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[–] frezik@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

NFTs have no place at all. There has yet to be any good suggestion on what they should be used for that isn't served by something else just fine. Or if not "fine", then at least solves no problem that would make it better. Not in-game items, not ticket sales, not silly ape pictures.

[–] db2@sopuli.xyz -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The games themselves. Proof of ownership of a digital copy. It creates a secondary market for digital games.

[–] Parahsalin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why would a game company prefer to distribute their game that way instead of Steam.

[–] db2@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 year ago

Why would a game company prefer to distribute their game with Steam instead of as shareware? Also nothing about having an NFT-based ownership license to a copy of a game precludes it from being on Steam except Steam not wanting to have a secondary market. Outside of a bean counters ledger there is nothing incompatible with them.