With more and more Metaverse and NFT hype rolling out by the day, I wanted to share this with more people. It hasn't had many eyes yet.
I've said it for a while.
GameStop are making their own metagame universe and all their partners are invited.
My guess of what's happening is a metagame universe as a social platform where you can shop for anything like in Ready Player 1. You buy it there and the physical version arrives at your house, tied to NFT so you can wear it in the metaverse too.
That place to hang out becomes the login portal for games or watching VR things with friends or desktop games etc.. or a blockchain based stock market made by Loopring.
More:
Instead of logging on Facebook to see what your friends are up to. Or Steam to invite a friend to play a game.
You open a "game" on your computer that's a universe where you and your friends walk around to socialize and catch up. If you find a game you like you all hop in that portal inside the universe and it logs you in. Your ID is tied to the character you logged in as kind of thing.
Now you tie NFT cosmetics to it and you can wear or drive cool shit around the universe (or games that support it) and even gamble the NFTs if that's your thing (CSGO knives anyone.) Or even blockchain based real estate in the universe.
It's the entire economy inside the Digital world, that is tied to physical items through blockchain and NFTs
These guys just said they are actually doing at least something with that, mentioned metaverse specifically. and since that image now accept LRC to buy stuff at GameStop.
Gamestop are partnered with everyone, Nintendo, Sega, Funko, and Microsoft, even esports, Pokémon, and whatever they can interact with on a card table like nft Legos or Magic the Gathering/Hasboro and Atari NFT casinos that you can drive your Lambo to, even your own bank with L2 tech, and make that the place that everyone socializes.
It now competes with Facebook, Steam, Tencent(QQ client), Amazon/Fry's, and clothing/retail, traditional banking and Wall Street, and you use your physical stores as login portals for those without computers.
Why else would Nintendo need this job in Texas
Nintendo has been releasing emulators that should also be usable in a metaverse if programmed correctly, it should be very easy to buy say... a digital Gameboy and play all those emulators while waiting for friends to log online to play... have that save state tied to blockchain/NFT ID and you can launch the same game save on the Nintendo network on your switch.
So many companies have these hints
When we think of SEGA, we think of its evolution from a pioneer in the video game market to one of the most prominent video game developers and publishers ever! Globally, SEGA has over 5,000 employees passionately working to bring the best gaming entertainment to players around the planet. We have one of, if not the richest, portfolio of original IPs – something we are very proud of and excited about as the market continues to change.
There’s never been a more exciting time in the company’s history to join SEGA!
My bet is the initial versions will look something similar to RuneScape3 (which is entirely browser based) combined with fortnite art style to attract that crowd.
Then they evolve with web3 technology from there until it looks like ready player 1 eventually and it's all social, shopping, playing physical games together, logging into other games, going to the bank... whatever you need to do.. show off your in game achievements with the NFT cosmetic they awarded you. Go flex that server first mythic kill in WoW on your metaverse friends.
I think the initial avatars will be Funkos (if not more).. They keep tweeting these things out and Funko has technology to turn in game achievements into NFTs and physical rewards.
Funko Digital Pop! will be available to purchase through the WAX platform using your WAX account and a credit card.
What is WAX?
WAX (Worldwide Asset Exchange™) is a leading decentralized video game and entertainment network. The WAX blockchain is a safe and convenient way to buy, sell, and trade virtual items.
WAX NFTs can be purchased in the initial drop using a credit card. Purchases must be made using a WAX wallet which is an account created on the WAX blockchain that will hold your Digital Pop! after a successful purchase occurs. The WAX wallet allows you to see your NFT inventory and interact in the WAX marketplace to buy, sell, or trade NFTs.
How do I redeem my Digital Pop! for a physical Pop!?
120 days after each series of Digital Pop!™ drops, each WAX account with a qualifying Digital Pop! will receive a Redemption Coin deposited into their wallet. (Psst… A Redemption Coin is a redeemable NFT that represents a collection achievement).
The Redemption Coin NFT will be deposited into the account of the current owner of the Digital Pop! on the applicable date, not the original buyer. If you sell or trade a redeemable Digital Pop!, the Redemption Coin NFT will be deposited into the wallet of whoever holds the Digital Pop! on the 120th day.
Only one (1) Redemption Coin will be issued per redeemable Digital Pop!
