Internet Mock & Laugh At Ubisoft Quartz NFTs As Almost Nobody Buys Them 2 Weeks After Launch

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[@yoinkintonic5771]

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[@shifterlocker2361]

It’s a cap for them.

[@ricardohoang8452]

Ubisucks never disappoint everyone for their cringe

[@hnt6885]

I honestly don't think this means anything cuz eventually I guarantee more people going to start buying them

[@murrarotz7082]

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[@dirtylizardneck3890]

Ubisoft: NFTs are the future of gaming Gamers: Gaming is the future of gaming

[@ricardohoang8452]

Ubisucks: Wait what? Gamers: Those NFTs suck ass there!

[@Superbattheman1]

Fax

[@SA-mo3hq]

Gamers: *ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT*

[@kabardino1337]

From the brilliant minds that brought you "Games are escapism keep real world politics out of it" and "Games aren't casinos" comes *Gaming is the future of gaming*

[@Subject_Keter]

Friggin too bad there wasnt a curse that made greedy grabs steal their life away, clearly they dont need it.

[@midi5467]

I have an awesome new monetization scheme I think the industry should try: - you buy a game - you own the game now

[@FreneticPotato]

Make it a fully complete game, no mtx and DLC, too. Might be a bit too complex for the industry to understand tho.

[@42Mrgreenman]

@@FreneticPotato Lol, only two steps? Where's the fun (Read: Scam) in that? We need twelve currencies, six game versions, and nine different progression passes...if anything, it's way to simple for the likes of these scheming scammers...

[@mayro4803]

Execs laugh in billions. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Dumbrarere]

@@FreneticPotato How about DLCs that add to the replayability, like Ace Combat 7's DLC missions, or the Dawnguard and Dragonborn expansions for Skyrim? Bring back the expansion packs and DLCs that made already great games even better, from ten to twenty years ago.

[@rogehmarbi]

@@Dumbrarere I still play Dawnguard even today, that's like, 9 years? Say what you want about methesda these days but they did make good content in the olden days

[@NurseValentineSG]

"Be unique," ubisoft said, as they release 2000 items that look literally the same.

[@Sebek031]

Ubi: they are !!!! Look every item have its own code!!!! They are out of touch.

[@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWii]

1 month later, they all sold out, gamers will pay for their toys

[@A1stardan]

@@DJ_POOP_IT_OUT_FEAT_LIL_WiiWii they are probably nft bros or whales or just stupid ppl in general

[@DaBellMonkey]

I like how instead of using their funds to improve their graphics, mechanics, motioncapture, writing, directing, etc., they use their money to make something hated by the community time and time again

[@joshjo9405]

Ubisoft and EA in a nutshell

[@MaxieM0us3]

@@joshjo9405 hey don’t forget Activi$ion.

[@Sonichero151]

Or to improve their work environment

[@CoOlKyUbI96]

Its clear they're all in it for the short term profit. They don't have interest or patience for long term investment that'll lead to profit

[@Stalkingwolf]

they are using money to make more money. thats not the problem. the problem is how. it's no added value for games

[@65firered]

The fact that Ubisoft's first inclination on hearing this business model without any thought, research, or consideration was to immediately scam gamers, shows how unashamedly greedy they are.

[@TheKickPuncher]

They sell fucking XP boosters for single player games. We didn't know this already?

[@chinghamburger2200]

Well they did promote protect and coddle rapists and abusers, so I'm not surprised that they thought this was a good idea

[@65firered]

@@TheKickPuncher For some no apparently not.

[@BoolXor]

Ubishit told me everything I needed to know when they put EXP boosters in a Single Player game.

[@Patrickf5087]

@@65firered your average gamer is a dumb bag of money, programed to consume from birth, its literally turning into tge book "Brave New World" just without the clones. And people wonder why Orwell books are no longer required reading in schools

[@Ukbrummie]

As a gamer of 30years it's amazing to see the absolute desecration of an industry. Back then games were made to be games the Devs wanted to play. Now devs make games to make their publishers money. Don't support these aaa scams!

[@wastelandking]

I’ve been gaming for half as much, and man, it sickens me how much of these AAA games, among other types of games, focus on squeezing you for every last dime. NFTs are another rancid ingredient in the soup of bad decisions being propelled by the gaming industry. Unacceptable.

[@GameDevNerd]

It's not NFTs that are the problem, it's the AAA megacorporations. They're intentionally misusing NFTs to piss everyone off and try to sway opinion against them. They want you to think it's nothing but a way to charge you for bad collectible art, when it's actually a revolutionary way to use data in computer science.

[@justalpha9138]

Oh believe me, I don't, and I never will

[@GameDevNerd]

