SEGA Abandons Blockchain Games, Embraces Traditional Gaming
TL;DR
SEGA's COO, Shuji Utsumi, has expressed that play-to-earn games are boring and that SEGA doesn't want to devalue its popular IPs by allowing them to be used in third-party blockchain games. While SEGA is skeptical about the future of blockchain technology in the gaming industry, the company may still offer characters from lesser-known franchises in blockchain games to be announced later this year.
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