What do you think about Bitcoin and the games industry?

[joshy23]

Bitcoin or cryptocurrency itself has nothing to offer to the gaming industry except one thing, bitcoin can ease the player's way of paying for in-game topups and recharge. Steam already implemented this but lately got removed. This is the only thing I can see cryptocurrency, in general, can bind with the gaming industry now

That's a big help since it can be use same as other payment process, by this way it can attract more people to come and start to embrace the industry, Bitcoin would be a good alternative for paying and transacting. If more developers from the gaming industry seen this and take advantage of every possible use. Things will be more interesting in the near future.

[gunhell16]

But until now, games industry didn't use any new technology related to cryptos

I am waiting for online games MMORPG which can be played by any user and the main money is bitcoin!
I am sure that there will be a huge number of players to join the game.
You can loot satoshi instead of gold and the game doesn't need email but BTC address.

The most projects now are into gambling platforms, dice and sports betting.
I really hope they can come up with online games like Ragnarok and Mobius Online.

[Sebas.tian]

Bitcoin and game industry have connection each other how to build an easy way to purchase your needed using bitcoin as payment way, keep connecting bitcoin and game industry.

More also, the anonymity that Bitcoin has brought has promote more gamblers to gamble, knowing fully well that they are fully shielded by the anonymity of Bitcoin. As a gambler, i have never wanted to gamble on the traditional ways again, becasue of what happened to me. I was beaten black and blue to give up my winnings on Gambling; that i did gave them my won profits. But the advent of cryptocurrency, i can now bet anonymously and go home with my profits without anybody harassment.   

[Colt81]

Hey guys, I was wondering about Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptos in general and their relation to the games industry

We all know, people at my age (31 years) growed up playing games, surfing the internet and they are  very close to technology in general

Games always have put new technologies to evolving the market, like: Internet to play multiplayer games, virtual reality and 3d to have a deeper experience, photorealism, payment inside app/game and etc

But until now, games industry didn't use any new technology related to cryptos

Do you think they will use?
And if yes, how they can use BTC, blockchain and cryptos in general?

The only and most obvious for me is use cryptos to pay games, in steam, psn, xbox live and etc, but I'd like to see your ideas guys

I think it will be better if game industry will real start to accept cryptocurrency in buying games or use it as an payment because it will be easy for us to make transactions without converting our cryptocurrency into fiat currency. I think game industry could also make an investment in cryptocurrency if they will start accepting it.

[Mumbeeptind1963]

if you mean like buy diamond (top up) with bitcoin or other crypto, who party that want to ensure this method? this is really good if playing game and we can transaction with cryptocurrent.
there are many game with basic crypto but its just a game, it dont give you coin as reward if you winning something

Maybe he is referring to the diamonds top ups , I can't see any game that offers a diamonds for an exchange in  bitcoin, I hope that we can directly used bitcoin in our purchase so we don't need to convert it, because if we will convert it ,the amount will be lessen because of the fee. In this case bitcoin will be more attractive if and only if there is a game who will get this idea .

[ReiMomo]

if you mean like buy diamond (top up) with bitcoin or other crypto, who party that want to ensure this method? this is really good if playing game and we can transaction with cryptocurrent.
there are many game with basic crypto but its just a game, it dont give you coin as reward if you winning something

Maybe he is referring to the diamonds top ups , I can't see any game that offers a diamonds for an exchange in  bitcoin, I hope that we can directly used bitcoin in our purchase so we don't need to convert it, because if we will convert it ,the amount will be lessen because of the fee. In this case bitcoin will be more attractive if and only if there is a game who will get this idea .

Mostly is in fiat then to diamond, maybe game industry didn't use new technology related to crypto for now because they are still studying on it before they make any move especially in using crypto as a payment but I do believe that in the long run game industry will be able to recognize crypto as a payment so that many people will be happy to play then they will be earning big profit on it.