@King of The Zinger that's going to be prohibitively expensive, even to hire junior devs from a AAA studio, and they normally don't treat their devs bad at all. I work for a AA size studio (under 1,000 employees) and they treat me very, very well and respectfully, but I have indeed heard some horror stories from the bigger corporate studios. A junior at one of those big studios is probably making $70K per year, and seniors are making double (or even more). A tech lead can be earning like $250K+ or sometimes $400K+ at the largest AAA studios. Your best bet is probably finding really talented indy developers or people who have left the industry but still want to have fun working on an interesting game, but it's up to you to get an interesting project started that will capture their interest before you ask them to work on it. Of course if you have loads of money you can do whatever you want, but I'm assuming you don't have millions in cash to throw around. If you want to have your own successful studio, learn every part of the development process: programming & software engineering, graphics, data, 2D and 3D artwork, technical art & shaders, video, music & audio, writing, marketing & advertising, etc. Pick one thing to be *really* good at and specialize in. My suggestion is to pick programming & software engineering, because it's the most important and fundamental skill and the industry and indy culture both have a serious shortage of good programmers and an abundance of bad programmers and beginners no one wants to work with. If you're a super skilled programmer you're going to get flooded with job offers and people wanting to work on projects with you, trust me. Once you master programming and understand concepts like memory and data science, you're going to realize NFTs themselves are not bad: they're just a tool. And like any tool you can use it in good and bad ways. A hammer can help build a house, and it can also crack someone's skull and help a robber take their money. It's all in how you use it. There are a lot of cash-grabby people trying to use NFTs in distasteful ways that I don't like, personally, but they are still a super powerful tool that can do a lot for the industry and empower indy developers to do things they couldn't do before. And not all companies are like the AAA evil-corp giants. I'm convinced they're doing stupid NFT projects on purpose, and as fast as possible, as a propaganda attack against a new technology that threatens them.

[@Pactastic042]

I feel a crash coming

[@grantisshananaa4906]

To be honest, I'm absolutely stunned that EA didn't try this in their sports games first. Impressive from Ubisoft jumping on board first, they do really be trying to take that title from EA.

[@CheddarGetter]

EA doesn't want the money going anywhere except to them.

[@mysteriousstranger2287]

I bet my ass it's because EA just took so long to implement them Ubi beat them to the punch, there's no way they missed this train completely

[@grantisshananaa4906]

@@mysteriousstranger2287 Hahaha true, I bet someone at EA got fired for missing this opportunity.

[@darthmisogyny3828]

@@mysteriousstranger2287 unless EA plays the wait and see game

[@carto4028]

totally ecpecting the next sports games to be littered with this stuff

[@egoro8905]

The fact that even a single person bought NFTs in Breakpoint is still beyond depressing.

[@mandzph]

Well if it makes you feel better, it's probably the devs testing it if purchasing is working as intended.

[@randomsanctum]

@@Molund ...WHY?

[@GozuTenno962]

@@randomsanctum it's an nft bro BURN THEM

[@mmarage1]

@@GozuTenno962 They're an NFT bro, they've already gotten burnt enough. lol

[@Rabbitlord108]

Agreed

[@themythos8969]

When Microtransactions came about everyone sort of turned a blind eye until it was too late, because before that we were never overwhelmed with sleezy ways to milk money out of people so nobody really thought to fight back against it. Now mtx features are pretty much here to stay in games because the gaming community let it get out of hand, what I see happening with this is that everyone is thankfully on the same page and saying no to this crap BEFORE we let it get out of hand and have it embedded in modern games just as much as microtransactions, nobody wants to see this go the same way microtransactions did.

[@CylindricalWhistle]

People didn't turn a blind eye. 'Horse armor' got roasted to hell and back and it's still a meme today. Microtransactions have been vocally hated since day one. Lootboxes have even gotten companies into court. It's just that companies don't care if, say, 50% or even 90% of the gaming audience hates microtransactions and doesn't participate. When you have thousands or millions of players, that tiny percentage of buyers who do participate is all they need to turn insane profits. There's not much an average person can really do to change a company's mind when that percentage of people that don't care are carrying the company to the bank anyway.

[@grimgrahamch.4157]

@@CylindricalWhistle I think the difference is you can make a case for microtransactions. If the game is cheap or better yet, free, then cosmetic microtransactions are fair. I personally don't believe they're inherently wrong, just abused. By comparison, employees, fans, and even suits are looking at this move with bafflement. NFTs serve no purpose, period.

[@SonnyFRST]

What @@grimgrahamch.4157 said. Genshin Impact proved to me that mtx isn't the root of the problem, as not only its gacha policies have been Harsh but Fair, they recently introduced a re-run system for past characters that effectively mitigated FOMO. Trully, the only reason mtx don't work is cause the corporate fucks running companies can't keep their greed in check.

[@sabinekine2737]

@@SonnyFRST lmfao imagine defending Genshin Simpact, the waifu slot machine game, and calling it fair.

[@SonnyFRST]

@@sabinekine2737 If yer gonna meme at least write it right make. It's Jenshin Impact :P

[@ekzsuncz7610]

There you go gamers! Money not going in is the biggest concern for these type of company. So, don't buy them. Simple as that

[@leukashot123]

seems like the first time it's actually been applied lol

[@jonasking9587]

I haven't bought Activision, EA, WB, or Ubisoft games for 9 ish years? Guess how much I've missed out. I still can't get all the great games coming out. It's impossible to keep up. I love it.

[@rogehmarbi]

@@jonasking9587 eh last time I bought an Ubisoft product was AC Unity, and I snatched it because Steam bugged out and sold the game for less than a dollar, so I thought "why not?" Haven't even touched the game, as it's not my kind of game..

[@CoOlKyUbI96]

But...but... Who else will kiss up to these mega corporations??? Who else will be their cheerleaders? We shouldn't have the audacity of questioning these rich individuals who are objectively better humans because they're not disgusting commoners like us

[@thorveim1174]

@@leukashot123 i think there is a reason. Lootboxes and microtransactions can sometime enhance gameplay once purchased. This crap does NOT, and is more like a leech: useless, and sucking blood out of the game to feed itself while bringing no value whatsoever to the actual game.

