Ubisoft introduced it should start promoting NFTs by way of its new Ubisoft Quartz platform. Beginning with Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, Ubisoft will begin promoting collectible NFT objects that may be re-sold to different gamers on the Quartz platform. The corporate joins a concerningly giant variety of corporations making ventures into the cryptocurrency-backed scheme.
Introducing Ubisoft Quartz 💎
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— Ubisoft (@Ubisoft) December 7, 2021
Beginning December 9, 2021, Ubisoft will start beta testing the Quartz platform and provides away three beauty objects within the course of. In response to the official announcement trailer, every NFT merchandise — known as “Digits”, for some purpose — will include an engraved serial quantity that makes the merchandise “distinctive”. The serial quantity can be viewable to different gamers in-game, simply in case you needed to let folks know that you simply’ve purchased an NFT. Moreover, the NFT platform will solely be out there to sure international locations. That’s the US, Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Australia, and Brazil.
Customers to fast to level out that Ubisoft’s Quartz NFT scheme added no value to the precise sport expertise. Whereas the flexibility to commerce beauty objects with different gamers appears to be the principle promoting level, it’s additionally what’s most regarding about this new platform. As Valve noticed with the explosion of the Counter Strike: International Offensive pores and skin market through the mid-2010s, the trade of beauty objects for real-world forex will be abused to launder money. It additionally doesn’t assist that Ubisoft is permitting the trade of Digits on different “licensed” third-party platforms.
Moreover, Ubisoft additionally claims Digits are “energy-efficient” NFTs, however there’s a easier resolution: simply promote beauty objects with out NFTs.
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