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The Blog Post was Published On Wednesday

According to a blog post published Wednesday, Mojang Studios has taken an uncompromising stand on blockchain technology and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Mojang is well known for its best-selling game ever Minecraft which is a three-dimensional (3D) sandbox game that has no goals.



To the present Mojang has sold over 238 million copies of Minecraft and no other video game has sold more copies. Minecraft's sales are followed by top selling games like Grand Theft Auto V (165M copies), Tetris (100M copies), and Wii Sports (82.9M copies).



The blog post, which was published on Wednesday, states that Minecraft will not use blockchain technology or NFTs. The Minecraft creators believe that "all players should have access to the same functions" and "everyone has access to the same content."



Utilizing NFTs would go against the company's philosophy, since NFTs could "create models of scarcity and exclusion that conflict with [the company's] guidelines and the spirit of Minecraft." The company cites a number of reasons for this, such as the fact that there are too many blockchains offering NFTs, "some third-party NFTs might not be reliable," and NFTs have been "sold for sale at artificially low orfraudulently exaggerated prices."



"As such to ensure that Minecraft players enjoy a safe and inclusive experience, blockchain technology is not permitted to be integrated into our Minecraft server and client applications nor may they be used to create NFTs that are associated with any game-related content, such as worlds, skins, persona items, or other mods." Mojang's blog post explains. The Stockholm-based video game developer said:



We will also be keeping an eye on how blockchain technology develops in the future to ensure the above principles are not violated and determine whether it will provide more secure gaming or other feasible and inclusive applications in gaming. We do not have any plans of implementing blockchain technology into Minecraft right now.



Mojang Will Not Follow Heavy Weight Game Software Developers Like Square Enix, Konami, Ubisoft - Minecraft Creator Believes 'Speculative Pricing and Investment Mentality is a way to take the fun away from playing the game



Mojang's decision comes at a time when Square Enix and Konami all have NFT implementations. Ubisoft, GSC Game World and Square Enix all faced backlash towards the end of 2021 about NFT inclusion.



GSC Game World was so critical of the companies that it decided to cease production of NFT elements for Stalker 2. Nicolas Pouard, an executive at Ubisoft, stated to the press that he believes that players don't know the advantages of the technology and have aversion to NFTs.



Konami declared in February it would continue to issue NFTs to protect the company's content. Square Enix also participated in a $35million investment round for Zebedee, a fintech and bitcoin payment processor. Zebedee is a New Jersey-based company that integrates bitcoin payments into games, is based in Hoboken.



Mojang does not wish to be involved with blockchain technology or NFTs. It wants to be a fully-inclusive gaming company. "The speculation-based pricing and investment mentality around NFTs distracts players from the game and encourages profiteering, which we think is inconsistent with the long-term joy and the success of our players," Mojang concluded on Wednesday.



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