When the game meets NFT, is it "chicken ribs" or "chicken legs"?

In recent months ,NFT（non-fungible Token、 General Certificate of heterogeneity ） With its non homogeneity 、 Inseparable features , In the field of art collections , of NFT The news that digital artworks are sold at high prices is endless . if NFT It can reach perfect coordination with art , Can game props with the same collection value and transaction attribute be used NFT Create a new value ？

When the game meets NFT

“ In traditional games , Virtual assets cannot flow across platforms 、 The game mechanism is opaque 、 Personal information is easy to leak and so on are all old-fashioned issues . and NFT The emergence of gives players real ownership of game assets , Assets based on the chain will be easier to track and monitor , It can avoid the behavior of dark box operation in centralized games . meanwhile ,NFT It is equivalent to building a bridge between various games , Assets can be converted at a high latitude .” Blockchain consultants PANONY Senior analyst shixiaoyan Xiang 《 Chain NEW 》 Express .

stay “ Centralized services ” In mode , Traditional games inevitably have some problems , For example, game development or operation is one word , Players can only passively accept game version iterations and content updates ; If the player violates the official rules , Centralized officials can “ make out a good case ” Block players ; What's worse is , Players don't really “ Have ” Digital assets in the game , Once the game developer suspends the game operation , The accumulated digital assets of players' time and money will be put into the water .

And the right confirmation of digital assets is one of the most important meanings given to the game by blockchain technology .

“ Tokenization of game assets is of great benefit to players .”33 Global partner of complex US chain transformation 、 Mengxiaofeng, chief operating officer of bityuan, said to 《 Chain NEW 》 Express , The props in traditional games are stored in the developers' centralized database , Players have no initiative , The transaction must be logged into the client , If the game operator goes bankrupt, everything will come to naught .

After tokenization of game assets , Players can transfer the scarce equipment or skin of the whole network to the decentralized wallet for storage , Take the initiative , You can trade with other players anytime, anywhere , You can also exchange directly with people outside the game circle through the cross chain system . Even if the game operator goes out of business , It can also be collected permanently .

Except for gamers , Use blockchain as the underlying technology , It is also a good choice for game developers . Traditional game databases are centralized , It is easy to be tampered with by hackers , Secretly obtain various props to make huge profits . Internet game plug-ins are rampant , Both affect the fairness of the game , It also affects the security of the server . The blockchain system has many consensus nodes 、 Verify nodes , Tampering with data is very difficult , It greatly guarantees the security of the game system and the interests of developers .

Mengxiaofeng thinks , In traditional games, the profit model is mainly to guide players to buy various props , And it is hard to know whether the whole network is scarce .“ After the game is linked , The prop release is open and transparent , There is no room for manipulation , It will inevitably affect the interests of developers .”

Here's the thing to watch , at present NFT While the market is booming, there are also many problems , For example, product innovation is insufficient , Project homogenization is serious ; Poor user experience ; Serious market speculation, etc .

“ Chicken ribs ” still “ A chicken leg ”？

“ game NFT The main value of is derived from the uniqueness of the whole network 、 rare 、 The number of players involved and the depth of their participation . Generally, such digital assets are issued on the public chain , You can design the economic interaction scheme of the whole chain , So as to achieve NFT The preservation of value 、 value-added .” Mengxiaofeng said .

Relative to physical assets ,NFT The uniqueness of 、 ownership 、 Permanence and cross game attributes make it scarce in assets 、 Transaction costs 、 Scalability and transparency have advantages , These are of great significance to the benign development of the game industry . For example, in traditional games, it is difficult for players to agree with developers , Basically on the opposite side . Through the blockchain consensus agreement , Players can set up game nodes to get ecological incentives , Maintain operations with developers , Extend the game life cycle together . The prop release is open and transparent , There is no friction between players and developers .

however , For now ,NFT The infrastructure is still not perfect , Less infrastructure with high availability , This also makes even if there are many potential users , They will also be discouraged by high transaction costs and network congestion . meanwhile , The threshold of blockchain games is very high , It requires users to have their own encrypted wallet , Users will also be able to manage keys , Operation requires payment of fees, etc , It's hard for ordinary users to get involved .