[@paulrippcord506]

Why not commission real art? It’s unique, it’s physical, it can be traded and sold indefinitely and it can be environmentally friendly.

[@grimgrahamch.4157]

Because the US government closed art laundering loopholes.

[@invertin]

NFTs aren't about the artistic value, in the same way that nobody trading stocks actually cares about the companies attached to those stocks. It's like digital baseball trading cards, except they're also burning down the planet and have all their value held up by a bunch of clowns saying "no no no trust us it's good actually"

[@Steven-cf1ty]

@@syaondri not many stocks pay dividends but people who do invest for this purpose do tend to make safe and low profit long term investments, which is why very few people actually do it compared to the number of more typical market speculators.

[@Steven-cf1ty]

@@syaondri yeah, they're typically stable investments like Johnson and Johnson

[@webbowser8834]

I second commissioning art. Support artists, they actually do cool stuff.

[@justalex4214]

It still baffles me how NFTs blew up so much in the first place...they're not legally binding, bad for the environment, invite art theft and ultimately they're still just a string of data...

[@mikemood4896]

Influencers selling out their fans

[@Mr__Geno]

Paris hilton is notorious for this and sadly I think even Johnny Depp is joining the fray.

[@SgtGigawattz]

As someone that's on the official Ghost Recon discord, I can say that NO ONE in the Ghost Recon community wanted this and, in general, those who got them likely would be shunned if they made themselves public... and the first wave of these NFTs were FREE.

[@MrReaperofDead]

Do you crucify them too? 😕

[@MechaGai]

@@MrReaperofDead Nah the shame they carry is enough of a burden.

[@SgtGigawattz]

@@MrReaperofDead That's not something you can effectively do over the internet.

[@CarbideSix]

How is UbiSoft not even listening to their own Discord population? WTF?

[@SgtGigawattz]

@@CarbideSix The mods in the server aren't even on Ubisoft's side.

[@xiohir7255]

Everyone should boycott games going in this direction and show them the community is in control we’re the ones that buy the games and if we stop they’ll have no choice

[@VanderSNeto]

Haven't bough anything EA related since 2017. Doing my small part here. Although I regret saying that I bough AC Odyssey (2 years ago on a sale) just to see how the new Assassins RPGs are like. From now on, only buying ACTUAL games that took at least 4 years to be made and indie games.

[@xiohir7255]

@@VanderSNeto we’ve all bought things for shitty games but this has gone too far for too long and it needs to stop

[@Content_Deleted]

@@VanderSNeto Valheim is cool

[@luxie8097]

@@shadowspider9 Never works because nobody ever actually boycotts. People whine and complain but then just pre-order the next new game anyway.

[@ultgamercw6759]

Is it even possible to boycott Wildlands? I can't think of anyone I know who even wants to play it.

[@ijustsawthat]

"People should help indie developers more." - Ubisoft Executive

[@ricardohoang8452]

Ah I see Ubisucks try to help Peter Molyneux 😂

[@brandongray1059]

Great to see more people rejecting Ubisoft's bs.

[@joshie6213]

I play primarily on pc, and Ubisoft annoys me based solely on the fact I am forced to make a Ubisoft/uplay account to play their games. Maybe it’s just me but it’s such a turn-off to their games for me

[@hermitcard4494]

I would be glad if the same was done to EA and Activision, and smartphone games.

[@Subject_Keter]

I literally never beat farcry 3 due to that Unisoft bs, now we need a biker vampire to whale on them just saying "Get Bent! Get Bent! Get Bent!"

[@jamesvancam]

@@Subject_Keter you've never beat FC3?!

[@jamesvancam]

Lmo there always has been ppl who have been, even Ubisoft cultists prob hate this lol

[@thejman5683]

I hope Square Enix, along with the rest of the fucking industry takes notes. We need to make sure NFTs are dead.

[@kabardino1337]

Shoot twice, dismember, and burn the remains

[@Mac_Omegaly]

SEGA was developing a NFT centric game. Hope it's canceled before they lose money too.

[@thejman5683]

@@kabardino1337 same for LIS TRUE Colors

[@Aaron-xr7oc]

They should definitely remove NFT and replace it with just customization lmao, just add the cosmetics without gambling

[@LordZanas]

I'd drop FFXIV like it was on fire if they added NFTs. Sobbing the entire time

[@kruzefinney176]

So fucking sick of pretend "art"being sold everywhere and in everything Hope this sends a message

[@Songfugel]

There is no such thing as pretend art. Art is art, whether it is good or bad to you, or even incomprehensible to most. However, what they (try to) sell here with NFTs is not even supposed to be art, if they actually sold the sole copyrights to the original art of those items, it could actually be pretty valid idea. Don't mix NFTs with art, just because they are being used with art. At least in art, it actually can make some sense by being able to transfer the copyright of a digital work of art, which can be extremely valuable with some printouts and rights to use them in commercial purposes.

[@kingjoe3rd]

art is a scam just like nft's. it only has value because an arbitrary council of gatekeepers say so.

[@frankieb9444]

They are just too early, gamers will fold over with this like they have done with everything else.

[@creativebeetle]

@@kingjoe3rd I feel this comment is overly broad. Art can also be valued based on the time, effort, and skill of the artist. And using the word 'art' with respect to commercially produced graphics for posters, game, etc, there can certainly be a tangible value to it.

[@2020-p2z]

@David Food is a scam, just like NFTs. It only has value because an arbitrary council of gatekeepers say so. See how when you actually apply the logic to something else, it doesn't hold up? So no, you can't use it to say anything and everything is arbitrary. It might seem that way if you have no clue about art, logic, or anything, like you have demonstrated.

