The internet is a maelstrom of talking—even brief exposure is liable to make you wish everyone would just shut up—but does any of it matter? Does the chorus of social media critics actuallyand sarcastically cheer"we did it, Reddit" to express that, no, posting on the internet didn't save the day.
Are publishers backing away from NFTs because they don't see value in them, or because they get ruthlessly mocked online every time they talk about them?things, though, for better and worse. The anger around loot boxes was at least somewhat responsible for gaining the attention of politicians, leading to the ongoing decline of the practice today. We got them to change ugly movie Sonic into boring movie Sonic.
That brings me to the question I want to pose here: Are game publishers backing away from NFTs because they don't see value in them, or because they get ruthlessly mocked and harangued online every time they talk about them? As an example, in late 2021, Discord CEO Jason Citron teased NFT integration for the chat app, and thousands of people replied to say"no thanks" in a range of less-polite tones; the most-shared responses suggested canceling Discord Nitro subscriptions. Two days and thousands of comments later, Citron said that the screenshot was just an"internal concept" that the company had no plans to implement, and that he'd share more soon.
Stalker studio GSC Game World, Worms developer Team17, and voice actor Troy Baker also walked back involvement with NFT projects after being yelled at online. After suggesting that NFTs are"the future" of gaming in 2021, EA CEO Andrew Wilson
Weird how the title seems to imply that getting rid of NFTs was a bad thing.
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Congratulations, kids, keep up the good work!
This post desperately needs a laugh react. Like y’all really thought people would want to pay money for a drawing of a monkey that looks exactly like all the others
i mean if everyone mocks it, kinda says something about its worth. ppl need to actually want to buy the thing at the price for the price to be valid
ExTechOp It's not an 'or' question.
Impressive.
It’s not really bullying to refuse to accept scams though and every NFT project is a scam. Publishers are backing away because most people refuse to accept such blatant scams and the poor PR and loss in other revenue streams would hit harder.
I am hopeful that it is both. And the vicious mocking will continue until they stop trying to re-invent digital proof of ownership by housing it in a receipt ledger that by its very act of existing and being created, does damage to the environment equivalent to a small country.
rate my nft out of 10?
Hopefully both.
hWonderofWorld Grow up
Uh good I don’t want that stupid shit in my games
See, sometimes bullying is a necessity.
metaversemeg Too many rug pulls, licensing and IP issues, 'ownership' that doesn't exist, toxic community, tax issues, horrible marketplaces, royalties, and yes, everyone outside of Twitter makes fun of them.
both
Publishers are backing away from NFTs because the market for them collapsed in late 2021/early 2022 and it's never really recovered. At this point celebrities that backed them are being sued for it by disgruntled consumers. It was a Ponzi scheme. The mockery is irrelevant.
Turns out the sale value of something nobody wants is $0
Maybe because it's racist?
Thank god. Get them out of here.
The ~only~ reason to use NFTs to track asset ownership in a game is to place processing burden and proof of ownership onto others and reduce cost to the corporation making the game.
'Good job, internet: You bullied NFTs out of mainstream games' Good. Now can we bully gaming journalism out of business?
I’m still not over the fact that so many people have bought fucking pictures that aren’t even physically for upwards of a thousand dollars. Also the drawings are shit. When you finally realize it has no value or whatever don’t be surprised.
Yes on both.
XD XD XD
every attempt i’ve seen to integrate them into games is like the most miserable unfun approach i can imagine. “wouldn’t you like it if you could grind this shitty mobile game like it was your job for the possibility of making a pathetic amount of money in return?”
Good
NFT's are a joke
I'm funging my pants laughing so hard!
Because they have 0 value. None whatsoever.
Neither. This is a logistics nightmare in every direction possible. 'Bully' is such the wrong term for this.
The more I read and try to understand NFTs, the more I DON’T understand them.
Your name is PC Gamer not NFT shill. Do your job and shut up about your poor decision making.
NFTs are a scam.
They are ruthlessly mocked because everyone knows they are a scam and these things don't actually have any value. Let them die the death they deserve.
Awesome, we didn't need it.
Good. They don't have any value.
Both
Spoilers:
for any argument sufficiently stupid, a valid counterargument is indistinguishable from mockery
Fuck yeah
Fantastic work everyone, Round of applause for everyone involved 👏
There aren't enough marks to make it a worthwhile con. Investment. I mean investment. Now, let's talk art theft...
There's no doubt that the social stigma surrounding NFTs has been detrimental to their widespread adoption. However, the wave of technological evolution is unstoppable and NFTs will surely be integrated into every facet of our lives over the next decade.
Good. What a actual headline you've put aswell 'bullied' how so? Not all of us are gullible idiots.
You make it seem like a bad thing.
People misunderstood the point. They saw a free money machine and a concept of digital ownership but were either woefully uneducated about how the technology works (users and haters) or intentionally making bad 'products' with no value for users who wouldn't know better.
