Square Enix officially revealed a new “NFT Collectible Art project” known as Symbiogenesis. As brand new entertainment content from the Japanese publisher, Symbiogenesis is a Web3 NFT-based experience with a story to tell and a wide variety of digitally ownable characters.
As spotted by VGC, the first teaser for Symbiogenesis officially went live during a Web3 event, which was then shared on the title’s own Twitter account. The teaser doesn’t reveal anything more than the official logo for Symbiogenesis, but Square Enix’s press release for this announcement shares more details.
Symbiogenesis will have a dedicated community as well as an interactive story that takes place in an alternate world. Each player who owns a character in the game “can solve a mystery by completing quests that revolve around issues of monopolization and distribution of resources.” Depending on the strategic decisions players make, more of the story unfolds for everyone.
Square Enix plans to start selling Symbiogenesis NFTs in the spring of 2023. The company will also launch a free browser service at the same time, which will likely serve as the main hub for this new form of entertainment. None of the NFTs or characters have been revealed so far, but we’ll likely get more details about the project next year.
Web3 is a new category of cryptocurrency that actually tries to play a role in people’s everyday lives by involving them in a wide variety of activities. StepN, for example, is one of the moderately successful Web3 projects where you can own digital sneakers and then go hiking with them to earn cryptocurrency. However, it is still unknown how Symbiogenesis will act in this environment, and how people will be involved in the tasks in the game.
Earlier, when Square Enix trademarked Symbiogenesis, it was assumed by fans that there would be a new game coming to PlayStation 5. Even some fans thought that it could be the revival of Parasite Eve, but today’s announcement was probably a disappointment for them.
While this appears to be Square Enix’s biggest NFT-based project to date, the company has introduced various NFT arts for its well-known characters from the Final Fantasy series in the past.