[Btcvilla]

Bitcoin have be part of game industry because the way how to make many gamer love with bitcoin have to joined with game industry. Bitcoin could working with game industry by using purchase payment with bitcoin, this way how to get investor from many gamer like using deposit their diamond with bitcoin.

[Genemind]

If you'll do simple research, you can find games that use cryptocurrency as a part of their system or their rewards which are convertible to cryptocurrencies. It's their way to attract more players and it's actually an advantage for both parties. I'm sure that there will be more games in the future which would use cryptocurrency as a mode of transactions. It isn't possible since it's convenient if online games would use digital currency.

[blckhawk]

I don't think blockchain would help gaming that much. As a mode of payment, it can help since it opens more options on how to pay something related to the game. However, by the blockchain technology itself, I don't think it's of any use. Online games require fast transfer times to avoid delay, which decentralized system of blockchain would not be a good alternative. Aside from being an alternative payment method, I can't see any great contribution bitcoin will offer to the industry.

[lionheart78]

But until now, games industry didn't use any new technology related to cryptos

I am waiting for online games MMORPG which can be played by any user and the main money is bitcoin!
I am sure that there will be a huge number of players to join the game.
You can loot satoshi instead of gold and the game doesn't need email but BTC address.

The most projects now are into gambling platforms, dice and sports betting.
I really hope they can come up with online games like Ragnarok and Mobius Online.

The are games that can reward you with altcoins and then convert it to bitcoin. You can check this list : https://blocksdecoded.com/best-cryptocurrency-games/.  They may not the game that you expected but they are reward their players with cryptocurrency and bitcoin.


I have not seen much of the game that integrate Bitcoin in their ingame system.  Probably because of the complexity of the needed knowledge,  The only gaming sector that had fully taking advantage of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency is the gambling industry.

[Eclipse26]

Basically, most game doesn't really need to adopt bitcoin and other cryptocurrency. But with regards to payment method, every time you'll buy something in the game, they could also add bitcoin or cryptocurrency as a payment method. Because if the game focuses on bitcoin, it'll just become an online gambling site/app for bitcoin. It's hard to relate this two especially when the purpose of the game is to just entertain people.

[uray]

The only and most obvious for me is use cryptos to pay games, in steam, psn, xbox live and etc, but I'd like to see your ideas guys

It would be a great experience if all the online store starts accepting bitcoin as an alternative payment method and it is a safe payment method when ever you purchase anything online, i know there is prepaid debit and credit cards but bitcoin should be the currency to use for any forms of transaction in the web as it gives you the protection and there is no charge backs too and it will be a perfect solution for merchants too.

[lumierre]

Bitcoin and game industry have connection each other how to build an easy way to purchase your needed using bitcoin as payment way, keep connecting bitcoin and game industry.

More also, the anonymity that Bitcoin has brought has promote more gamblers to gamble, knowing fully well that they are fully shielded by the anonymity of Bitcoin. As a gambler, i have never wanted to gamble on the traditional ways again, becasue of what happened to me. I was beaten black and blue to give up my winnings on Gambling; that i did gave them my won profits. But the advent of cryptocurrency, i can now bet anonymously and go home with my profits without anybody harassment.   

Bitcoin is widely used in gambling and iGaming. However, not only Bitcoin is used. the most popular gamblers' cryptocurrencies are Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Dogecoin. Crypto casino owners choose only those cryptocurrencies that are supposed to grow with time, and those, which will never disappear. Besides, faucets (games where crypto awards are given fo players) are popularized.

[karanggatak]

i just know if bitcoin used for gambling, and it is game. i dont know if any online game can purcashed something with crypto.
im sure if many crypto member is gamer. and it will be good choice if they provide some service to user, buy some item on their game with bitcoin or altcoin. and it can be great promotion for crypto itself.

[Ailmand]

Hey guys, I was wondering about Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptos in general and their relation to the games industry

We all know, people at my age (31 years) growed up playing games, surfing the internet and they are  very close to technology in general

Games always have put new technologies to evolving the market, like: Internet to play multiplayer games, virtual reality and 3d to have a deeper experience, photorealism, payment inside app/game and etc

But until now, games industry didn't use any new technology related to cryptos

Do you think they will use?
And if yes, how they can use BTC, blockchain and cryptos in general?