Both
If i'm going to spend my money on a collectible of some kind, it's going to be a real, physical, tangible kind of collectible. Those... things that game publishers and certain tech moguls are pushing are just... data. Not really worth the money imo.
I would hope it’s a lot of both. NFTs are artificial scarcity, that is peak corruption and and exploitation, only good for governments, rug pulls and money launderers.
Perhaps it’s because people perceive them to be a scam
Good, good. Now let's bully them out of existence completely.
Both.
regardless of answer, the mockery will continue as is right
Good! And I’ll keep doing so
Just Google ftx it's pretty simple
CoinersTakingLs
You say that like you think mocking scams is a Bad Thing.
NFTs aren't 'useless' they're actively harmful.
Square Enix seem to be obsessed with losing interest and money because they are sticking with nfts
both.
Every day the NFT crowd gets an L is a day worth living through
NFT's are the same shit as Crypto, its about people who have money, invest in them, cos they are new and not regulated by law.. its simple.. i think we have already to much 'real money' involved in games sepecially when the game is not even free to play, we dont need NFT's.
Over in NFT/web3/blockchain land they're pretending to reframe this as an issue of 'consumer/gamers rights', while at the same time disparaging 'web2 gamers' for not seeing 'the future'. Same people who thought you could take things from one game and use it in another.
Yes!
Either way it's a win
Because it's dumb. Simple as that. The only ones who defend NFT are those who spent money on it, want to get money of it, see a usage that is not current happening or have no brain.
Or: NFTs are shit.
If your reply to this is 'I get it...' Followed by a defense for NFTs then you don't get it.
There is *zero* value in them and they *should* get ruthlessly mocked every time they talk about them.
Good
NFTs are a scam and a bad one at that ,Get dunked on loser
And that's a bad thing because?
crypto and NFT`s both are the most stupid thing that the monkey people coudlve ever do and anyone using them
Both yes
This question is posed as if these aren't functionally the same. Unsurprisingly, the perceived value of something drops if one is mocked for owning it.
Humans NFT Owners
And that's a good thing!
Doesn’t matter why, end result is positive
I say both, as already know greed + publishers don't mix well for consumers, and when get backlash, only thing to do is to backpedal on bad decisions so people ease off, but not like people gonna forget lol, good example Ubisoft.
Because it's a scam XD
Good
THATS A W IF I EVER SAW ONE!
Well, tbh this technology has such a low value for the player that deserves to be mocked forever
Keep up the good work team, we're doing great!
Wait, aren't publishers doubling down on them?
Good
yes that that’s good
NFT’s purposely miss the biggest upside of digital products: they can be produced once and sold an infinite amount of times.
Shame Square hasn't gotten the memo yet. You know you're doing something wrong when EA and Activision have better business sense than you do.
Both. The NFT market is crashing and gamers never took them seriously anyway.
Hope so
'Bullied'
Hi tyler_wilde just read your NFT article, do you have an example benefits for gamers where NFTs enhance the experience? I have thought about it a bit and can't think of any. Market place enhancements already exist and don't need NFTs.
Two things can be true at the same time.
NFTs = useless pictures. Scam. The best way to waste your life and money.
both. and good riddance.
Both?
Good. I hope the trend of bullying rug pull scammers continues.
Good
The 'digital ownership' is some fucking wild argument. It's fucking meaningless in the Year of our Lord 2023, where 90% of purchased games are digital, and we have only 'digital license' for the games we buy.
Ouin, pis!? 😅
Both actually, because both things are good.
Probably because they realized they missed the boat and the NFT market is dead
I hope it’s the latter.
Both and good
Did you want us to feel bad about this? I hope this is a sign of how NFT related bullcrap continues throughout 2023.
Thank fucking God, we did it!
Hope it's both
we did a great job everyone worthless JPEGs won't be haunting our games anymore
I hope it's the second one and I hope it stays that way.
Nfts are fucking stupid.
Why the hell can't it be both?
Because no one wants them…?
Doesn't matter. NFTs are shit. Bad for environmental reasons from my understanding. And are legit just pictures, they can be screenshotted, saved, whatever.
Yes
For the last time! NFTs are for people in the 3rd world to establish ownership of their land and property. They are NOT for people in the first world to trade stupid worthless paper that says you own some stupid monkey image.
Good
Hopefully both
big W
it's because of the negative impact on our climate and that people get addicted to them and ruin their lives
Good. I hope the bullying continues and NFTs get so depressed they commit no-longer-existing.
Can yall bully ai art next 🫰
both
Bullying works! 🙌
Wah wah greedy corporation doesn’t get to be scummy, keep fuckin crying pc gamer
Both, and they deserve it.
good
good fuck em
'Bullied'. More like they listened to feedback.
Both.
Second answer, and it's sad that dumb jpeg destroyed the reputation of a nice technology that could have been well implemented in game and many other area
Nothing of value was lost.
I've seen so many Kickstarter go belly up because they put Kickstarter money into it
Bad faith representation of NFT tech.
sad they gotta be made fun of so relentlessly to get them to not put dumb shit like NFTs into games lol. tf kinda world are we living in these days?
