'Natural Extension': Sega's Super Game Project Considers Adding NFTs

Japanese game giant Sega is considering integrating cloud technology and NFT into its new project "Super Game" to connect different games to each other.

The news certainly sparked a backlash from cryptocurrency skeptics in the gaming community, with many taking to the internet this week to voice their displeasure with the company.

According to reports, the Super Game project is scheduled to be launched in the next five years and will develop a series of brand new cross-platform 3A games. The company is said to be considering investing around $800 million in the project.

A potential NFT and cloud support was suggested in an interview with Sega Japan's job site. Earlier this week, gaming news outlet Video Games Chronicle provided an English translation of the interview.

In an interview, Sega game producer Masayoshi Kikuchi noted that the gaming industry has a "history of expansion" into new cultural and technological forms, especially social media, which in recent years has seen streaming of playing games and watching other people live through platforms like YouTube and Twitch. Playing games became popular.

Kikuchi went on to say that entering the cloud and NFT space will be inevitable, noting:

"Future games will expand to new fields such as cloud games and NFT, which is a natural extension. We are also developing Super Game, focusing on the degree of connection between different games."

Some Sega fans vented their dissatisfaction on Twitter, with user NotEdgyYet saying: "Sega, don't you dare, you are doing well now, don't screw it up." And matthewhenzel said: "I said before, I insist on NFT = No thanks! It's not for me."

Compared to other major game companies announcing their NFT plans, the backlash against Sega appears to have been milder, likely because the comments came from Sega Japan executives rather than from its US branch.

On Reddit, members of the r/gaming community are also questioning potential NFT integration, with "Radingod123" arguing that gaming companies like the idea of NFTs because of elements of a so-called pyramid scheme.

However, other users like "Bouldurr" offered a different take on the incident, arguing that cross-game portable digital assets could be owned and sold under the right circumstances as a "cool idea":

"NFTs are a technology. They are not inherently good or bad. The panic stems from the greedy microtransactions already in the game. It is understandable that people don't like the idea of 'NFT' games."

"But the idea is promising in some cases. I want to be able to sell my Hearthstone collection, even if it's cheap," they added.

In news that may further frustrate anti-encryption gamers, actor Jim Carey (Jim Carey), who played Dr. Robotnik in the movie "Sonic the Hedgehog" based on the Sega game, has also announced plans to enter the NFT field.

In addition to acting, Carey is a respected artist. In an interview with Access earlier this month to promote "Sonic the Hedgehog 2," the 60-year-old actor said he would soon launch an NFT collection called "Magic Hour" that would include digital art. and voice works.

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