog post. The Stockholm-based video game developer added:
We will also closely monitor how blockchain technology evolves over time to ensure that the above principles are upheld and determine whether it will allow for more secure experiences or other practical and inclusive applications in games. However, we have no plans to implement blockchain technology in Minecraft right now.
Mojang’s decision comes at a time when firms such as Ubisoft, Square Enix and Konami have all launched NFT implementations of one kind or another. In late 2021, Ubisoft and GSC Game World faced backlash over NFT inclusion.
The backlash the companies received was so bad that GSC Game World decided to stop production of the NFT items planned for the game Stalker 2. However, an executive at Ubisoft, Nicolas Pouard, told the press that he believes players are rejecting NFTs because they do not understand the benefits of technology.
Konami detailed in February that it planned to continue issuing NFTs to preserve the company’s content. Also, Square Enix participated in a $35 million investment round for fintech and bitcoin payment processor Zebedee. Hoboken, New Jersey-based company Zebedee specializes in integrating bitcoin payments into games.
Mojang wants nothing to do with blockchain or NFT as it wants to be an all-inclusive game. “The speculative pricing and investment mentality around NFTs takes the focus away from playing the game and encourages profit, which we believe is inconsistent with the long-term enjoyment and success of our players,” Mojang concluded Wednesday.
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