NFTs have a new tough critic to contend with in this game industry legend.
Warren Spector, the famed creator of iconic game franchises such as "Deus Ex" and "System Shock," has openly criticized the NFT fad calling it "ridiculous" and "not a good idea." According to a report by Kotaku, Spector made his stance known in a recent interview with VentureBeat, where he talked about what he intends to do next in his career.
Among the questions asked to Spector in the interview is his official stance on NFTs in the game industry. According to him, he "doesn't care" about them and "doesn't understand" why anyone would be into it. He says that ownership of virtual goods which can be "instantly reproduced in unlimited quantities" is not a good idea.
He ends his comments by saying that he has "no interest" in non-fungible tokens-a stand that other game industry bigwigs like him have taken in recent times.
Among these bigwigs is Valve CEO Gabe Newell, who explained last month why his game distribution platform, Steam, banned NFTs. In a report by Eurogamer, Newell said that the decision is due to how these digital assets could be "super sketchy."
The Valve head honcho then furthers by saying that there are illegal things being done behind the scenes, which furthered their cause to ban them from the platform. However, he did say that blockchains as a tech are great-notwithstanding that they can be utilized in problematic ways.
Warren Spector On The Metaverse
In the same VentureBeat interview, Spector was also asked about his thoughts on the metaverse. He didn't slam it as hard as he did NFTs, but still said that "he doesn't see the appeal" of it. He even compared it to social media, according to TheGamer.
Despite that, he did acknowledge that the technology might still take off "long after he's gone," which he says he's happy about as he "likes living in the real world."
Why Are NFTs Widely Hated These Days?
People have their own reasons for not buying into the non-fungible token trend. Spector had his own, and gamers hate them because they allegedly bring another form of monetization to games they already paid full price to get. As such, there is no one answer explaining the backlash against NFTs, but one thing is for certain: an equal percentage of folks just plain hate them.
This opinion is shared by Mashable contributor Amanda Yeo. In her article on the subject, she talks about how the so-called "unique" qualities of non-fungible tokens are not as unique as that of real-world things like paintings. She cites artwork as an example: every NFT artwork is "exactly the same as every copy ever made of it," saying that those who buy them do not have a unique version that only they can enjoy.
She closes it off by saying that all people get from buying NFTs are bragging rights, and not much else. But what about you? What's your stand on these tokens?
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Written by RJ Pierce
