The owner of the game restricts NFTs to deter profiteering
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| The owner of the game restricts NFTs to deter profiteering |
Mojang Studios, the company that created Minecraft, is strongly opposed to NFTs. The Microsoft-owned company stated that "integrations of NFTs with Minecraft are typically not something we will accept or enable" in a blog post titled "Minecraft and NFTs."
Blockchain technologies are not allowed to be incorporated inside our client and server apps, nor may Minecraft in-game content like worlds, skins, character goods, or other mods be used by blockchain technology to produce a scarce digital asset, according to a statement from Mojang.
Some businesses have produced "NFT implementations that are related with Minecraft world files and skin packs," according to Mojang. According to the company, NFTs could be "collectible" in Minecraft or users might get them by doing tasks in-game on a server or through other means.
According to Mojang, these actions promote digital scarcity and exclusion, which are at odds with Minecraft's core principles. The studio claimed that NFTs "do not encompass all of our community and create a scenario of the haves and the have-nots." The speculative character of NFTs, according to Mojang, "encourages profiteering."
You should read the blog post in its entirety because it lays out a lot of criticisms of NFTs and blockchain projects in an accessible manner. (I probably should have added a lot more quotes.)
Much of the gaming community has resoundingly rejected NFTs, with Ubisoft ceasing to produce NFTs for Ghost Recon Breakpoint just a few months after launching the initiative. Valve has also taken a hard stance against blockchain games and NFTs on Steam. The first blockchain game entered the Epic Games Store in June after Epic Games declared last year that it was "open" to such games.
Mojang said in their conclusion that "we have no plans to introduce blockchain technology into Minecraft right now," even though it doesn't totally rule out the possibility of doing so in the future.
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