Wondrous news
i hope so; fuck nfts
Oh no, my apes are gone. Good.
'out of touch people are out of touch with people and still don't understand why they are out of touch with people.' fixed the title.
I can wholeheartedly guarantee that every decent marketing/comms person involved in discussions is voicing the 'it'll be a PR disaster, we'll get mocked, it'll damage our brand, and everyone will hate us' point, and that it probably does actually help.
Fuckin win. Get this shit outta this and every industry.
Maybe because they are harmful. So sorry if I'm not sympathetic to billionaire corporations trying to force this ponzi scheme onto everyone.
Great. NFTs are a known scam.
NFT = money laundering scheme. you big tech brought it to your own selves
So first off, game publishers absolutely will not stop doing something that makes them money just because people don't like it, and you should know that PC Gamer. Second, I'll mention how many 'NFTs in games' turned out to be complete rug pull scams, maybe that was a factor?
because it was a pump and dump scheme that just makes receipts for jpgs that look like dogshit
Lol
NFTs are meant to be one-time tradables items which is impossible considering that anything digital can be copied or straight up jacked.
Good work people keep it up Square Enix is still doubling down on NFTs
Nfts are a scam so...
Whatever, this the best outcome, no need for NFT on videogames!
Square Enix with this article be like
Good job indeed. While there are some useful and exciting aspects of crypto, NFTs are nothing but snake oil. They add no value to anyone besides the con artists selling them.
This is the most copium headline I've ever read. 'no, I'm not a sucker yall just mean!'
Hopefully both
Both.
this is incorrect.
When you are selling a commodity, that is one in the same. If NFTs had actual value as a product, you wouldn't be able to bully people out of selling it. Plenty of companies let themselves get bullied all the way to the bank.
Stupid Ass 'gaming news' site '😫you killed NFT Games😫' Me:
both
Yeah I don’t think gamers wanted NFTs or else they wouldn’t have been mocked
I don't think it's just the publishers that don't see value in them. I think the people don't really see the value in owning a digital photo There's a reason is highly memed on
You say this like it's a bad thing? We don't want NFT in games, it's a grift.
Both. They get ruthlessly mocked because NFTs have no value.
The mf that wrote this article surely buyed NFTs thinking that he going to be rich LOL
NFTs ask the question 'what if Diablo III Auction House, but even worse'.
Cry me a non fungible river
Both.
i sure hope we bullied them out of existence
It is mine and everyone else's moral duty to cyberbully you
hit da bricks nfts, you won't be missed except by weird internet nerds
How do I make an NFT from the command line?
If the people are mocking them savagely for it and, as a result, they can't sell the game or it's NFT's - then by definition that means there is no value in them. So 'yes'.
the second one is a consequence of the former
both
so something good came out of bullying
the correct answer should be both but we all know its really the second
You say 'bullied', we say 'laughed'.
Once a decade something comes along that is so clearly stupid nonsense even the general public has enough sense to reject it.
The only benefit of NFTs was to the NFT bros making them. The usage cases they tried to sell were impractical. Play to earn is more like grind to speculate.
Wrong, wrong, wrong.
Good, I'll do it again.
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Once Donny got into them everyone realized it was a grift.
Actually, they don't get mocked enough for using NFTs, but with your help we could change that
Shopnil456 Thank god
There's no quality being put into block chain games which is why there's no value, they are made fun of bc they have no value and are still being pushed
right click, save as 'Oh look! I just got an NFT for free!' See how it works? JPG's aren't WORTH anything. Don't buy them.
Just doing my job by mocking them
The tech hasn’t been utilized properly. Gamers will get it as soon as items in a CoD game are tokenized. Gamers have been screwed by devs for so long they’re jaded and don’t believe that NFTs can actually be valuable for the player not just the devs.
lmao nice
Yes
NFTs are not tangible or can't be exchanged for something tangible. Even DLC is worth more than a NFT.
What does non-tangible items even matter?
Good
BOTH Also is it bullying or is it righful criticism? Don't get those two confused
The internet bullied publishers into abandoning NFT's. Sounds like a W to me.
Acting like this wasn't the entire point of bullying the developers. NFTs are a waste of resources and need to go away forever.
Buying a virtual picture moment real
Both, hopefully
Yay we did it! Except for Square Enix.
Anything that can be bullied out by the fans wasn’t going to work in the 1st place 😂
It's because it is a blatant rip off to customers of the games, and there isn't a defined value to something that doesn't physically exist, look at the current Crypto currency situation, it can go from almost 50K per token, to not worth the lint from my tumble dryer then next.
Good. Most folks don't want NFTs in their games. Likewise, the current system of digital content works 10x better than the clunky, scam-ware known as NFTs.
Yea to both and good riddance
Third option - developers misused them and abused their customer base.
Good, piss off.
Because you would own the NFT. Video game companies now would rather sell you something that you have no ownership of, so that they can take it away from you and make you buy it again.
