Mojang Studios bans Minecraft NFT integrations

"NFTs can create scarcity and exclusion patterns that conflict with our guidelines and the spirit of Minecraft," explains the entity.

On Wednesday, Minecraft developer Mojang Studios said it would rule out integrating non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, alongside blockchain technology as a whole, into its popular namesake game. Explaining the decision, Mojang wrote:

"Like any digital file, NFTs can be copied, moved, or even deleted. Additionally, NFTs and blockchain have also been associated with price speculation. These uses of NFTs and other blockchain technologies create digital property based on scarcity and exclusion, which is inconsistent with Minecraft's values ​​of creative inclusion and collective play."

As Mojang said: "To ensure Minecraft players have a safe and inclusive experience, blockchain technologies are not permitted to be integrated into our client and server applications, nor game content Minecraft such as worlds, skins, characters, items, or other mods, be used by blockchain technology to create a rare digital asset."

The company also criticized the "speculative pricing" and "investment mentality" around NFTs that harm the gaming experience and encourage profit at the expense of long-term playability. Additionally, he highlighted the treadmills surrounding some third-party NFT integrations as well as NFT wash trade, or fraudulent price manipulation to support the ban.

According to the new rules, third-party blockchain technologies cannot be integrated into client and server applications in Minecraft. They also cannot be used to create NFTs associated with any game content, including worlds, skins, personality items, or other mods. While the changes will not affect most Minecraft players, they will likely have significant implications for a small subset of players who also benefit from in-game NFTs. not to be...