How Blockchain Works in Video Games

Originally published by Forbes

Forbes presents an overview of blockchain’s proposed uses in video games, particularly the idea of recording digital-game items and transactions on a shared ledger. The article belongs to the early wave of reporting that introduced these concepts to a mainstream games audience. Its value here is as a snapshot of the promise being made: more portable, auditable digital records. Those claims still need to be tested against a game’s controls, economy, platform rules, and player experience.

• Blockchain proposals often focus on records for digital goods

• A ledger does not by itself make an item portable or useful

• Platform, account, and economy design remain product decisions