Victory
Trick question! It's both
Good.
Yes
NFTs in games should've never been an idea to begin with.
I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not with that headline, but yes internet, Good Job!
Both. Shit idea useless product.
Congrats. You bullied NFT's out of gaming.
That's the idea Here's a picture of me doing said mockery:
There is no value to making a virtual item an NFT. It happens in most games already with in-game currencies. The only thing a lot of games are lacking is the ability to trade these items. Apex Legends have very valuable items, but no way to trade the items themselves.
Either way it's a good thing
Both
Good. NFT's don't deserve the light any more with how terrible they are and have been.
Good.
Erm...both?
And thats a good thing.
Ruthless mocking never stopped pc gamer
I'm guessing a little of one and a lot of the other.
Oh no. Anyways, look at my cat.
Both.
maybe both
We will continue to bully NFT bros. We will not stop.
Yes
Thank good. The only good thing the internet has done in years.
We did it, boys! Congratulations! 🥳
The only time being toxic is justified
good job NICE
NFTs are a fucking scam. Whatever makes them desappear is good.
they get ruthlessly mocked online because there's no value in them.
¿por que no los dos? (Is that correct? Haven't taken a Spanish class since 2003)
C: all of the above
Hopefully they're backing off because they finally see zero value after being ruthlessly mocked. Just gotta keep the pressure on SquareEnix to kick this trash to the curb.
Don't care. NFTs are for fucking losers either way.
Indeed, good job
NFT's in their current implementation are totally retarded and obvious scams. I will say, it's not a horrible idea, a digital ownership certificate that's tradable, but when all you can 'own' is shit nobody wants, no one will take it seriously.
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You love to see them NFtees getting bullied out of the internet
Lmao what do you mean 'or'
0 value 100 based mockery
NFTs are a $!+ scam. They are a pyramid scheme that adds nothing of value to a game.
As far as the apes are concerned, they are deliberate and overt racist neo nazi symbols run by a company that packed in so many dog whistles it's impossible to list them all in a single tweet
TrethanSW PSN_ElectricDC thought you guys would be interested in this topic
it's not as if wasn't a scam leaving hundreds of dumb crypto bros broke lmao
You're welcome, . And all PC gamers. And all gamers. And art appreciators. And people who are just exhausted of the collective brainrot. Now we need to bully NFTs out of indie games as well. And art. And commerce. And social spaces. Don't stop until it's gone for good.
A little bit of column A, a little bit of column B, and a big bit of NFTs are a scam.
Not exactly good... it's excellent.
There is 0 value to the consumer. It's simply a money making scheme that's cheatable, bottable, hackable and exploitative. Like what we saw with the diablo 3 rmah the devs have every incentive to make the game worse to drive trading traffic they just happen to get a cut from.
They lack value. That's the only reason why it's being dropped. As much as gamers want to wave a victory flag on this for bullying producers, it's the crypto crash that killed the idea
don't forget how more often than not they're stolen art. oh or how most of them are 'unique' in that it's just the same image with paint by numbers color swapping x999. or the ones where it's just people buying and selling to themselves. or the ones that are money laundering.
And I'd do it again!
As it should be done.
They literally did a poll with a bunch of tech people to see if they wanted NFTs in games, and the answer was STILL no They weren't bullied out of it, people just don't want it, and half the time we do the same thing without NFTs anyway
Good
both
NFTs are a scam. Stop promoting them.
W
Lol.lmao.
Unironically is a good job. Not where NFTs are valuable. Was mostly a scam to begin with
I am so proud
The idea has merit but the connection to nfts doesn’t. The idea only has merit if the cosmetic item remains through new releases, isn’t based on nfts, essentially just an infinite cosmetic.
Good to see
Anyone evolving themselves in nfts are an embarrassment
Both and good.
Well, I'd rather purchase a game store object for $20 than pay $2,000 for an NFT featuring it. So yes, mock the fuck out of those who believe in it, because lassiez faire capitalism only works for Ferengi on Star Trek.
The answer is probably yes.
good
NFTs are like shitting your pants at school. sure you can go home and use the shit as fertilizer i guess, but you shit yourself in public and deserve to be bullied
Good
Games are already aggressively monetized in so many ways, we don’t need more
As it should.
Excellent job Gentlemen
See's title of article:
capitalists crying about being bullied by the free market 🤌
Thank you, will do it again.
Yes.
Honestly I’m proud of the gaming community for being on top of this.
Digital content....you never really own it 😂
Righteous. Let's do microtransactions next, gang.
Someone tell Square
“Bullied” orrrrrr participated in the capitalist free market. it was in fact a good job on the part of the internet.
It's because NFTs have always been complete bullshit
Le dogpiling fonctionne 💪
Because they are a dumb idea.
We haven't done enough Square Enix is still going forward with Blockchain bs
'Good job, internet: You bullied NFTs out of mainstream games.' Good. Very good. Phenomenal even.
good
W
We did it!
hopefully a little of column a and b.
Either way it's a good result.