“ If the user does not understand some usage rules on the blockchain , For example, the private key is saved , You may lose or steal your assets , These are all troublesome .” Caoyinxiang, managing director of the digital Renaissance foundation 《 Chain NEW 》 Express .

According to Cao Yin's observation , Some famous game development companies are not interested in monetization of game assets . Although tokenization helps to trade and circulate game assets , But the traditional game card trading platform can also solve , And the cost is low , The user experience is also very good .

“NFT And chain games complement each other . Games NFT The value of the game comes from the game itself , The essence of chain game is game , Not blockchain , So only the more users participate , The more valuable it is .” Shixiaoyan goes to 《 Chain NEW 》 Express ,“ Whether it's a chain game , Or the essence of traditional games is fun ,NFT It only carries the social value and scarcity on this basis , But it will take longer development cycle and higher cost to integrate more innovative playing methods , Now, NFT It is a high-speed iterative market , Most developers are not willing to take risks .”

So far , This round NFT The upsurge comes more from DeFi High yield of liquidity mining combination 、 Speculation brought about by the explosion of encryption art . But for most participants , At present NFT The obvious problem is poor liquidity , Players need to be prepared for long-term holding . How to balance investment players 、 The interests and demands of real players also need to be solved .

Invest carefully

in fact , Now about game assets NFT The source of value , There is no definite answer . It is generally believed that , There are many kinds of equipment in the game 、 Head portrait 、 The skin , Players have trading needs , The non-homogeneous token function of blockchain records the source of all game assets , This can change the way assets are valued , Help players trade assets across games .

“ however , I am interested in game assets NFT Remain skeptical .” Cao Yin's question is ： These game assets , Can't we trade without blockchain ？ For real gamers , Are these asset transactions just needed ？ Especially now , These games on the blockchain NFT Asset prices are expensive , It is normal for a card to sell for hundreds of dollars . But for games , This is driving users away , Still attracting users ？ For users , What is the purpose of playing games ？ It is to bet on the appreciation of game assets in the game , I still hope to play games , Gain physical and mental pleasure ？

At present, in the field of games NFT In terms of market , The market turnover has exceeded 4300 Thousands of dollars ,NFT Sell more than 170 Thousands of pieces of . Although it can not be compared with the traditional market for the time being , But with the game NFT More and more records have been broken , There is an irresistible purchasing power in the market . Especially with 2017 Compared to , Today's chain games have shown more playability ,NFT The value of is also fully demonstrated in this process .

“ Compared with traditional games ,NFT There is a high threshold for operating and trading assets on the chain , Participants outside the circle need to have a certain cognitive threshold .” Shixiaoyan thinks , Most games are hard to be popular for a long time , It is difficult to maintain or even increase the value of game assets for a long time , So in addition to complying with “ Early discovery 、 Early understanding 、 Get involved early ” Principles , Investors also need to take into account NFT The value of scarcity , Find something valuable to support NFT assets .

“ Some games should pay more attention to the heat , For example, the number and depth of participants of Ethereum encryption cat are much lower than before , The value of its assets also fell sharply .” Mengxiaofeng suggested ,“ It's safer to do things within your ability , So the investment game NFT Before , It's best to learn , Don't follow the trend blindly .”

Caoyin thinks , Game assets NFT And encrypted artwork NFT The logic is completely different , Although they are all NFT, but NFT It's just a carrier , What matters is the nature of the assets carried . The value of a work of art comes from the artist behind it , Art is a medium for artists to express themselves , The number of truly great artists is very limited , So encrypt artwork NFT There is indeed scarcity . by comparison , The game asset itself is a design , The number can be unlimited , There is a problem with scarcity .

“ Game assets NFT Its own value foundation is not stable , Plus the price is very expensive , So investors need a very large risk tolerance , Don't just collect and buy these encrypted games NFT Collection .” Cao Yin finally said .