Publisher Team17’s NFT plans only lasted as long as a hangover. In that case, it wasn’t just from player feedback, as developers under Team17’s umbrella like Aggro Crab announced they were considering cutting ties with the publisher over the scheme. Undoubtedly the most schadenfreude-inducing instance of that came from Team17, an indie publisher that canceled its crypto integration less than 24 hours after it was announced. Other publishers didn’t even persist long enough to actually mint their play money thanks to strong pushback. Ubisoft has stopped the sale of Breakpoint NFTs but inexplicably still plans to release more for future games. Within just a few months, the market for its cryptocurrency, Quartz, tanked. When Ubisoft introduced NFTs for Ghost Recon Breakpoint, it was met with resounding disinterest. Every publisher that’s announced its plans to shoehorn “pay-to-earn” mechanics into its game has been shouted down by players. It also doesn’t necessarily lend credence to the argument on either side.
That’s not surprising, given how Rockstar Games keeps an incredibly tight grip on leaks, even compared to the rest of the notoriously secretive game industry. Rockstar Games itself hasn’t made any statements about whether or not GTA 6 will include cryptocurrency. This time around, the claims are even sketchier, coming from people without a solid track record of accurate leaks and most not bothering to even allude to having sources. The dubious claim has circulated for the past year, and recently multiple outlets and leakers on Twitter have picked it up again. Henderson attributes the leak to an unnamed source, with an unclear connection to Rockstar Games.
That particular idea actually dates back to June 2021, in a tweet from prominent leaker Tom Henderson.Ĭryptocurrency promises easy riches, but gamers still aren’t buying it. The most common claim is that completing some missions will grant players cryptocurrency instead of in-game money and allow them to trade that fake money with other real players. Rumors have been swirling that the much-anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6 will involve cryptocurrency in some way. Here’s why that’s not likely to happen (or at least a very bad idea). One rumor making the rounds recently says Rockstar Games may introduce cryptocurrency into its biggest franchise. That’s led to rampant speculation about who will fall into the crypto trap next. Publisher after publisher has asked, “Wouldn’t you like to make money playing our game?” only to be told, “No, we want to have fun.” Still, everyone from Ubisoft to Square Enix is shooting their shot on NFTs and other blockchain-based affronts to decency. Of all the trends across gaming in 2022, crypto is simultaneously the dumbest, most infuriating, and funniest.
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