Bitcoin in gaming shouldn’t be underestimated
Imagine paying sats directly to the artist that made the skin for your character or built the map you play on
Think of the competitive play when each team wagers sats to start the match
Frictionless content purchasing without making an account to hold your credit card information
It will completely revolutionize the industry
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Wow, it would be even better than I thought
Had more thoughts
Nostr super charges it even more because you can instantly have users
More and more tools are being built to enable this, it’s only a matter of time
I can’t believe it’s not mainstream yet.
Honestly, same
Seems like it would be a huge boost for small developers
You can launch your game globally and not have to worry about currency conversions or trying to support every payment API possible (PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link, etc.)
Save on transaction/payment fees
You could even get really creative and do zap splits with users that create their own maps using forge modes/map builders, which would incentivize people to build on your game for you
There’s probably a million other things that I’m not thinking of
For a huge percentage of normies who don't know Bitcoin, anything to do with it is a turnoff, and learning about it is an initial curve to overcome. This is probably the main reason.
Agreed
But I think people are more open to making money in gaming, understand that dynamic, and games already have their own “currency” or “token” so it could be branded as a substitute for that
If it takes 1,000 💎 to unlock a skin, just swap it with sats
I see where your coming from, but I think companies prefer their own tokens. They can make more money that way, and they can lock users into their ecosystem.
I agree it would be better for the consumer. VC funded companies don't care about that though unfortunately.
I’m not a gamer, I jumped off that train years ago so i don’t completely understand that ecosystem. What would be the advantage to using their own tokens for in game purchases when sats hold real world value? Are these tokens bought with fiat or earned through the game? Or both?
I’m over my head here talking video games. My games revolve more around nerding out with bitcoin, economic theories among other hobbies. I have figured out that ₿ fixes or makes things much better. There has to be more room for Bitcoin adoption in the world of games. I’d say inevitable.
I don’t play games as much as I use to, but it was really impactful to me during formative years of my life
There may not be a huge advantage in that point specifically, even nostr devs are considering using their own token instead of sats within their client (surprisingly)
If I extrapolate out into the future, I don’t like the idea of having to deposit money into my game/app/service to retrieve credits
That just leaves dead money in pockets everywhere
I much prefer the NIP60 approach by nostr:nprofile1qqs04xzt6ldm9qhs0ctw0t58kf4z57umjzmjg6jywu0seadwtqqc75s8fsrrg where you can have a “services wallet” that has an amount accessible immediately upon logging in
Less friction, more flow
