In a recent interview, Sega said they see NFTs and cloud gaming as "natural extensions" of gaming's future.
This week, Sega threw out another opinion about the NFT in an interview. Speaking on Sega Japan's careers website, Sega Executive Vice President Shuji Uchikai explained, "Sega offers a wide range of gaming content, including hardware and arcade content, thanks to its diverse technology. This SuperGame will be multiple "AAA games that span Sega's integrated technology," with the goal of achieving within five years.
But it's worth noting that the interview also talked about NFTs. Sega producer Masayoshi Kikuchi noted that "the game expands its history through the connection of various cultures and technologies. For example, social networks and gameplay videos are recent examples. ”
"This is a natural extension of the future of gaming, and it will expand into new areas like cloud gaming and NFTs." We also developed SuperGame from the perspective of how far different games can connect. ”
This is not the first time that major players in the game industry have talked about NFTs, after companies such as Ubisoft and SE have actively shown interest in NFTs. While NFTs are an integral part of the metaverse construction, they can also generate more revenue for game developers and artists. However, at this stage, the NFT market is very chaotic, and various fraud cases are emerging in an endless stream, which is not generally accepted by players.
Meanwhile, in January of this year, Sega registered the trademark for "Sega NFT". A week ago, though, Sega CEO Osamu Satomi seemed to have cooled down on the idea, acknowledging that there is a lot of negativity surrounding the NFT space.
Regardless of the outcome of Sega's SuperGames, we can foresee that NFTs will be added in some way.