Sega: There is no sense in Play-to-Earn, If they do not enjoy gamers – Bits Media

The leadership of the Japanese game company SEGA decided to distance himself from the GameFi sector, doubting his ability to provide users with pleasant game impressions.

According to Bloomberg, the SEGA Operating Director SEGA SEZI UTSUMI (Shuji Utsumi), The company postpone plans to develop its own games using blockchain.

“We study, Will this technology really be in demand in the gaming industry. Actions in games, working in the Play-to-Earn model, in which you need to earn, boring. What's the point of this, If they do not bring pleasure?" - said USMUMI.

SEGA management statement was a surprise, Since the company used to support blockchain -based games. Last fall, the company has concluded a partnership agreement with Double Jump Tokyo and the Japanese OASYS blockchain project for the tokenize assets in the Sangokushi Taisen arcade games series.

Previously, Sega called non -replaced tokens (NFT) and cloud technologies to the future gaming industry, However, warned, what will refuse them, If the latest technologies are perceived as a means to make easy profits.

Despite the departure of Sega from the Web3 sector, The company will still offer small franchises for several blockchain-based games, which will be announced later this year. According to UTCMUMI, Blockchain technology can be useful for moving characters and objects between different games. The company seeks to explore new opportunities in the gaming industry, And in the long run, the Sega can more actively use blockchain, He said Utsumi.

Earlier another gaming company, Ubisoft, stated, that now gamers are not yet aware of the benefit of the implementation of NFT. Meanwhile, Chairman of the game company Animoca Brands Yat Siu (Yat Siu) sure, that over time, the games using NFT will be more modernized and economically useful.