...YAY!! 😀
Heh. Made my day.
Does it matter? The point is they're stopping
yes
Bullying is great, sometimes.
Both.
So we are doing it right so far Let's keep at it
Because people don't want to buy them.
we did it, we saved the world, we got rid of nfts
Yes.
Bullying works
Stay heathy with a large cup of Non Fungible Tears.
Both. Also, the nfts will not praise you for sucking their dick
let's fucking GOOOOOOO
We bullied them out of mainstream games? Fucking good
It's because customers don't want to be treated like money pigs, you hopeless out of touch eltitists
Or maybe just because most people don't care about them?
Maybe because their customers never wanted them in the first place?
till NFTs still exist we havent done enough bullying
yeah and i'll fuckin do it again
If they wanted them to succeed and be valued by the users. All these sports video games would turn their cosmetics into nfts that would be carried over to the next year's release. But they don't. Any worthwhile implementation of ntfs would cut into their future profits.
they get ruthlessly mocked online BECAUSE there is no value in them
Good.
good. now lets get rid of AI 'art' too
If publishers were afraid of being mocked, Blizzard wouldn't have made Diablo Immortal.
The answer is yes.
NFT's are literally a blight on planet.
Maybe it's because they're fucking garbage and everyone has come to realize that
Dear PC Gamer and game publishers: Anyone with a lick of sense knows that NFTs are a scam.
Except Square Enix. They are doubling down on NFTs for some reason.
NFTs are a waste of time, money, and resources. They absolutely suck in video games and no NFT based game has even inched towards being something enjoyable to play.
Good fuck nfts
either way, it's a good thing.
Be careful how you talk about 'the internet'.... let's not forget it's your livelihood.
Both answers are the same thing thing. There’s no value as people don’t want them.
Why not both?
Good
I’m celebrating right now
Or you could be some behind-the-times Japanese company that’s still shilling this shit and doesn’t care their being mocked. Like Square-Enix.
NFT's are a bigger scam than crypto
You're welcome
Why link a 'jpeg nft' while discussing digital assets? Have you even bothered to 👀 at NFTs like that arrrr designed to work in games? Right now when you buy a house, a mount or a cloak in games, you own nothing. These NFTs change that giving ownership.
NFTs are a joke and a scam.
Yeah thank god
You're damn right we bully them. They deserve it 👍
why not both
Good.
Still making us super rich:
Good
How would NFTs work in a medium where you don't even own the games you actually buy on discs (according the EULAs)? Even setting aside the IMMENSE technical and legal challenges, where would the value be to the player or developer? Just buy/don't buy DLC and be done with it.
it is good that they get bullied, actually
Not all the developers so there is still work to be done
Two things can be true.
good
i sure hope its both!
Yes
unironically good job
I'll change that 'or' to 'and,' then add in 'also they found out that the nft are also a scam.' :3
both
Good either way. Get them gone.
good
A=B
Good
They see value in them (the grift) but they (rightfully) get mocked because it's a grift.
We did it everyone! Hi fives all around!
Because they are a scam, they offer nothing of actual value and they can be lost once the service is gone.
Good
Good
Hopefully a bit of both. Complete waste of time.
They probably realized that the game in and of itself is an NFT. In game currency, is crypto currency. Same basic concept, crypto is just Fortnite bucks someone wanted to use IRL. And personally I'd trust an investment in a game currency over actually crypto.
because they're million dollar jpegs that have a price crash every 3 minutes and mean nothing
Why not both? NFT is practically a scam. We who are normal will ruthlessly deride something as valueless as an NFT, and the company will have burned the money that paid for said NFT for some other use. The company got its value already, but the consumer won't get it back.
Good job, internet: You bullied NFTs out if mainstream games
Bullying NFT users and sellers is always justified.
Very good
Here me wishing it was the actual bullying instead of the volatile market forces scaring everyone away...
Are you being bribed to say this..? Serious question.
Good
It's both. They know there's no value since they get the shit kicked out of them every time they bring it up
This is so funny, 'do they REALLY not have value, or does people thinking they are stupid just DEPRECIATE the value?' You are SO CLOSE. (The answer is yes)
Yes
it's almost like nobody wants another money grab or a scam as a part of their gameplay experience. go figure.
actually just a scam but go off
I will continue to mock those who try.
Who cares it has the same effect which is good.
either or, good that theyre fucking gone. nfts get out of my sight for fucks sake
Maybe the second thing is because of the first thing? NFTs are just pure gambling, and people are waking up to that.
Good
Yes, and yes.
Regardless, nfts are just another monetization avenue and bring no added value in to games or in general.
W
Yes
Good job boys
because nobody fucking wants or likes NFTs, and also they make the games objectively worse. the bullying is just fun.
Why wouldn’t you want to own your items?
Yes so happy to see a baseline of intelligence.
Why can't it be both?
Every once in a while the internet does something good
They're a scam You should lead with that And also yeah people should be made fun of for being so obvious scammers
This shit is why nobody takes you seriously
There was never any value in NFTs.
