Valve: "We don't know enough about NFTs to weigh in on that conversation" (web.archive.org)

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[-] Sigmatics@lemmy.ca 45 points 8 months ago

Good, don't bother

[-] yetAnotherUser@feddit.de 16 points 8 months ago

Stupid article, here's a tl:dr:

Valve ensured CS:GO items (weapon skins, sprays,...) are compatible in CS2 because they're the source of revenue for CS
some people compared to this NFTs, Valve responded they don't know enough about NFTs to evaluate this comparison
that's it

Also, Valve has banned NFT games since 2021

[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Interesting this links to the internet archive for something posted yesterday

[-] 30p87@feddit.de 8 points 8 months ago

In contrast to the original site, the web archive does not want to give you cookies. Also, in case the article is deleted, changed or put behind a paywall, no one needs to do anything as the original is still in place here.

[-] baconisaveg@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 months ago

While decent points, that's generally not how the internet works, and violates rule 9 in a community with only 9 rules...

[-] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago

It's rule 10.

[-] echo64@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

The actual link because ia can fuck up mobile and it isn't needed at all https://www.eurogamer.net/valve-we-dont-know-enough-about-nfts-to-weigh-in-on-that-conversation

[-] ddonuts4@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Valve would never sell fake digital goods. Hats? Gun paint jobs? Nahhhh that's beneath them. I mean worse still, NFTs can be traded on the secondary market, which would be completely ridiculous for a company to allow for cosmetics in a video game of all things.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yeah, I don’t think there’s a difference but they can’t admit it because they banned NFTs

[-] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

In other words, "we are waiting to see if it'll make us money"

[-] Vilian@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago

they banned it since 2021

[+] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social -6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Lol of course Valve has a neutral opinion about it. It’s probably Gaben’s libertarian centrist stance.

[-] Skua@kbin.social 33 points 8 months ago

This feels more like a politely negative one than a neutral one to me. It's an expression of disinterest from the devs

[-] Heavybell@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

"We don't give enough of a shit to directly speak ill of this technology, and neither should you." :P

[-] alessandro@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 months ago

I'd say Gabe don't want to spent Valve's good guy points in anything controversial.

The reason why big publishers like Capcom and Square Enix, freely publish on Steam (without need for bribe money like Sony, Microsoft and Epic do) is due to the attraction of the "good guy reliability".

For example, during Bethesda+Valve pay mod fiasco Valve was quick to share half of the guilt with Bethesda and shut down everything... while of course, Bethesda show they were (and are) all the way in with the concept.

[-] cmeow@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

Valve is in a position where they don't have to do anything and can still earn several billions per year. $7.6B USD last year, I believe.

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago

Neutral is surprising for a trust less technology from a company that's a sourof trust.

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