{"id":1570708,"date":"2022-01-31T10:41:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T15:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.playstationlifestyle.net\/?p=861041"},"modified":"2022-01-31T10:41:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T15:41:46","slug":"troy-baker-apologizes-for-nft-tweet-and-calling-critics-haters","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/troy-baker-apologizes-for-nft-tweet-and-calling-critics-haters\/","title":{"rendered":"Troy Baker Apologizes for NFT Tweet and Calling Critics \u2018Haters\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Troy Baker has apologized for a controversial Twitter post in which he announced a partnership with an NFT company, before being dismissive of critics of non-fungible tokens.<\/a> The Last of Us <\/em>voice actor has said that he will now no longer work with VoiceverseNFT after \u201ccareful consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Troy Baker NFT Twitter controversy explained<\/h2>\n

Voice actor Baker, who is most known for his work as Joel in Naughty Dog\u2019s The Last of Us <\/em>and its sequel, previously tweeted his support for VoiceVerseNFT, a company that ostensibly allows users to purchase \u2018Voice NFTs\u2019 that they can theoretically use in different games.<\/p>\n

Baker tweeted that the platform would \u201callow everyone a chance to own and invest in the IPs they create,\u201d before concluding: \u201cYou can hate. Or you can create. What\u2019ll it be?\u201d<\/p>\n

With NFTs being roundly criticized for the environmental damage they cause, and VoiceverseNFT specifically coming under fire for using voice lines from another service<\/a> without permission, Troy has now stepped away from his partnership with the program.<\/p>\n

In a tweet, Baker said that \u201cintentions aside\u201d he had heard his critics and apologized for accusing them of \u201chating\u201d by disagreeing with him:<\/p>\n

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Thank you all for your feedback and patience. After careful consideration, I\u2019ve decided to not continue the partnership with VoiceVerseNFT. Intentions aside, I\u2019ve heard you and apologize for accusing anyone of \u201chating\u201d just by simply disagreeing with me.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Troy Baker (@TroyBakerVA) January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Voiceverse NFT responded to Troy Baker\u2019s comment, saying that it had \u201cmutually decided\u201d to end the partnership with the voice actor. Additionally, Voiceverse said it would \u201cdouble-down\u201d and its resources to execute its roadmap and strengthen its community along with the \u201cbroader NFT ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n

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We have mutually decided to end our partnership with Troy Baker, and will double-down our resources and efforts to execute on our roadmap, further our vision as the voice of Web3.0, and strengthen our community as well as the broader NFT ecosystem.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Voiceverse Origins (@VoiceverseNFT) January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Baker\u2019s comments were widely criticized after he posted the initial tweet, with many accusing him of being condescending by seemingly labeling all critics of NFTs as simply looking to \u201chate\u201d the technology.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the tweet went viral for all the wrong reasons, Baker appeared on the podcast Play, Watch, Listen alongside Santa Monica Studio\u2019s Alanah Pearce and Thomas Was Alone <\/em>creator Mike Bithell \u2014 who are both opposed to NFTs \u2014 where they discussed the fallout to the tweet and how his intention was to instead be \u201cinspiring\u201d about the platform.<\/p>\n