Hopefully both. Fuck those scams.
Hopefully both
Hahahahah
They're just researching better ways to push them. Anyone who thinks we 'won' and that NFTs are dead is extremely naive.
don't care which it is so long as nfts go away
NFTs are a pyramid scheme for tech bros that tried to flip GPUs. They know nothing about tech, computers, parts, coding, or how the internet runs. They just want a quick buck. Crypto also crashed fucking hard in 2022. So no, crypto is just a bad idea.
Both. En ef tees are not only bad for the environment, but they are also scams.
There never was any business case for it. Just a load of wishful thinking.
You obviously didn't read that letter from Square Enix
They got mocked because everybody saw they had no value.
The market has spoken. The invisible hand of capitalism strikes again
It's because
good let's continue bullying bullshit scams off the internet :)
yes
Square enix wasnt bullied enough
Why is the article title so sarcastic, when the article itself leans more into anti-NFT?
most people are afraid of money, they say they want it, but don't know how to invest, envious of others that do make money, so they switch their brains off and call it all a scam
If they can't see the formwr, they deserve as much of the latter as we can muster.
Oh no, are bank robbers going to be bullied next? -_-
good
Because Fuck NFTs
Weedijuana, not even twice.
Yes
Nobody wanted/asked for these in gaming. The only people who are wanting it/pushing for them to be in them are getting paid a hefty amount or they've been lied to in what they can do.
I fucking hope so.
No they are dropping them because they don't need to pay for stupid Blockchain junk to have the same mtx content they've always had. They provided 0 added functionality at an extra cost.
Idk and idc. The last thing the gaming industry needs is another paywall/mtx. Cause let's be real, it won't replace existing mtx, it'll just be added into the shit pile that's loot boxes/battle pass/item shop/subscriptions/dlc. Am I missing anything?
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Hopefully a lot of both tbh.
Yes.
Or maybe it's because Crypto and the markets related to it, NFTs and GPUs, all took a major hit because of the Ukraine/Russia war. I've seen gamers celebrate the damage that's been done to these markets but no one seems to acknowledge why. Those two countries were major players
owned
good.
Yep!
both is good.
U a simp if u bought one
Fuck NFTs!!!!! Fuck yeah !!!!!
I see this as an absolute win
wtf I love bullying now
Hilarious article. It's definitely a combination of both proof in the $$ (or lack thereof) and public outcry.
The way this is framed makes you look pathetic.
Hell yeah Brother 😎
Both, in a loop. They're useless garbage which means if you use them you're an idiot who should be shamed which is because you tried to use a useless thing.
Only took them TWO fucking years
Do people seriously think if NFT had any value, a company would not do It because bullying Companies have marketing, market studies, data on their users and desired user base... Publishers too... If the studies were promising, bullying wouldn't do shit lol
Wish they would focus on making good games with high replay value. Playing The Division 2 until something good comes out. REALLY hoping The Day Before is going to be that game that will fill the void in my gaming life.
I don’t really care what’s making them back away from the idea, so long as it keeps working.
both
I wonder how the 22Cans game 'Legacy' is going with the whole point being 'owning' via the Blockchain.
I just wanna play the plumber when he jumps....
Good
Probably both
good
Both
I get it But imagine a technology that gives players back control & transparency and people complaining about it 🤷 🫠🤯 Players who understand it enjoy owning their digital assets, getting value when the game improves, & participating in the game's dev 📸 from MixMobOrigin
NFTs get ruthlessly mocked online because they have no value
So what we can say except you're welcome
Clearly it's both.
Both.
How are game journalists this out of touch
If that was true microtransactions and loot boxes wouldn't be a thing.
Probably because they're a fucking scam
Pretty much.
Why do you think the second happens ?
Lol good
Lmfaooo
Yes
Little column A little column B I would assume.
Thats A mf dub
god bless internet 🙏🙏🙏 thank you for bullying this hard holy shit🙏🙏🙏 doing god’s work
NFTs are a joke and this is a major win for the gaming community. These do not belong in our realm. We have enough cheap cash grabs with loot crates and battle passes.
Thank god 👏🏻 finally the community came together for a positive cause
Both
NFTs right now are scams, which is a huge reason why. Might not have been what the original intent was, but it is what they have become, unfortunately.
Meanwhile, at Square Enix....
Good.
Both.
Are you trying to make us feel bad with that headline? NFT shills, good grief.
Why not both 😁
Maybe it's because NFTs and Cryptocurrency are elaborate pyramid schemes designed to sucker fools into losing money? just a theory
Doesn't matter, I'm ok with it either way.
we never wanted them in the first place. if square enix if going to jump into the dumpster fire of their own accord then so be it.
So NFTs have no real value? Like in the products in the fraud schemes
One of the few instances bullying works!
Probably the people who actually know what they are talking down the higher ups who heard the buzzword and wanted in on it. Either way, success!
Maybe...just maybe...it was a bad idea
Good. Bullying works.
the answer is “yes”
Both
NFTs are ultimately a scam.
both!
