Yosuke Matsuda, president of Square Enix, hopes blockchain technology and NFTs become a significant trend in video games.
In a New Year letter published on Square Enix’s website, Matsuda outlines several emerging technology trends, such as cloud computing, the metaverse, and cryptocurrency — with blockchain and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) being a significant talking point.
“The advent of NFTs using blockchain technology significantly increased the liquidity of digital goods, enabling the trading of a variety of such goods at high prices and sparking conversations the world over,” Matsuda said. “I see 2021 not only as ‘Metaverse: Year One,’ but also as ‘NFTs: Year One’ given that it was a year in which NFTs were met with a great deal of enthusiasm by a rapidly expanding user base.”
NFTs are a hot-button topic within the video games industry as of late. Dead By…
