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Microsoft recently announced that they will BAN #NFT use in @Minecraft - to create an "inclusive experience"

Epic Games CEO @TimSweeneyEpic countered that Epic Games Store will not ban NFTs in games

So, what does this mean for the future of gaming?

We break it down 🧵👇🎮

1/ So, first of all, Microsoft’s Mojang Studios recently announced that Minecraft will:

- Block the use of NFTs and blockchain technology on its servers

- Microsoft’s game will also bar the creation of NFT projects based on its assets

https://twitter.com/Minecraft/status/1549842815185813504?s=20&t=H5RKObvWnSQRIErM6Gnfkw

2/ This came as a blow to projects such as @nftworldsNFT which is built on Minecraft

https://twitter.com/nftworldsNFT/status/1549836877275860992?s=20&t=97aKMUaHJpcf-dzLwBcgfA

3/ Microsoft's stance is also mirrored by the largest PC gaming marketplace, @Steam, which announced its own ban on #NFTs and #blockchain tech last October

4/ It's no secret to traditional gamers and #crypto natives alike that gamers strongly dislike anything to do with the #metaverse or #NFTs

So if such large and popular gaming platforms are anti-NFT, what does this say about the future of this nascent industry?

5/ Well, all hope is not lost as the Epic Game's CEO offered his own rebuttal and indicated that his company would not go down the same road:

According to him - "The metaverse is a term like the internet, No company can own it.”

https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1549945146413907970?s=20&t=TTqHtW_6x6sfVRw9LOfo8A

6/ This stance is likely inspired by Fortnite being removed from both iOS and Android stores due to "gatekeeping" arising from Epic's legal challenges to both Apple and Google policy

-Epic is exhibiting a distaste for centralized control

decrypt.co/80691/epic-vs-…

7/ Epic Games is also known for:

- Smash hit game Fortnite as well as other titles

- Unreal Engine creation software that is widely used across the gaming and other entertainment industries

8/ As far as upcoming projects go:

@GoGalaGames has announced plans to launch its upcoming NFT-powered online shooter Grit via Epic

https://twitter.com/GoGalaGames/status/1533791973496193024?s=20&t=97aKMUaHJpcf-dzLwBcgfA

9/ Mythical Games also plans to bring its online create-and-play game, @PlayBlankos, to the platform

decrypt.co/103561/blankos…

10/ To put things further into perspective, the Epic Games Store had over 194 million users as of the end of 2021, and multiple NFT-powered games are coming to it later this year

11/ Epic Games also has significant metaverse aspirations, recently raising $2 billion at a $31.5 billion valuation with intentions to “build the metaverse”

12/ While the future of the nascent GameFi Industry is still being written before our eyes, it's clear that there are vying factions:

Those who wish to see NFTs and crypto gaming succeed and those who don't understand it yet

Let's wait and see how this develops...

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