They're backing away because it's an obvious money laundering scam
More like backed out due to the negative feedback. Ubisoft tried it and got massive backlash.
Do we really care why as long as they do?
All of the above.
I think major publishers should double down, at least 50% of their liquidity should go into NFTs they could then sell to Gamers at a profit
Yes
W
NFT in video games have always been implemented by developers to generate money, nothing more. No matter of ownership, user-focus, just money
Yes
I see this as absolutely win
Why does this headline read like someone who owns an nft wrote it? What's wrong you like getting scammed?
Yes
NFTs and blockchain nonsense in general have no place in gaming. Our hobby is not your investment and never will be. Stay out.
See, positive change IS possible!
Probably the first option, but I'd like to believe it's the second one
Once NFTs provide or facilitate real, usable content or mods for games then we'll see the tide turn in their favour
Square-Enix remains a dug-in hold-out though, unfortunately.
Good (:
They don't see the value. Publishers get mocked online all the time for things they keep doing if those things make a lot of money. NFTs don't except in a few very specific circumstances that had more to do with luck than anything else.
Having an ecosystem of tradable in game items/gear/skins that can also be used across a specific ip of titles etc I think is a perfectly fine idea and useful. The swing trading of those stupid jpegs however is a different story of stupid.
Imagine grinding shit that isn't even real, on a season pass schedule; where it all gets taken away.
Yes, and good.
If they were profitable, they wouldn’t back down just because of some online bullying, look at EA and its Ultimate Team packs if you need more proof.
Ok hear me out, I got one crazy theory : NFTs are bullshit and everyone knows that.
yes, cry about it
You are right GOOD JOB.
Was interviewing with a small but well-known gaming company, last set of rounds with upper manglement. They announced a new VP hire who was going to concentrate on NFTs. I canceled my remaining interviews. Fuck that shit.
Can you bully a scammer?
Actively trying to scam people is not the same as 'talk[ing] about' something. Maybe the author of this article enjoys being bullshitted but I sure dont.
Both lmao
It could also be because they're pointless grifts
Either way, good riddance.
Yes
Did you miss the square enix memo again? Not every publisher has backed away.
Hopefully they just ignore those online. We shouldn’t let the lowest common denominator shape decisions they know little to nothing about.
Unfortunately square enix CEO is still liking them.
'Good Job, internet: You bullied NFTs out of mainstream games!'
Yes.
Whichever one it is, we should bully them until they're even less willing.
Bozo article
They deserve to be ruthlessly mocked for trying to push their snake oil monkey pictures. And there is no value in them.
C. Both
Both and good riddance 🫡
No. Publishers are backing away because NFT's are a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. They provide zero benefit to publishers who are trying to market their 'mainstream games'. At best to the publishers it's a gimmick, at worst it's an outright scam.
Uh-huh.
NFT's are a scam, so yeah, good job, internet!
both, its both
good ._.
Well SOMEONE had to do it ! Because apparently they can't take the good decisions by themselves
NFTs are nothing but a scam
Nfts are worthless
The fact you're even framing it as a question and not the fact that both of them are a factor is pretty gross tbh. I guess clickbait gotta clickbait.
Good, keep bullying them.
Nice
Maybe both
Good riddance
Yes.
Both
Perhaps it is because NFTs are worthless and a scam
Hip hip HOORAY! Hip hip HOORAY!
Both.
Good fucking cry about it
Yes, and in both respects its a massive Win.
Both.
yes
They're a niche crypto replacement. Random pics that are easily copied hold no real value.
I mean... the amount of backlash would correspond with potential value, no?
Yes.
Either way its the correct decision made for the right reason.
OP question is logically flawed. Those two possibilities arent mutually exclusive...
Publishers do plenty of hostile, anti-consumer crap that we ruthlessly mock them for. They don't possess the self-awareness required to feel shame. If they're backing off something, it's because there's no actual value in it.
Fuck NFTs. Sorry not sorry
Publishers get ruthlessly mocked every time they try to talk about NFTs because consumers see no value in them.
Good, NFTS deserved to be bullied
Lmao I screenshot them 🤣
Suck it! Fuck NFTs
Yes.
Let’s be honest if it’s inventor thinks it’s a mistake then it probably is
LETS GOOOOOOOOO!!
Good.
Was I supposed to care?
If gamers mocking anything had an affect on the gaming industry, micro-transactions, DLC, loot boxes, and early access wouldn’t be a thing. The only reason NFTs are failing is because they were a scam market that is failing on its own.
'Harangued'? 🤣
What happens to all those Valorant skins when a gamer stops playing? You can't sell or trade them, owning a skin is like giving a game developer an interest-free loan that they never pay back. NFT games are horrible, but open marketplace tech could positively impact gaming.
Square Enix-“NFT’s failed to meet our expectations “..proceeds to blame North American devs
Both, inshallah.
