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Just imagine if you could simply prove the ownership of a game using well-understood multidecade-old cryptography (in a new way). That's what I hope GameStop[0
by mtrycz2 5y ago
Just imagine if you could simply prove the ownership of a game using well-understood multidecade-old cryptography (in a new way). That's what I hope GameStop[0] can become. Or whoever else.
Additeddly it would only prevent piracy and not cheating, but hey!
[0]https://nft.gamestop.com/ https://nft.gamestop.com/
- TameAntelope 5y agoWhat expertise does GameStop suddenly have? I'm aware of their recent flood of cash, but isn't their expertise in retail brick-and-mortar? Or is the expectation that they'll somehow pivot from that to... I guess crypto? Aren't there dozens, hundreds, of companies in the crypto space already? Did they buy one of them at least, or are they legitimately trying to build a crypto company from the ground up, with no stated innovation or insight into crypto?
- mtrycz2 5y agoFrom the best I can gather, the new CEO is trying to pivot GameStop from a brick-and-mortar company with online presence, to a tech company with a brick-and-mortar presence. Cryptographically proven digital ownership of content has been (games or in-game content), with freedom of resale, had been a long discussed topic in crypto communities for years. They have not given any details yet, but I do hope that it can be it. Scaling is still an issue, tho.
- mywittyname 5y ago"Cryptography" doesn't solve any problems not already solved by licensing servers. And DRM will still be required on games to prevent the software from being modified in such a manner as to ignore licensing / proof of ownership.