[@Kwatcher100]

This does put a smile on my face.

[@neroblackstone4350]

“NFTs are the future” you’d think we’d be living in Night City if the future existed for years (if not decades)

[@ricardohoang8452]

@@neroblackstone4350 NFT's corruption is like Cyberbug with so many bugs/glitches and you can give the companies more money to fix all of them!

[@DanielFrost79]

Yeah, from ear to ear.

[@Vaultboy_Impersonator]

Thank you, I thought this exactly before the comments section loaded 🤣

[@SolusWhite]

...Then you realise that it'll only take a few with more money than sense (whales/krakens) to ruin it for the rest of us...

[@CHAQUINN0]

It didn't work at first, but these companies have smart people working for them and they'll eventually find a way to make it happen. It was like this back in the early microtransaction days, now look where we are. As long as there are people stupid enough to pay, they'll find a way to sell.

[@Gilberto90]

Possible marketing slogan for NFTs: "You will own nothing, and you'll be happy"

[@Ragnarok540]

You will own less than before, and you'll be happy

[@fiskburk2908]

Literally the policy behind the Olive Garden NFT, just check that out and holy crap thats a scam

[@bennusmagnus5277]

@@fiskburk2908 Olive Garden? What's next, a virtual render of Ronald McDonald?

[@aliceiscalling]

@@bennusmagnus5277 It's literally someone selling pictures of real life Olive Garden storefronts as NFTs. They state that this is not officially licensed with Olive Garden, doesn't give you any rights to the buildings you buy, and that you don't actually own the pictures.

[@mactre3677]

Shiba inu NFT sells for over 50 ETH....gamers living in moms basement...we don't want nfts in our game wtf...MOM I'm hungry bring it down here!!!...fu#$ing bums

[@konrad94886]

imagine adding nfts to a game that is already garbage. the sheer lack of self-awareness jesus

[@Bigdude0444]

What better place to test it?

[@kabardino1337]

They just keep f**king this franchise. It's hilarious at this point.

[@sephinarose420]

🤣🤣🤣

[@MagnesiumEnterprise]

Breakpoint is actually a solid game these days, with all the stuff they changed. I think that's why they dared even try doing the nft thing.

[@AnthonyBC93]

Imagine being One of those people who bought an NFT. They have literally become a statistic on how much of a fail this all is. Bunch of losers played themselves lol Also, while watching this, I noticed an ad in recommended videos that was promoting ubisoft NFTs lol

[@nielsssg]

ew gross man. get an ad blocker

[@arsmariastarlight3567]

Proof that no gamers want to be a financial investor for virtual assets called NFT because it doesn't enhance the fun part in gaming AT ALL. If your fanbase reaction on your stupid idea is overwhelmingly negative instead of positive, maybe you should cancel the idea entirely, not shoving it down our throats Moral story: Financial investment theory in gaming company didn't account for psychological feedback of subject. EVERY.SINGLE.TIME

[@Subject_Keter]

Only thing is most of the people who encourage all that bad behavior are the potatos who play Valorant with IV draining their money, they literally drown out the people who refuse which inturn makes the game studios feel good and spread more.

[@TheKickPuncher]

Yeah, gamers apparently want to gamble for virtual assets.

[@rps215]

If you really want to be an investors, be a real one. Buy the real stocks of the companies you care about. Don't buy into those God-Knows-What schemes that in these day and age are almost always a scam in some sort.

[@backtoklondike]

Yeah, say what you want about microtransactions and loot boxes, at least they contribute to the game and can enhance your enjoyment of the game. They are still bad and prey on gamers but at least you can use them and everyone else can see them. Nobody will see that you wasted your money on a NFT

[@TheKickPuncher]

@@backtoklondike How do microtransactions and loot boxes contribute to the game and enhance your enjoyment of the game?

[@TheMorteReport]

I am one of the few people that enjoyed Ghost Recon Breakpoint despite its flaws. I finished the campaign, completed all the seasonal challenges, completed the operation motherland DLC. I have 250 hours in the game. How anyone could have 600 hours in this game is beyond me. The operation motherland update finally got the community back on board after the terrible launch. The whole NFT thing just burned the community so bad that sentiment towards Ubisoft is lower than it was at launch and made me uninstall the game. The other problem with these NFTs is that a lot of the Ghost Recon community likes to make their player look like an actual military operator. They aren't into golden paint skins on guns or unrealistic apparel so there aren't going to be a lot of people who want these kinds of unique items for their character.

[@kabardino1337]

I lost my shit when I saw the NFTs were yet another Armalite-style rifle and more of these sci-fi airsoft masks the community juuuuust loves... Oh yes ofc I also lost my shit when I saw there were NFTs.

[@amyhoard1222]

I'm not interested in the game, yet I'm sure lots of people enjoyed the game itself, they just aren't interested in NFT's. So it's good to hear you had fun playing the game. Just don't fall for the NFT scam.

[@littlebadassgaming]

Amen. Dude! I wanna look like i can kick some serious ass in my military games, not look like some sci fi super stripper.

[@leftistgamer909]

Shoutout to Ubisoft for being dumb enough to rush into NFTs without considering the fact that people can see their performance of their NFT goods on the Blockchain.

[@dahken417]

At least this stupid choice is funny to watch.

