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Developers write open letter asking Valve to reverse Steam’s NFT banI hope Valve continue to say no
I hope Valve continue to say no
A group of developers have written an open letter to Valve asking them to reverse their decisionto forbid games containing NFTs and other blockchain technologies on Steam. NFTs are great, they say, arguing that they “make games more decentralized, democratic, interactive, player focused systems.”
Thefull letterwas posted in collaboration between digital advocacy group Fight For The Future and several developers of blockchain games and platforms, including Enjin, the Blockchain Game Alliance, and the creators of Age Of Rust.
Age Of Rust was pulled from Steam earlier this month when Valve contacted makers SpacePirate Games to say that “they don’t allow items that can have real-world value on their platform.”
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“Considered as pioneers for changing how gamers sell and trade digital game items over a decade ago, Valve likely understands the impact that a more concrete medium would facilitate,” reads the open letter. “In the spirit of that pioneering vision, we ask that you take a chance on this rapidly growing technology: remember your roots, let the industry prove itself as a positive contributor to the overall gaming ecosystem, and reverse your decision to prohibit an entire category of software from the Steam platform.”
Creators of NFT games, as well as Zuckerbergwith his play for the metaverse, seem to approach games not as games but as a source of real estate generation. They all want to be landlords, one way or another.
Meanwhile, the open letter makes no counterargument against criticisms of NFTs, for examplethat they are an environmental disaster.
Valve have made no public comment on the subject, beyond their private communications with developers. I hope they ignore the whole thing.
