NFTs and play-to-earn are future of gaming industry, says EA boss

NFTs and play-to-earn are future of gaming industry, says EA boss

Major video game publisher Electronic Arts sees NFTs and blockchain-based games as the future of the industry. Wider adoption for nonfungible tokens (NFT) and play-to-earn games appears to be on the horizon, as one of the biggest names in the gaming industry sees both as the future of the industry.Speaking at an earnings call, Andrew Wilson, CEO of major video game company Electronic Arts (EA), said that NFTs and play-to-earn games are the gaming industry’s future even though it’s still early to figure out how that would work.Widely known as a business-oriented company that utilizes the....


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