Line Next, a division of a big messaging firm in Asia, said it has released its second Web3 game, Sweet Monster Guardians, on its gaming platform Game Dosi.
8 web3 gaming experts discuss hurdles and opportunities in the road to wider adoption
19.09.2023 - 14:05 / techcrunch.com
The web3 gaming world has been a work in progress for a handful of years now. Studios in the space have found it difficult to gain Web 2 gamers’ trust and get over the image issues resulting from the “play-to-earn” era, and traction has been slower than predicted. So, what will it take to spur more mainstream gamers to pick up and play web3 games?
Amid the ongoing crypto bear market, investors and startups alike are diving deeper into the emerging space to answer that very question (among others) as they look to web3 gaming to bring in the next wave of users to crypto and the wider web3 industry.
So to find out how the industry is thinking about the next phase of growth in web3 gaming, we spoke to eight people with strong track records in the industry about the future of the space, how they’re tackling challenges and more.
For Ed Chang, head of gaming at Ava Labs, the web3 industry is still arguably young, but he’s hopeful that there’s space for web3 elements to be complementary to the gaming experience and add value. “We believe that all games can leverage blockchain elements, whether it’s truly owning your items, earning rewards for playing, or building payment rails for microtransactions, creators and modders,” he said.
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However, several of these people noted that web3 gaming still has some pretty difficult hurdles to overcome before it can go mainstream.
“The biggest challenge is that we are still figuring out how to design web3 games and deciding as an industry if we would rather prioritize the “play” or the “earn” part,” Tiffany Dong, senior associate for gaming at Solana Foundation, said.
The very obvious UX (user experience) problem with web3 is also something that’s being worked on. Robbie Ferguson, co-founder and president of Immutable, said, “Most web3 services expect the user to set up a new wallet and connect it with their platform. This already includes multiple steps of inconvenience that open up the door to catastrophic loss if not done correctly. Then there’s the fact that this process usually has to be done repeatedly for each service.”
Still, the industry appears to be learning quickly. Dong pointed out a notable shift, where web3 game developers are focusing on building games that are engaging and fun for the community first, and complementing the experience with blockchain technology without using it to define it.
As for the play-to-earn model, it appears to be on the way out. Carlos Roldan, CEO and
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