[@Azraleee]

Ubisoft Devs on Twitter hope that this was done this way by the suits to get investors off their back.

[@ricardohoang8452]

@@Azraleee Welp something not stonks there 😂

[@pizzagamecube2564]

Ubisoft: We're losing millions upon millions of dollars from NFTs!!!!! Everyone else: I missed the part where that's my problem.

[@windowsxseven]

reddit tier cookie cutter comment

[@pizzagamecube2564]

@@windowsxseven Tobey memes belong everywhere FWI

[@wdf70]

Considering all it took was about maybe paying an intern 10$/hr to do some coding work. I dont think it cost them much to do this lol

[@Blipblobit]

@@wdf70 Dont they have to pay to mint each NFT?

[@walkermorales337]

@@Blipblobit the video said it was like 32.5 cents per NFT to mint

[@ChulioRCHulio]

"Let´s all laugh at an industry, that never learns anything teeheehee!" - The internet, presumably

[@grimgrahamch.4157]

Yahtzee will probably cover this in 20 years.

[@Subject_Keter]

Someone going to pretend to be Yahtzee or blast him with a NFT gun.

[@supergoron1]

@@grimgrahamch.4157 Yahtzee will probably cover this in 20 months.

[@Mr.Ltastic]

I'm glad people are standing up to this BS.

[@amyhoard1222]

Hope this starts another snowball effect, like Star Wars Battlefront 2 did yrs ago that forced EA to remove the microtransactions that were were required, when it was released. Gamers need to rise up and fight again before this NFT scam even starts becoming a thing.

[@ProsecutorValentine]

@@amyhoard1222 There is also a huge number of brainless stubborn gamers out there, sometimes drones to the triple A, that will defend this kind of crap religiously sadly. Here's to hope they the numbers will be higher in favor of us. It was the gamer in the first place that enabled the current situation in the industry. EA, Activision, Bugthesda, Ubisoft... ect, all rose to power and As out of gamer's money, in that sense let's hope Gamers will stop NFT quicker and realise the problem faster than we all did for the triple A.

[@fireworkstarter]

@@ProsecutorValentine i never had an issue with steam items lkke the csgo skins. Those got populair 9 years ago and since then every company has seen skins are a great way to make money and a bit of personality in your game. EA and ubisoft hqve been known for only being money hungry assholes and so release some very bad skins with no personality. So you can blame valve for making tjem in the first place. You can be angry at the items for existing. Or you can just be mad at the companies that ruin those items just to make a quick buck.

[@boredpreston]

I literally cannot see the point of buying any of this. All of these companies selling NFTs feel like they're in an echo chamber and have no idea what their audience wants (big surprise I know).

[@Meltdownlv100]

Nah they know their audience. Check out some big crypto based gaming studios and see how profitable they are. The issue I have once you dive into researching them is that these people really think any one of those games are revolutionary. Gaming nfts are for people who only want to make money and I'd hardly believe they are actually fans of gaming as a whole

[@TheStargov]

Execs are sub-humans. They have no heart, no soul, no compassion. Only thing on their mind is how they make their next billion. They have zero place in the making of art.

[@boredpreston]

@@Meltdownlv100 My biggest problem with them, besides being absolutely bad for the environment, is that NFTs are _usually_ bland and unappealing. People who are buying NFTs only buy them to resell later or for bragging rights.

[@Meltdownlv100]

@@boredpreston exactly this. There is a nft based game called mirandus coming out by gala games. Game looks like straight doggy doo doo and if you read some of the comments, they think it is going to change up the gaming sphere because it's "an MMO with real people and not AI" lmao these are just people who never played games or haven't played in decades and saw a golden opportunity to make big money and sell nfts to other suckers

[@boredpreston]

@@Meltdownlv100 it looks like a $5 indie game, wow. Edit: this is like paying over $2000 for a plot of land in a Minecraft server.

[@FazeFalcon]

Think of this, too: Ubisoft has, in effect, turned their game into a kind of cryptominer. And such activity is considered a form of malware.

[@ChaseSchleich]

Ubisoft: "Money laundering and scams through NFT's? We need to get into this business model ASAP!"

[@dblundz]

Millions in PR damages for a few people to move like 300 dollars around in NFT m4’s, absolutely brilliant 👌🏻😂

[@vallejomach6721]

People have short memories though...

[@undertower3938]

Paid DLCs for missing content that still should exist in the game, Limited season battlepasses to push players to get limited time content or make them fee guilty if they missed out, "Microtransactions", and now they try to push... THIS... I'm not happy where this is going with those publishers and damn there are still enough easy living people that would still buy their "innovations"...

[@OniMunchi]

"If it sounds too good to be true, stay far away from it" is going to be continuous theme going forward into 2022 and beyond. Also, how sad.

[@suicicada]

NFTs don’t even sound good lol

[@five2112]

One thing I think you have wrong here, is that Breakpoint post-launch has been amazing. They just released a free update which is huge, called Motherland and it's a blast to play.

[@Koefti]

In general the devs worked hard to get Breakpoint out of the swamp it fell in, but all their efforts are just taken away by this NFT bullshit. The game itself in its current state (minus the quartz-stuff) is a good play for people looking for a nice coop game (can't say anything about pvp tho; not my alley)

[@five2112]

@@Koefti Yeah same, I'm PvE all the way and GR: Breakpoint has just been amazing, and every time I show people what they can do, and how it plays they end up purchasing it to experience it for themselves.

