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Ethereum• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Ethereum Game 'Moonray' Coming to PS5—Without Crypto Features
Moonray will expand from PC to PlayStation• Объект организация » Организации по алфавиту » Организации на So » Sony Corporation » PlayStation
• Отдых, развлечения » Развлекательные игры » Компьютерная игра » Игровые приставки » PlayStation 5 in 2025, but the PS5 version of
the Ethereum• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Ethereum-based game won't launch with crypto features.
By Ryan S. Gladwin
Oct 17, 2024 Oct 17, 2024
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The makers of Ethereum• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Ethereum -based combat arena game Moonray announced that they
will release the free-to-play title on PlayStation• Объект организация » Организации по алфавиту » Организации на So » Sony Corporation » PlayStation
• Отдых, развлечения » Развлекательные игры » Компьютерная игра » Игровые приставки » PlayStation 5 next year. However,
citing Sony• Объект организация » Организации по алфавиту » Организации на So » Sony Corporation's policies, the game will be launching on the console• Объект организация » Организации по алфавиту » Организации на So » Sony Corporation » PlayStation
• Отдых, развлечения » Развлекательные игры » Компьютерная игра » Игровые приставки » PlayStation without
Web3 features.
On PC via the Epic Games Store, the game has already run a play-to-airdrop
campaign , which saw gamers complete challenges to earn a chunk of its
soon-to-launch MNRY token—and those who own the project’s NFT got an extra
bonus. A similar system will be put into place with the mobile auto-battler
that Moonray is set to release early next year.
But this will not be the case for the PS5 version of the arena combat game, at
least from the outset.
“We make sure to comply with the rules and conditions put forth by each
platform we are working with. These rules differ between them, especially when
it comes to Web3 elements,” a Moonray spokesperson told Decrypt . “The PS5
version of the game will not feature any Web3 elements at this stage.”
Moonray originally launched as a metaverse role-playing game , which was being
built on Bitcoin• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Bitcoin layer-2 network Stacks . The project soon rebranded to a
multiplayer competitive battler built on Ethereum• Экономика » Финансы » Платежные средства » Платежные системы интернета » Криптовалюта » Ethereum, while remaining set in the
same “post-human” world. Players are dropped into an arena equipped with
swords, weapons, and powers to defeat their opponents in a range of game
modes.
Launching on Sony• Объект организация » Организации по алфавиту » Организации на So » Sony Corporation’s console• Объект организация » Организации по алфавиту » Организации на So » Sony Corporation » PlayStation
• Отдых, развлечения » Развлекательные игры » Компьютерная игра » Игровые приставки » PlayStation will offer Moonray another opportunity to reach
players, but without the core crypto features that have helped define its
launch thus far.
“For Web3 to reach broad adoption. there really has to be a serious
conversation about where you find your users,” a Moonray spokesperson told
Decrypt . “For gaming, consoles are incredibly important platforms to reach a
broad gaming audience.”
Last week, the Avalanche -based battle royale shooter Off the Grid launched on
PS5, Xbox• Отдых, развлечения » Развлекательные игры » Компьютерная игра » Игровые приставки » Xbox, and PC to significant demand. Its gripping gameplay led to tons of
viral moments , and the PC version became the most popular free-to-play title
on the Epic Games Store .
However, the game’s crypto integration still hasn’t been completed. Off the
Grid developer Gunzilla Games is launching its own Avalanche L1 chain (aka
subnet), which is currently running as a testnet, and it appears that wallets
are being created on the back end and transactions are being made for certain
in-game actions.
Off the Grid’s NFT integration and GUN token are not yet live in the game, and
Gunzilla has yet to clarify how that functionality will work on consoles. The
studio has not responded to Decrypt ’s recent attempts to seek clarification
on that front, after previously declining to provide details earlier this
year.
“Currently, we are not ready to disclose all the inner workings and would like
to keep the specifics of these mechanics confidential until the game
officially releases,” Gunzilla Games told Decrypt in March . “This decision
not only helps us protect our unique 'secret sauce' from competitive
pressures, but also aligns with our commitment to providing traditional
gamers, who are our primary audience, with an unparalleled quality of
gameplay.”
While the initial success of Off the Grid has generated excitement over the
future of crypto gaming on consoles, the continued mystery around the
integration has left onlookers continuing to wonder about the path forward on
PlayStation• Объект организация » Организации по алфавиту » Организации на So » Sony Corporation » PlayStation
• Отдых, развлечения » Развлекательные игры » Компьютерная игра » Игровые приставки » PlayStation and Xbox• Отдых, развлечения » Развлекательные игры » Компьютерная игра » Игровые приставки » Xbox.
No specific date has been set for Moonray’s console• Объект организация » Организации по алфавиту » Организации на So » Sony Corporation » PlayStation
• Отдых, развлечения » Развлекательные игры » Компьютерная игра » Игровые приставки » PlayStation launch, but the team
confirmed to Decrypt that it has just started porting the title from PC to
PS5. With this, the team plans to “conduct testing” in the second half of
2025, although it’s unclear whether that will be public or private.
Edited by Andrew Hayward
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