Good job, internet: You bullied NFTs out of mainstream games

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Good job, internet: You bullied NFTs out of mainstream games
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Are publishers backing away from NFTs because they don't see value in them, or because they get ruthlessly mocked online every time they talk about them?

The internet is a maelstrom of talking—even brief exposure is liable to make you wish everyone would just shut up—but does any of it matter? Does the chorus of social media critics actuallyand sarcastically cheer"we did it, Reddit" to express that, no, posting on the internet didn't save the day.

Are publishers backing away from NFTs because they don't see value in them, or because they get ruthlessly mocked online every time they talk about them?things, though, for better and worse. The anger around loot boxes was at least somewhat responsible for gaining the attention of politicians, leading to the ongoing decline of the practice today. We got them to change ugly movie Sonic into boring movie Sonic.

That brings me to the question I want to pose here: Are game publishers backing away from NFTs because they don't see value in them, or because they get ruthlessly mocked and harangued online every time they talk about them? As an example, in late 2021, Discord CEO Jason Citron teased NFT integration for the chat app, and thousands of people replied to say"no thanks" in a range of less-polite tones; the most-shared responses suggested canceling Discord Nitro subscriptions. Two days and thousands of comments later, Citron said that the screenshot was just an"internal concept" that the company had no plans to implement, and that he'd share more soon.

Stalker studio GSC Game World, Worms developer Team17, and voice actor Troy Baker also walked back involvement with NFT projects after being yelled at online. After suggesting that NFTs are"the future" of gaming in 2021, EA CEO Andrew Wilson

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