STALKER 2‘s developer, GSC Game World, won’t use NFTs after fan backlash. This was confirmed in a post from the developer’s official Twitter account. This post was released very shortly after a prior post on Twitter had doubled down on the inclusion of NFTs.
NFTs are a very controversial topic in the gaming space at the moment. There are more and more developers looking to add NFTs into their games in some way. Ubisoft in particular has been the largest gaming company to come forward in support of them. Let’s just say that the decision to include NFTs in Ghost Recon: Breakpoint was not one that fans were too happy about.
Wow, that was fast
The entire discussion surrounding blockchains and NFTs is a gigantic mess, and it feels like a lot of people are unaware of the nature of an NFT. In STALKER 2‘s case, the NFTs were going to be used in a way that wouldn’t actually influence the abilities of the player. Making use of the DMarket platform, G… Source: https://www.pcinvasion.com/stalker-2-nfts-removed/
STALKER 2 developer to remove NFTs after fan backlash
Console GamingTime Stamp: December 17, 2021 4:45 PM