[@kriscynical]

THANK YOU to everybody who is ignoring this shit. I was just informed this evening that some of my old fanart from more than a decade ago is being sold on an NFT marketplace right now by a guy who is selling TONS of stolen artwork, so I'm having to go through the motions of filing formal DMCA notices as I type this. I fucking hate NFTs.

[@JessicaGarcia-xf9wr]

*SAME*

[@robertwoods3871]

Take them for everything they own

[@KingForte]

I have a feeling Ubisoft will see it more as “this was the wrong game to put them into. Let’s dump them into Siege since more people are playing that.”

[@crunchyfrog555]

How on earth did Ubisoft think that these NFTs would ever gain in value, given that the longer time goes on the higher the likelihood the game would be closed? Because nobody buy s anything, even a shit=-awful NFT, that can only be used in a game that might be going down the tubes in the near future. It makes absolutely no sense.

[@ther0n1nnamed47]

NFTs sadly have been around for a while and were already a silly/dumb idea.. and the fact that some companies are considering it, is sad. Even sadder there are people defending this scummy practice

[@TheDaxter11]

NFT's suck but so do microtransactions and time gated/fomo using battle passes but people were quick to accept those, loads of people even accepted loot boxes. I'm not holding out much hope these'll go away any time soon, I just hope I'm wrong.

[@ryan.1990]

*Ubisoft:* NFTs are the future of gaming! *Translation:* We've found a cheap and easy way of rinsing idiots and you better believe we're going to capitalize on that

[@KEOLIVEatHOME]

Ubisoft recently acknowledged that work was being done to revitalize The Division 2 with new seasons after two years of minimal work on the game. It is possible that this game was the next target for NFT implementation. If they backpedal on NFTs, it will be interesting to see if the new content survives let alone bringing back the player base.

[@halo129830]

The 1st division is still alive relatively I have no idea about the 2nd one

[@ChrimsonFoxdon]

Wow I really did get an NFT ad on a video criticizing NFTs huh I hate this timeline

[@MCNarret]

I wonder if youtube is just going to remove all non-corporate accounts and the dislike button completely at this point.

[@route77productions]

Few actually bought them? I could cry of joy😭

[@V_2077]

Was probably Peter Molonue 🤣

[@drzaius8430]

Wow.

[@michellamoureuxm]

I saw a few youtubers selling their videos as NFT'S. "Oh but I didn't know charging 2$ per mid actually made it 72$ but thanks everyone"

[@TR1PLE_6]

3,454 NFTs currently listed and 18 have sold, a whopping 0.5%. Yep, this is totally going well! 🤣

[@connieellerbe-maycock7115]

Good for Gamers for standing up to this bullshit. Keep it going.

[@TheKickPuncher]

No one stood up for anything. Hardly anyone plays the game, the ones that do just werent interested. They are still buying skins in the game.

[@panqueque445]

I'm still waiting for someone to tell me how NFTs is "the future of gaming" in a way that can't be achieved without NFTs.

[@Subject_Keter]

"Everytime you hear NFT, we get a dollar from you!"

[@williamjames7293]

Let me tell you: Its the future for dumbass rich people who have nothing better to spend their money on and for other rich people to scam other people's money

[@drzaius8430]

They are the future the same way Adolf thought his 3rd rye bread was the future.

[@williamjames7293]

@@shadowspider9 i meant rich people doing rich people stuff like making up currency and shit and fucking us normal people,but yeah

[@logicalfundy]

NFTs are fancy digital signatures, which also didn't succeed in the gaming space. They have the same weaknesses: Anything can be signed, and anything can be made into an NFT. It cannot actually prove ownership, it can only prove you had access to it.

[@mujariwa3696]

For some odd, inexplicable reason I find myself gravitating towards indie games more and more.

[@thorveim1174]

Not a surprise when the big names of the industry care about money more than games

[@8-bitmodern437]

It's 2024 and you buy a Ubisoft game for 70 USD. You finish the 1st training mission and before you can do the next mission it requires you to buy an nft to continue

[@victorvargas9330]

Ubisoft et al have chosen their path. We must choose ours - by abandoning our support for them. Other developers and games DESERVE our money and attention because they actually cater to OUR desire for entertainment and role-play NOT grinding for another job. Games are for play NOT work NOR mining.

[@246Rennie]

It isn't "Bad for the greedy corporation"' they'll just use this a way to try to push back lootboxes into games "Hey, at least it's not NFT's!".

[@GamingWithHajimemes]

I think people will learn to connect the two after the fact, so HOPEFULLY they don't buy their shit either way.

[@amyhoard1222]

That still wouldn't make me interested in buying lootboxs so regardless I won't be wasting money on NFT's or lootboxs that are both scams.

[@noelienoelie8425]

They're not getting rid of lootboxes. They're running both. You getting fkuced in both ends.

[@thorveim1174]

As much as i think nfts will be shoved down our throats, im pretty sure they also use this to silence backlash on what they are already doing with mtx and lootboxes

[@NaudVanDalen]

They make 2 steps forward and then 1 step back in their monetization and say it's not as bad as they made it before.

[@kingpin1118]

Yong has been working had for years now exposing the industry. I would say that this Channel has had a great impact on people finally standing up to these scummy ideas.

[@Tyrany42]

Good news for a change, though I'm fully expecting companies to just push and push until NFTs are as normal in games as day one DLC and microtransactions. Bethesda in particular has become so unbearably stupid with its greed I wouldn't be surprised if Starfield and Elder Scrolls 6 introduced paid mod NFTs.