Imagine being square enic ceo right now 😂😂😂
the main argument in defense of NFTs in games, that it would allow you to carry an NFT of an item between games, is not only unfeasible while maintaining the blockchain's main tenet of decentralization, but has also already been done by Valve with none of the grifting
Good! NFTs are dumb
It can't be both? Also the public perception of it being mostly a scam doesn't help.
bait article, no one actually cares about those scams anymore
Gamers rise up
Imagen defending dvelopers to further scam money out of consumers...
Because its a cash grab scam. Only difference between NFTs and Microtransactions is that MTX had years to groom gamers into being okay with them, while NFTs attempted to be forcefed immediately into the system. Both are scams, one just had time to stew.
NFT are bubbles like crypto guaranteed by private companies Internationally void? The Intellectual property office can offer better guarantee to have the rights defended It turn like a small world of people making a bogus business out of thin air but real cash is won
Yeah, and good job too. This is what we should have done with egregious microtransactions and loot boxes. NFTs are a scam and anyone trying to tell you otherwise is either a scammer, or another victim that will fall to the scam right alongside you.
If only people did this with microtransactions and loot boxes
Good idea, don't see them relevant for much longer.
Honest question; what could an NFT do, gaming-wise, that couldn't already be done?
'Good job, internet: You bullied NFTs out of mainstream games' - I'll f*ckin do it again
If only we could rally like this when worker rights were/are being violated.
Hopefully, for both reasons
Both
Both
good job twitter
NFTs are useless
Oh look whos talking about NFTS
Square didn't get the memo.
Both.
Nadie se lo imaginaba
You say that like NFTs have an intrinsic value
Who cares? Result is a net positive. Method of action is irrelevant.
Probably both.
Square Enix rn :
They don't provide anything that a game doesn't already provide inherently, and the people trying to push them gave examples that would either never work or just require restructuring that'd make the games themselves worse
Porque no los dos?
Both
And what a good job it's been. More bullying for such things please.
Well for starters, stop hacking accounts and stealing from artists.
nothing of value was lost
Publishers deserve all the bullying for doing this No sympathy for business men trying to get a quick buck out of a scam
Let's goooooo
Major capital W.
Good see those ugly monkey NFTs are failing, the monkey gods are please for the crytobros pain.
Hopefully both, but either will do.
Why not both?
Big W
Oh thank goodness now we can go back to bullying companies who use microtransactions
Or that they're both worthless and useless
Either way I'm happy.
its because if you like the image, you can do the usual left click + save as combo
Good
Can it be both?
Diablo Immortals shows all the worst things combined. The introduction of NFT’s would introduce another rip off scheme… that is the reason for the „ruthless mocking“. The approach of such a big and dark cloud should not be ignored, and stopped right at the beginning.
They get mocked online because there is no value in them
Fuck yeah
If NFTs can't even bring back ape escape, what are they good for?
Por que no los dos?
NFT's are worthless and the Ape ones are made by some dubious people with twisted racial motives. NFT's should not only stay out of games (i dont want my games ruined by this cringe nonsense) but should also stay out of life. It was touted as 'the next crypto' but its just a scam
Didn't the CEO of Square Enix double down on them?
Because they have far to much involvement with scams.
Either way works 👍
lancergalant Yes.
high five internet
Both
Good riddance
The 'Good job' is supposed to be sarcasm i assume. I'm going to pretend it's not and just take the 'good job' 😊
Good job indeed. We're potentially saving a lot of people from being scammed
Many were just ponzi schemes & money grabs.
Good. Can we bully other shit practices out of mainstream games?
Good
NFTs are stupid
Thank god. It deserved to be bullied
Good fuck em.
Well done but it would be nice if the people that ever thought they were a good idea could be rooted out of the industry too. Because there’ll always be another tech bro scam around the corner
Or because they're rapidly learning NFT's are almost exclusively scams and rug pulls and nobody wants to be the first game company to get hit with financial fraud over this.
Intellect shame on them
Hasn't it been confirmed nfts are a money laundering scheme? Early adopters and criminals are the only ones who did well and there's a reason they are dying right before the new taxation starts
type of bullying that I can get behind
Stop selling pixels with no value and we will stop making fun of them
they're mocked because they drag NFTs in their projects with a total of zero added value... By the time boomer decision-makers will see NFTs as a tool instead of a marketing trend there will be a new cool kid in town, rinse, repeat... It's not ruthless, it's adequate criticism
Good
yes
they are backing away from them because A. it's a cheap gimic B. it's literally horrible C. it's a scam
What is this hahahahahah
Both
The only people who see value in them are the early adopters looking to cash out (who've now mostly done so) & the suckers who bought in too late and are left out of pocket desperately trying to convince everyone else that, no, these things ARE worth money, plz buy them. Please?
well being mocked can be a value, if you are a clown.
Mix of both
Yes.
bc nfts of jpgs connected to centralized hosted servers which can be taken down at any time were shockingly shown to offer no long term value at all
Or both?!
Answer: Yes.
OOOOR: the mockery would be due to the no-value?