Ubisoft has reduced enthusiasm for the introduction of NFT and blockchain in video games

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Guide from a major publishervideo games Ubisoft decided to postpone the massive introduction of NFTs and blockchain into its projects. The use of these technologies is currently “in the research stage.”

Just recently, Ubisoft top managers were delightedspoke about the prospects of introducing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into video games, however, it seems that the company’s management has somewhat cooled down on this topic. According to the CEO of the French game publisher Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft is now exploring and evaluating the prospects of NFTs and blockchain.

“We spend a lot of time on cloudtechnologies, a new generation of voxels, and also explore all the possibilities of Web3. We've already tested several features, which have given us new insights into use cases. We will test these technologies in several games and see how well they meet the needs of players. But I would say that we are still in the research stage,” Guillemot said.

Late last year, Ubisoft begantesting the Quartz platform for NFT trading and announced plans for integration with the game Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint. Users reacted extremely negatively to this news and criticized the publisher. This may have influenced the opinion of the company's management.

Guillemot stressed that Ubisoft is only exploringthe ability to integrate NFTs into their projects, and the news about Quartz was misunderstood. As for the impact of blockchain on the environment, Guillemot expects this problem to be addressed in the future.

Previously on how NFTs are the future of gamingindustry, said representatives of the Japanese company Sega. But Blizzard management stated that the company does not plan to support collectible tokens.