The fact that game studios are becoming involved with NFT raises a great deal of suspicion, especially for loyal fans. Especially the focus of big brands on the NFT side may carry a great risk for us players in the future. Square Enix, which owns huge brands like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, is also keen to approach NFTs from their own perspective. According to reports from this year’s shareholder meeting, Square Enix will continue to focus on blockchain technology.
The company’s medium-term goals were to develop blockchain games and entertainment products. The company, which wants to develop story-based NFTs, shapes its future plans in this direction. Square Enix chairman Yosuke Matsuda knows they don’t want to draw the ire of fans, at least for now. “It’s too early to consider blockchain games for Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy just yet,” Matsuda said, explaining that we won’t see Final Fantasy NFTs, at least not in the near future. However, of course, if this investment continues, the company’s most important brands will also have their share of the crypto world at some point.
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Square Enix, which recently sold games such as Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Montreal, and Tomb Raider and Deus Ex, which are affiliated with these companies, to Embracer for $ 300 million, is preparing for a new era. In the new business worlds, blockchain, artificial intelligence and cloud systems will be at the forefront. However, it was also announced to fans that all the money from the sales agreement with Embracer would be spent on the company’s main game brands. This NFT, the crypto world is getting more and more into our lives and I think in the near future we will start buying NFT swords to game characters…