[@siddhantjaiswal3953]

Considering that Bethesda is now owned by Microsoft and the fact that Microsoft has been quite consumer friendly recently, I highly doubt that there would be NFTs in Starfield or Elder Scrolls 6. Doesn't seem like something Microsoft would do.

[@Tyrany42]

@@siddhantjaiswal3953 That’s what I’m hoping. Microsoft’s been doing good so far, I hope it lasts.

[@wakaflockaproject]

@@siddhantjaiswal3953 they were only being good cos sony has been smashing them. Let's see if it continues

[@MisterKarmacharger]

@@siddhantjaiswal3953 Halo infinite has $15 pinapple cosmetics

[@thoragegaming1783]

Only shame is that people didn't do the same when loot boxes released or when pre orders scam started becoming a thing....or pay to win in AAA games became a standard and many other monetization scams were introduced already to make gaming really poor in recent years...

[@drakewarnock1239]

This is the only NFT news I've ever heard that has made me smile

[@rustymustard7798]

Imagine being one of the 15 ubisoft generic NPCs who actually bought one.

[@B4llsD33p69_OwO]

Imagine even pirating any new AAA title.

[@drzaius8430]

@@B4llsD33p69_OwO do what you want because a pirate is free you are a pirate!

[@troypowers750]

@@B4llsD33p69_OwO Imagine paying 70 bucks for an incomplete product and actually expect us to like it.

[@krazycharlie]

They say "a fool and his money are always soon parted". I guess Ubisoft's board of execs thought their customers were full-blown idiots, only for them to make themselves the truly fool ones.

[@jaakkovahanen]

I'm honestly a bit shocked to hear the sales of those NFTs are in double digits, I was expecting zero sales.

[@SanDukey]

Loot boxes at least have some form of player engagement. I'm glad to see how swiftly and how strongly the community have pushed back

[@TwitchyWitchy]

I really love when people from all corners of the net can set their differences aside and decide something is really shit. And then it comes together like this and it's just beautiful.

[@Psychonaut42]

What makes this even funnier is all the Ubisoft adverts that have played during this video.

[@mrhorselegs616]

Making good games is the future of gaming lol

[@evanlangley8464]

Not likely, based on the past 5+ years

[@kabardino1337]

At this point everyone should just be investing into indie games, and forgetting about most 3a devs 😑

[@willwunsche6940]

NFT's are a great tool for aspiring scammers

[@ReadyPlayerDog]

I'm so relieved this happened. This nonsense is only bought by the same kind of idiots who spend thousands a month on Fifa or GTA; "whales". And it looks like not even those donkeys are getting involved in this. I've been saying for years that the video game industry is following the same trajectory as the movie industry. That we'll be left with a handful of companies that have the resources to put out top tear games but those games would be devoid of imagination. The correction for this is to have actual normal gamers involved with a project. Let the people who the product is designed for have some input into it's creation. They may well find out that it not only saves money but makes more money long term.

[@JessicaGarcia-xf9wr]

Lots of companies are taking the easy route because they practically have to do nothing at all while gaining millions. Yet you got people complaining about gta 6 yet buying shark cards contributing profit for rockstar

[@artofchang]

The sad thing about this is that when it completely and utterly fails, the devs are gonna be the ones who pays and gets blamed cuz of course the higher up will NEVER take responsibility for it and blame the developers instead.

[@popcornfilms1]

Good news for all of us who have any hope for the soul of the art m form. Keep this kind of composure up everyone, all it takes is some unity

[@janrautenstrauch4729]

"They don't even look cool" - i guess that's the developer's way of begrudgingly expressing to the higher-ups: "here, we made them satisfied? Yeah, they don't look cool, so what? We did not want to make them, you pushed us to and we know you'll take and try to sell em anyway."

[@Neko_Medic]

"saves as" this picture will make a fine adition to my collection.

[@JH-zs6vh]

uwu

[@believeitornotnotabot3056]

I do want to be a fly on the wall in that board room meeting just seeing who's idea it was to put NFTs in the game, I doubt this will be the last time an NFT is attempted to be implemented into a game however this has killed it for a while

[@conservativestrawman9837]

Someone who didn't know enough about real NFT use cases, but does know they love bathing in the less fortunate's money.

[@T.C]

Love to see it now all we need is for people to do this with micro transactions

[@suicicada]

God if only. It would be a dream come true.

[@vallejomach6721]

This WILL become a thing. All the backlash, including government interventions and scrutiny from various places around the globe hasn't done anything to limit or prevent lootboxes...so why would you think this will be any different. It will become normalised eventually.

[@gamtax]

Saying NFT items are unique is like saying my console is unique because no one have identical serial number with my console...

[@lojan1990]

Don't get too complacent the DLC for Elder Scrolls oblivion also did not sell well but look at what happened.

[@JafT644]

It actually sold really well despite the backlash. Otherwise it would not have had such an impact on the industry.

[@DarkCyberUK]

All this falls very nicely into the Simpsons 'just don't look' gag about corporate entities, even on point about damaging the environment

[@Meanlucario]

The ultimate twist would be that shareholders buy the game in desperation, only to play them and start to question if they really want to invest into a company that makes sure a poor product. You know, grow a conscious for once in their life.

[@icewolf6062]

Sadly I don’t see this changing anything. Look at Twitter and lots of people are excited for the NFT wave of the future. Ubisoft plopping doesn’t mean other companies won’t find success shoving this BS down everyone’s throat

[@Mac_Omegaly]

Sadly I am certain this won't be the end of them. Thankfully most of my favorite indie devs are avoiding a lot of the problems of the industry.

