Likewise, the same answer continues by stating that the decentralised technology 'can even, on a longer term, open up new opportunities such as interoperability between games or a never-before-seen level of autonomy for communities within game worlds thanks to the decentralized nature of the technology.'īut again, there's no followup question. Why is that value distribution a good thing? Why is it urgent that we introduce scarcity and split residents of digital spaces into haves and have nots? Is being 'unique' meaningful when all it extends only as far as my trousers having a different serial number than yours? 'While this can seem trivial at first, it is a totally new approach compared to the walled-garden digital environments we are used to, and it changes the videogame industry by introducing concepts like uniqueness and control, and thus value distribution in our game worlds.'

What limits, what is that an ecosystem of, and what does 'truly community driven' mean? This is a PR blast, not a real interview, so of course there's no followup questions. 'Blockchain’s decentralized technology enables gaming companies to move beyond current limitations set by more traditional technologies and lay the foundation of an ambitious and exciting new ecosystem that is, by design, truly community driven,' says Chardon. Their answers, particularly when it comes to the benefits, are typically vague. They attempt to explain the benefits of NFTs, while downplaying the negatives. The rest of the announcement is structured as an interview with blockchain product director Baptiste Chardon and blockchain technical director Didier Genevois. All three come with an 'engraved' serial number, which is the element that makes them 'unique'. From the video above, the first three digits seem to be a mask, a weapon skin, and some trousers.

The first three Digits - the NFT cosmetic items - will apparently be 'rewarded' to early adopters for free on December 9th, 12th, and 15th.ĭigits are purely cosmetic, conferring no gameplay benefit. In a Ubisoft news post, they announced that Quartz - the platform - would launch in beta with Ghost Recon Breakpoint on PC via Ubisoft Connect.

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