I can’t believe it’s not mainstream yet.
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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Discussion
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.