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Sorry, but those who “play to earn are key to their business model going forwards.

Cloud and Sephiroth clash swords in a Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade screenshot.

NFTs, blockchain, and the ‘metaverse’ are the future of fun.

Even so, he believes that those who “play to earn” are key to their dystopian future.

Namely that these players will let them leverage user-generated content (UGC) and monetise it through blockchain tokens.

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To be honest with you Matsuda, I’d rather have “fun” playing your games.

Obviously, this all sucks.

A screenshot of Forspoken, showing the protagonist in the ground facing a way and wielding some sort of elemental magic as she faces down a charging mutant bear-like creature.

But what sucks even more is that Squeenix are aware it sucks.

It couldn’t be clearer that this is for the benefit of the company more than the players.

So, what is Matsuda’s plan?

Well, he doesn’t seem to know either.

It’s all a load of investor-pleasing buzzwords.

Peter Molyneux’s upcoming game is a “blockchain business simulator”, too.

AndEpic bought Harmonixto work in their metaverse.

just, make it stop.