Epic Games in Minecraft: Don’t force your NFT vision on others

Minecraft’s recent ban on NFT sparked a new wave of discussion in both the NFT and gaming communities earlier this week. Most notably, Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney I have given importance to the matter In a recent reply to a tweet from the Minecraft account, platforms like Minecraft are “requested not to interfere”. [with a consumer’s decision making] forcing their views on others.”

Understandably, some NFT critics were quick to interpret Epic Games’ neutral stance on NFT as a blanket endorsement of the technology. Instead, Sweeney corrected those users encourage them “to make their own decisions” about whether crypto, NFT, and Web3 are right for them on a personal level.

Epic Games takes the opposite view of Steam on NFT

However, even with Sweeney’s relatively open stance on NFTs, he noted In a subsequent tweet That Epic Games has no plans to integrate NFT into any of its own projects. It includes Fortnite — even if the game is effectively already considered a metaverse gaming experience. In fact, several virtual concerts have already been held within the confines of the game’s “Battle Royale”. Sweeney himself Partially admit this During his wave of tweets that day, the user experience was compared favorably Fortnite A speculative “metaverse styled” game that features anti-consumer pricing at the very top.

Overall, as a provider of services like Unreal Engine — which artists like FVCKRENDER famously used to create their massive virtual worlds — Epic Games remains NFT-neutral, with no restrictions on games integrating this technology in the Epic Game Store.

This position stands in stark contrast to the Epic Game Store’s biggest competitor, Steam. By the end of 2021, the gaming giant has announced that it is banning any and all games featuring blockchain technology from being put up for sale on its digital platform. On the other hand, the Epic Games Store is all set to give a home to Gala Games’ Grit when it releases in the near future. But, once GRIT launches, it will become the first blockchain game available on the Epic Games Store’s storefront – and likely not the last.

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