If you’re reading this article, there’s a strong chance you love gaming as much as we do. From your favorite shoot-em-up to city-builders, arcade adventures to MMORPGs, games have brought countless hours of joy to billions of people across the globe.However, a serious issue needs to be addressed regarding how the mega gaming studios in the mainstream gaming circuit are treating players in most games. Many of these companies have shown they don’t value players beyond how much of their valuable hard-earned they spend on microtransactions such as skins and loot boxes…only to then take them all away at the drop of a hat.Players are the heart and soul of every gaming ecosystem; without them, these studios would cease to exist almost overnight because nobody would be buying or playing their games. The problem is that mainstream gaming houses widely disregard gamers’ time and money, and they’ve proven this time and time again. If a mainstream gaming developer decides to shut down your favorite game, the new-age multiplayer architecture where game assets and servers are hosted in the cloud means you don’t have the option to keep or play what you paid for.Essentially, this means you don’t even own most of the mainstream multiplayer games you play, even if you spent hundreds of dollars to purchase the title and various DLCs. In addition, all the hours you spent playing to build your characters and the money you spent on in-game purchases for power-ups, skins, and weapons are all wiped off the face of the earth at the push of a button when a gaming studio decides to cut support for the game.This scenario became evident recently after the powerhouse gaming studio Activision announced that the original version of the Call of Duty: Warzone would shut down by September 2023, leaving many of its player base furious. In typical mainstream studio fashion, the mammoth decided to kill off a space where most of the player base remained, in an attempt to force them to start playing its sequel title - (which has seen sluggish numbers as a result).Unfortunately, everybody that spent hundreds and thousands of dollars purchasing in-game items won’t be able to transfer them over to Warzone 2, nor will they be refunded. In addition, all the hours accumulated in the game for rank progression will be lost, and the skins and in-game assets will be money down the drain for players who stayed loyal to the game and continued playing for years.Fortunately, there is a solution to this major problem through Digital Ownership.Digital ownership is essential to protect players from wasting their hard-earned cash and their even more finitely precious time. Web3 gaming is helping to spearhead this  much-needed change for gamers by integrating digital assets - ones specifically owned by the gamers themselves.Digital assets are items with unique identifiers that exist solely in the digital world. They can exist as in-game items, virtual real estate, skins, characters, weapons, armor, upgrades, and much more. The assets are usually unique, allowing them to be owned and traded just like any physical asset in the real world.One gaming studio that’s expertly integrating playable NFTs into its gaming ecosystem is <a href="https://undeads.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Undeads Metaverse</a>, the ultimate blockchain-based MMORPG survival game. The project has already released a range of collections, including character NFTs, skins, potions, weapons, real estate, and loot boxes. In total, Undeads has ten types of playable NFT assets, with a plethora of add-ons.The introduction of digital assets in the Web3 space is groundbreaking because all assets are considered non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which can be verified and authenticated to prove ownership. This digital ownership makes digital items even more valuable and scarce, allowing gamers to be the true owners of their in-game assets instead of the developer.Undeads is also developing a fun, browser-based endless runner mini-game for its NFT holders to enjoy while waiting for the release of the AAA title. Inspired by Yuga Labs’ Dookey Dash, Undeads Runner will be another zombie-filled game that allows NFT holders to earn rewards on their Undead NFTs. This is a prime example of how digital assets based on the blockchain can help the gaming world, as through their inherent interoperability, they can be used at alternative venues, meaning they’re not locked down to one location. As players progress through the mini-game, their scores and achievements are translated into rewards which will go into their NFTs.The introduction of digital ownership is a win-win for gamers and development studios as it helps players commit further to the game and spend more time playing, and earn commissions through secondary sales if gamers trade their NFTs. On the other side, gamers can monetize their digital assets through renting and re-sale, and they will know their valuable time and money won’t disappear one day when the developers decide to shut down the servers.

Why Digital Ownership is Essential to Protect Gamers

Undeads

Other articles published on Aug 1, 2023

Blockchain Solutions Provider Block Odyssey Launches NFT Ticket Service, “MakeDrop”

NEOPIN Monthly Update: July 2023

Shiba Inu Burns 2 Billion Tokens in July: Eyes $0.0001 Next

XRP Trades Marginally And Rises Back Above $0.71

Immutable (IMX) Price Skyrockets 15%, Here's Why

Craig Wright claims no bank account but uses credit card for $38K living costs

Join our free newsletter for daily crypto updates!