The only and most obvious for me is use cryptos to pay games, in steam, psn, xbox live and etc, but I'd like to see your ideas guys

Maybe you mean famous gaming company such as sony, nintendo and etc. who had adopted blockchain tech or accepted crypto. I've seen some projects here that are somehow related to gaming, but I've never seen any who had survived by far. I mean if some online games accept have gaming credits to buy weapons or gaming subscription or VIP pass, I think they should step up and start enggaging their selves to crypto.

[gentlemand]

This is an interesting development - https://twitter.com/GodsUnchained/status/1181487505180258304

www.cnet.com/news/blizzard-pulls-blitzchung-from-hearthstone-esports-tournament-over-support-for-hong-kong-protests

As gaming becomes ever more lucrative in certain areas and heads ever more toward a leasing-esque model rather than anything approaching old school ownership I wonder whether this might wake a few people up and inspire some new avenues.

[Definitelynotasquirrel]

Hey guys, I was wondering about Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptos in general and their relation to the games industry

We all know, people at my age (31 years) growed up playing games, surfing the internet and they are  very close to technology in general

Games always have put new technologies to evolving the market, like: Internet to play multiplayer games, virtual reality and 3d to have a deeper experience, photorealism, payment inside app/game and etc

But until now, games industry didn't use any new technology related to cryptos

Do you think they will use?
And if yes, how they can use BTC, blockchain and cryptos in general?

The only and most obvious for me is use cryptos to pay games, in steam, psn, xbox live and etc, but I'd like to see your ideas guys

https://bitcointoprofit.com/dont-be-stupid-teach-your-kids-about-cryptocurrency/ I wrote a full length article on this if you're interested.

[hatshepsut93]

This is an interesting development - https://twitter.com/GodsUnchained/status/1181487505180258304

www.cnet.com/news/blizzard-pulls-blitzchung-from-hearthstone-esports-tournament-over-support-for-hong-kong-protests

As gaming becomes ever more lucrative in certain areas and heads ever more toward a leasing-esque model rather than anything approaching old school ownership I wonder whether this might wake a few people up and inspire some new avenues.

I've read a lot about Blizzard's shitstorm today, but didn't realize that Gods Unchained is a blockchain game.

Still, it's not a problem that blockchain would solve, the core of this problem lies in the fact that Blizzard is a giant company that has to comply with the laws of all the countries where they want to operate. Blockchain games aren't really decentralized, they still have centralized servers owned by a company, and if that company would become big enough to get noticed by regulators, they'll face the same challenges that Blizzard has.

[Bitcoininvestment]

There are games out there that is using blockchain technology.

As far as I know this is not a new thing. There is this game I've read about that while you are progressing in the game, you will be able to mine cryptocurrencies. That I think is the future of gaming and cryptocurrencies since the world is slowly shifting into that kind since games nowadays are being priced with a lot of money, in the future it will be a stable job for a lot of people not just the professionals.

Many games right now are adopting cryptocurrency to gain more users and players in their game. Also many games are now using blockchain technology as a platform with different transaction to other people. Most of this are gambling games, dice games, sportsbook and different faucet of money that helps many people in giving people opportunities to earn and gain some profit .

[deisik]

I have not seen much of the game that integrate Bitcoin in their ingame system.  Probably because of the complexity of the needed knowledge,  The only gaming sector that had fully taking advantage of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency is the gambling industry

The gambling industry capitalizes on Bitcoin's popularity and value

Okay, you may rightfully ask why other sectors in this industry don't do the same and that would be a fair point. The short answer is that their business model is different. If they tried to integrate Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency into their games, they would lose control over some parts of the game as people would definitely find a way to exploit that distinction somehow (for example, building a market for game things outside the game itself). With an in-game currency the company behind a game retains its full control of the game