Minecraft players Minecraft are not allowed to purchase game content like worlds, persona items, skins, and other mods with NFTs.
Minecraft the most-sold video game ever, won't support NFTs. They "create a scenario where the haves and have-nots"
Mojang Studios, a Minecraft developer, announced yesterday (20 July) that NFTs would be against the game's core values in a well-written article on the Minecraft website.
The company claimed that NFTs and blockchain technology create digital ownership based upon scarcity and exclusion. This is not in accordance with Minecraft values of inclusion and creativity, playing together, and sharing resources.
"The speculative pricing and investment mentality around NFTs takes the focus away from the game and encourages profiteering, which is incompatible with the long-term joy and the performance of our players."
Minecraft stated that the statement was made in response to members of the community who asked for clarifications on the studio's position regarding NFTs, and blockchain.
This means that Minecraft, unlike other virtual world games, will not allow blockchain integrations within its client or server applications. In-game content like worlds, skins, persona items and other mods cannot be built upon NFTs.
Mojang which is owned by Microsoft, said it is also concerned about third-party NFTs. These NFTs aren't reliable and could end up costing players who purchase them. It also outlined scenarios in which third-party NFT managers could "disappear suddenly" or NFTs could "be sold at artificially or fraudulently high prices".
"We recognise that creation inside our game is of great value and we aim to create a market where those values can be recognised."
The online gaming community has witnessed a surge in interest in blockchain technology such as NFTs, a topic that was discussed at Future Human earlier this year.
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Companies like GameStop have expressed confidence in NFTs as a significant feature in future gaming, and has launched its own NFT marketplace.
Other companies aren't all-in. EA's CEO has said that blockchain and NFTs could be the future of gaming. However, he has stated: "Right now it's not something we're driving against."
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