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Blockchain Gaming Is Coming to the PS4 (sludgefeed.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: The relatively new blockchain gaming industry is about to take a massive step forward as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are making their way onto the PlayStation 4. Arcade Distillery, a game developer that creates titles for PS Vita, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, is gearing up to launch a new game for the PS4 built around the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. Plague Hunters is a single-player-focused, turn-based strategy RPG with some PvP elements and the sequel to the successful Plague Road.
The game, which will be free-to-play and feature a marketplace for P2P transactions, has passed the Sony review process, passing all of PlayStation's terms and conditions, despite containing numerous elements of blockchain tech. This marks the first time any blockchain game has been able to accomplish this feat. Similar to other blockchain games, it looks like Plague Hunter's in-game assets, including units, weapons and other items, will be pegged to NFTs.
The game, which will be free-to-play and feature a marketplace for P2P transactions, has passed the Sony review process, passing all of PlayStation's terms and conditions, despite containing numerous elements of blockchain tech. This marks the first time any blockchain game has been able to accomplish this feat. Similar to other blockchain games, it looks like Plague Hunter's in-game assets, including units, weapons and other items, will be pegged to NFTs.
And the Ethereum genesis block cashed out. There';s no more hype for blockchain in gaming, anymore than a fidget spinner mmo.
So... are we done with blockchain yet?
No. Blockchains have legitimate uses. However the app described in TFA isn't one of them.
A blockchain is basically distributed trust. If I don't trust you, you don't trust me, and there is no 3rd party that we mutually trust, then a blockchain is useful because it allows a publicly authenticated transaction.
For the app described in TFA, a blockchain is pointless. There is already a centralized authority (the game publisher) who can just run a normal DB on their server to keep track of the tokens.