Once a Redemption Coin is deposited into your account, you will have 30 days to redeem for your physical Pop! Redeeming a Redemption Coin "burns" the coin and it will no longer be in your wallet.
Redeemed physical Pops! will be shipped and delivered for free to all U.S. customers. International shipping fees may apply to global orders where available. Some restrictions may apply. U.S. shipping is expected to be fulfilled within 30 days after the NFT series redemption deadline.
Then you gotta call in Ja Rule to tie it to blockchain and (not joking) for collectibles tied to a physical item with a chip for easy on boarding into the metaverse via a chip scanner.
BCN: How did you get involved with the Flipkick market concept?
Ja Rule: Man, Flipkick.io is such a great idea. So as I got into NFTs I noticed a dope project and the whole angle was something different, which I really loved. The angle of taking physical works of art and authenticating them in a similar way NFTs are authenticated on the blockchain but with a chip. We have a patent pending on our technology, and when I say ours it’s because I’m part of the company.
It’s just a smart thing to be able to authenticate physical artworks cryptographically and let these amazing artists be able to enjoy the fruits of their work and it was never possible before in the past. So I really applaud what Flipkick is as far as the physical NFT space.
This is the tech his NFT company patented. Sounds useful for say... physical products with a chip tied to NFT/metaverses
And this
https://twitter.com/jarule/status/1371851888270966789
Lambo clearly knows what's up too
OK now go look at GameStop's job description again
2016:
2017:
Instead of competing head-on with game publishers, GameStop is going after games that might otherwise not get published or noticed. It is targeting titles from seasoned independent developers whose games could sell for $15 to $40, rather than the $60 triple-A games.
GameTrust has some interesting tidbits on their site.
GameTrust's collaborative planning approach delivers greater discoverability, by leveraging leading-edge physical & digital ecosystems, backed by the reach of the world’s leading video game retailer. We focus on the business, so you can focus on making a great game.
Here's their partners on top of more info
If you look at the last partner on there, their recent title is this (Creativerse)
Which just so happens to look a lot like a metaverse already - https://playfulstudios.com/
Then they're partnered with Tequila Works which is making a League of Legends game
Who has already made VR games with GameTrust - https://www.tequilaworks.com/en/projects/
Then you've got FrozenByte who already has a space MMO with Interactive environments - https://www.frozenbyte.com/games/
Oh they're also partnered with the guys who made Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart among other games - https://insomniac.games/games/
Insomniac games is now part of Sony
Today we announced that Insomniac has a new home as we join the Worldwide Studios family at Sony Interactive Entertainment. It feels more like a homecoming though. We’ve collaborated with Sony for more than 20 years — spanning all four PlayStation consoles, 20 total games and six franchises. We still work closely today with many of the same Sony teammates as we did when we released the original Spyro the Dragon in 1998.
The decision to join forces with Sony extends far beyond familiarity. Our studio vision is to create experiences that have a positive and lasting impact on people’s lives. As we look ahead to our future, we know that joining the WWS family gives us the best opportunities to fully achieve that vision on a much larger scale. Further, we believe that Sony shares a similar vision to positively impact players’ lives, their employees’ lives and the games industry at large.
These are listed as partners of Nintendo on their switch/marketplace announcement goal of all 3rd party games.
Here's some trademarks by Elbo this year
TA:DR; GameStop owns a game publisher with the goal of:
Instead of competing head-on with game publishers, GameStop is going after games that might otherwise not get published or noticed. It is targeting titles from seasoned independent developers whose games could sell for $15 to $40, rather than the $60 triple-A games.
Gamestop is now launching an NFT marketplace that will support all these new game titles (if they choose to support NFT items)
If they took that metaverse, made it open to mods (3rd party programmable) then at home developers could make entire games (like DOTA: Allstars or CS 1.6) inside the universe too, allowing for a full spectrum ecosystem where at home game designers could program a game in .LUA then find a few artists. Make a game and start selling NFTs from it together.
Everyone makes money, gamers get direct access to games that normally wouldn't get published and there an entire ecosystem of things to do. That's before you start talking about what their partners can bring to spice it up.
Gamestop also owns ELBO which has had this standing patent since early 2000s seems like an interesting reason for someone to want to bankrupt the company, take the patent combine that patent with this one - really though they've held these for a long time
Submitted December 28, 2021 at 08:47PM by Longjumping_College https://ift.tt/3qtH66U
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