Arbitrum and the Future of Web3 Gaming

Have any of those chains seen a return on their investment? “Web3 gaming” economics are a black hole. They require subsidies to function at all. These economics are easily exploited. Players do not have any control over their game assets, on the contrary, any money they put into the game is totally subordinate to the whim of the developer. Policing the usage of subsidies is difficult for the same reason, as any developer could programmatically drain the rewards of their own game, under the guise of “legitimate” play.

I realize we’re several years now into the “blockchain gaming” narrative, but it does not work. It’s not decentralized, it’s not economical, and it’s a massive vector for grift.

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