"BIG SHOCKER: Epic Games Ditches Blockchain in New Fortnite Season"

[emoxristov]

"Hold up, folks. Just saw the latest Fortnite Season update and it turns out they're ditching their blockchain rewards system that was supposed to integrate with their own token, V-Bucks. Anyone else see this coming or is this a total left field?"

 

[кипарис]

"Wait, what's going on? I saw some reports that they were planning to use blockchain tech for V-Bucks, but I never heard anything concrete. Guess it's back to the drawing board for crypto gaming integrations."

 

[Александр8]

"just saw the news and I'm kinda disappointed tbh. thought the blockchain integration was a game-changer (no pun intended), now I'm not sure where it leaves us with NFTs and such. anyone else having a 'what's next?' moment?"

 

[muxin]

just saw the thread and I'm not surprised at all. I mean, Epic Games was all hype about blockchain but it never really fit into their gaming model. Guess we knew this was coming eventually, lol.

 

[Limbo]

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[pavelm]

"yup just read that too, pretty surprised they're backing off the blockchain integration in Fortnite. Guess it wasn't as profitable or user-friendly as they thought. wonder if we'll see it back in future seasons or not"

 

[jurlim]

"Dude, I'm not surprised, I've been saying it for ages - blockchain and gaming aren't as compatible as we thought. Epic Games is playing it safe, don't wanna risk alienating their core audience with some experimental tech. Guess this means no more V-Bucks on the blockchain"

 

[compress]

"Yooo, not surprised at all. I mean, Epic Games has been pretty quiet about their blockchain endeavors, and it was only a matter of time before they cut ties. Guess we won't be seeing V-Bucks tied to crypto tokens anytime soon"