The Web3 space is like an industrial revolution these days: it fundamentally changes the possibilities available, opening up new horizons for development and updating seemingly fundamental systems. As time passes, blockchain will impact perhaps every area of our lives. But let’s focus on Web3 in games and why it is so important to their development.

A side note: The impact of the NFT on the game industry

The Web3 space gives gamers a lot of innovation

Games offer incredible potential for Web3 development, far more than any other field. To begin with, games themselves are probably the most lucrative sector in entertainment these days. Modern games are no different from works of art, and the complexity of their creation is akin to building a jet engine. Nevertheless, the industry is growing so fast that by 2028 the financial turnover of the sector will reach $435 billion.

However, there is a “but”: even the most advanced games do not offer the fullest of emotions. The open game worlds are limited to the game itself, which means that if a player who has been “growing” a character for months or years, developing it, investing in game currency, wants to switch to another game, all the achievements will turn to ashes and he will have to pump a new character again in another game.

The Web3 space
The Roblox meta universe was built on a single central platform

Technically, the Web3 space will be able to solve this problem and some games have already started doing this. For example, Roblox, which uses a single central platform for all its projects and a single currency. This allows players to move between hundreds of projects while keeping all their achievements.

But this has come at a price, too, as developers are limited to using the Roblox platform and its tools, and this cuts into the design and art style possibilities.

Another way to expand game worlds is to turn Web3 games assets into tokens, which can then be used outside of the game, simply by using the NFT wallet. This method is good in that it doesn’t restrict developers from using a single platform. However, there are other risks: when you move assets from one game to another, your wallet can be broken, leaving you with nothing. The Decentraland game now works similarly, offering players the transfer of in-game items.

In Decentraland players can transfer their assets

As a result, the more developers pay attention to this area, the better the chances are of seeing an advanced gaming platform in the near future that enables the creation of different games and the free movement between them while maintaining gameplay experiences and achievements.

Robust interoperability is a key component that turns a neat proof-of-concept into an indispensable tool with real utility.

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