Ubisoft Unveils Ubisoft Quartz Platform, Delivering Energy-Efficient Playable NFTs

French video game publisher Ubisoft is making its first foray into non-fungible tokens (NFTs) through a new platform called Ubisoft Quartz, launching a beta version of Ghost Recon Breakpoint to PC players this week at Ubisoft Connect.

Introducing Ubisoft Quartz

We're introducing the first power-saving NFT available in a AAA game in Ghost Recon: Breakpoint!

quartz.ubisoft.com

— Ubisoft (@Ubisoft) December 7, 2021

According to a statement on Ubisoft's website, players can collect collectibles in the Ubisoft game world called Digits, which are "the first playable NFTs available in AAA titles that run on power-saving technology." Digits such as cars or weapons in the game will be released in limited quantities in the United States and Canada on December 9th, 12th and 15th, and will be rewarded to early adopters for free. Quartz will also be available to Brazil, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Australia.

Ubisoft Quartz's power-saving technology is put to good use on Tezos, a proof-of-stake blockchain. In an interview published on the company’s website, Didier Genevois, director of blockchain technology at Ubisoft, stated that the company is committed to reducing its global footprint:

"This type of blockchain achieves the same effect while using significantly less energy than a proof-of-work protocol. To give you an idea, a transaction on Tezos is equivalent to a 30-second video stream, whereas on Bitcoin , it’s the equivalent of watching a year’s worth of streams!”

Prior to this, however, Ubisoft had partnered with publishing platform Ultra to make its games available on the UOS blockchain. Cointelegraph has contacted Ubisoft about their relationship with Ultra. No comments were received prior to publication of this article.

In the same interview with Genevois, Ubisoft blockchain product director Baptiste Chardon added his thoughts on NFTs and games:

“In the long run, this new approach could even lead to new opportunities, such as interoperability between games. … We see blockchain as a way to recreate the value created by players and creators through participation in games way into their hands."

Ubisoft ranks among the top 25 gaming companies in the world in terms of market capitalization, with a market capitalization of over $5.8 billion. It makes a lot of sense that a triple-A gaming company is supporting blockchain technology when companies like Valve have recently pulled blockchain games from their shelves.

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