[@rubyy.7374]

At the very least, we can keep NFTs from worming their way into non-mobile games.

[@icewolf6062]

@@rubyy.7374 I don’t think we can. Square enix is already on board. This is gonna be like Microtransactions and loot boxes. Sure, there will be an uproar and it’ll keep them out of games early on. But the game publishers are like sharks that have smelled blood. They’re going to dip their grummy greedy fingers into that pie. They’ll keep pushing and pushing. They’ll release games then add in the NFT little by little. Tack them in somehow after release. And give it maybe 5 years, it’ll be 100% normalized. “If you don’t like them don’t play the game” and “no one is forcing you to buy/get them”

[@Yeomen1986]

The problem with item based NFT's (economically speaking) is in game items only have relevancy when the game is widely played and people want the items. Once that ends the item values collapse and thus the item is worthless as it's no longer an investment. This is the same with magic cards and standard format. The only way to make this worthwhile is if NFT items transferred from a game to it's sequel but that leads to gameplay problems of a literal pay to win scheme. The whole thing is a really a disgusting scam that could break the gaming industry as a whole. Also what gamer wants NFT's in their game when NFT's are one of the reasons they cannot get a PS5 or a new graphics card in addition to the chip shortage?

[@TurboSax]

Whoever runs the estate of Bob Ross, Dr Seuss, and Stan Lee are selling NFTs, which is super disgusting. Oh and they're "dedicated" to them bump off. Can't wait for this whole thing to bust.

[@DetectivePikachu37347]

At least with microtransactions you can refund it, this a pure scam.

[@Offroader210]

NFTs = No Fucking Thanks!

[@EmeraldMage7188]

have a kids choice award 🥇

[@g3n3ral1nsanity5]

It's funny how these companies are saying these amazing things and as soon as it releases we can immediately see it oozing with the nastiest crap you'll ever see its almost like it's too good to be true isn't it

[@ARiDyt]

Fun fact, you’ll take off that “exclusive” NFT mask in every cutscene by default.

[@stanb1604]

I wish SEA has the same mindset when it comes to these things but as of the moment, we're in too deep. Games around here are becoming more of a job and everyone's looking for the next game so they can jack up prices while it's ripe. I feel like if I play one of these and get hooked, games will be no longer enjoyable for me and it'll become "just another job" in my eyes.

[@pjavilla]

Bro plenty of us know this type of crap is bs. Unfortunately, there's also plenty of ignorant people who just see the "benefits" + FOMO = they think they should jump on the bandwagon before it's too late.

[@tatae9897]

I love every time i watch yongyea his background become full of figure, it already been 2 years i watch him. Is really amazing

[@gfear24]

Ubisoft coming out with NFT's and failing feels like when THQ died after bringing out the uDraw peripheral and it bombed so hard they went out of business (though they are back now with THQ Nordiq).

[@danielvelker619]

Hearing that these gaming companies are not making money on their greedy business practices or losing money over them is just music to my ears.

[@Nothing_Town]

Good job everyone keep it up! 👍

[@FluffsuneGaming]

You CANNOT give a company that tries to put NFT's in a game a break, that means you CANNOT support a game or buy a game that a company has pulled back on NFT's in a game because 5-6 months down the line when the backlash has died down and the company HAS your money there is nothing stopping them from putting NFT's back in. This shit will not go away unless gamers can actually have a memory longer than 5 minutes and actually keep their money in their pants for a change! Don't buy any Ubisoft game with NFT's, don't buy Stalker 2, don't buy ANY Triple-A game that pulled back or supports NFT's.

[@bigjimfrom1976]

NFTs continue to remind me of the "collectable" figurines and coins that my granny used to buy mail order and stick in a cupboard because they were "limited edition" and would thus be valuable one day, right? Spoiler: when she passed, they sold for a tiny fraction of what she paid for them.

[@invertin]

@JuicyyzFPS yes the mona lisa is exactly the same as a collectible coin thank you art historian genius

[@JustSomeDinosaurPerson]

@JuicyyzFPS Not to mention plenty of art ended up in money laundering schemes anyhow haha

[@bes5164]

That is why what the fans of STALKER 2 achieved was a milestone!

[@brandonbethune3590]

The problem is the companies will back off for a year or two then change the name of these mechanics and sneak them in the back door while paying off major news outlets to promote the games they are in.Then somehow people will defend them and say the games good just avoid 60% of the thing you purchased.

[@Dragondan1987]

Don't worry, if you remember, this is how DLC started. Ubisoft and the other companies will push it till it's accepted.

[@someone02468]

Lmao no it absolutely is not

[@ForTheFallen1z]

Any game that has NFT's in them in the future will get the following response from me: NFT, NFP (No Fucking Purchase).

[@ShadowWolfRising]

I don't see NFTs catching on, it's too abstract among other things for the average, or even niche consumers. I think the NFT craze will crash and burn, probably sooner than later.

[@justalpha9138]

I really really hope so

[@MarcoMaximusKojima]

Here's a fact about KZbin's implement like/dislike ratio: They removed the dislike numbers before Ubisoft's poor reputation towards fans.

[@tristangruener9571]

NFTs make sense for a decentralized blockchain based game like Axie Infinity where purchasing the Axie character NFT lets you play to earn crypto - this stuff here makes no sense and is clearly a cash grab