Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda backs NFTs in gaming

The co-founder of the rock band Linkin Park and musician Mike Shinoda spoke in support of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in gaming and proposed discussing the reason for gamers’ negative attitudes toward the technology.

Real Saturday convo. I’m surprised by so much negative sentiment by gamers about NFTs. Can we chat?

Of all the applications, gaming is a place that *players* can benefit a LOT from blockchain.

Do they not know yet that there are eco friendly NFTs?

Lets talk, keep it civil!

— Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) January 8, 2022

According to him, the technology allows you to own your favorite skin across different games.

«NFT не обязательно должны быть изображениями. Представьте, что вы можете взять любимый скин из Valorant и получить его в Fortnite. Без необходимости доплачивать, потому что вы уже владеете им. А потом таким же образом в Call of Duty, Minecraft, может, даже в Twitter и Instagram», — написал Шинода.

Ah! So here’s something people aren’t explaining: NFTs don’t have to be jpgs.

Imagine taking your favorite skin from Valorant, and using it Fortnite. And not paying extra, because you own it. Then using it in CoD, Minecraft, even Twitter, IG.

So many possibilities, no? https://t.co/cJTA6E0z69

— Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) January 8, 2022

His posts were criticized not only for backing NFTs but also due to technical limitations and potential reductions in developers’ profits.

The gaming journalist Imran Khan explained that Shinoda’s proposal cannot be implemented unless Epic Games (Fortnite’s developer) buys Riot Games (Valorant’s developer).

«Почему все думают, что разработчики просто откажутся от денег за скин? Знаете, что для них проще и дешевле? Просто не делать этого», — добавил он.

This isn’t happening unless Epic Games buys Riot

Why does everyone think this is just something game developers will do because they are willing to part with their money for a skin

You know what’s easier and cheaper for them than doing that? Not doing that. https://t.co/N86dsOEvQY

— Imran Khan (@imranzomg) January 9, 2022

Digital Foundry journalist John Linneman stressed that transferring skins from one game to another does not make sense, given the amount of work involved.

«На ком лежит ответственность за перенос скина из одной игры в другую? […] Владелец NFT заплатит Epic за попытку перенести образ из другой игры в Fortnite? Такое не происходит автоматически», — пояснил он.

So who’s responsibility is it to implement one person’s skin into another game? The amount of work that would require makes no sense. Is the NFT owner going to pay Epic to try and fit a skin from another game into Fortnite? This is not an automatic thing.

— John Linneman (@dark1x) January 9, 2022

Narrative director of the game Dragon Age John Epler said that in gaming everything seems possible until you actually start working on them.

Everything seems possible in gaming when you’re not working on them, and then you try to make one character hug another and quickly come to the conclusion that we should’ve stuck with text adventures.

— John Epler (@eplerjc) January 10, 2022

Shinoda concluded that gamers do not trust developers and see NFTs as just another way to extract donations. He is confident that, thanks to the technology, those games that “give to the community, not take from it” will be in the plus.

The musician added that people still have to learn that NFTs can be not only images but also skins, songs, films or characters. He also noted the minimal carbon footprint of issuing non-fungible tokens.

— Gamers don’t trust the devs. They see “NFT” and think “this is another way to squeeze a dollar out of us.” The games that win will be the ones who GIVE to the community, not TAKE.

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— Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) January 8, 2022

Shinoda stated that gamers dislike the crypto industry because miners have bought up GPUs and other components, driving prices up.

He also described blockchain games as low quality. According to the musician, the audience wants engaging projects.

— Crypto miners have bought up a lot of hardware resources and driven up prices, which left a bad taste in peoples’ mouths.

— Game quality in blockchain isn’t there yet. More than anything, people want it to be fun.

Thanks for the chat!

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— Mike Shinoda (@mikeshinoda) January 8, 2022

In October 2021, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot told about plans to invest in blockchain startups and create its own projects based on the play-to-earn concept.

According to the report, the company is actively exploring blockchain. Chief Financial Officer Frédéric Duguet allowed the use of the technology to monetise games.

In December Ubisoft announced the launch of the Quartz beta platform, designed for trading in-game items in NFT format in partnership with Tezos.

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