Call Of Duty Could Be Adding NFTs
Call of Duty may be welcoming NFTs to their games in the form of some bonus player customization.
06th Apr 2022 10:17
Infinity Ward | Unsplash Tezos
Call Of Duty Could Be Adding NFTs
Call of Duty may be welcoming NFTs to their games in the form of some bonus player customization.
06th Apr 2022 10:17
Infinity Ward | Unsplash Tezos
A lot of dedicated fans of the series have been incredibly sceptical of the methods that Call of Duty puts to use to make a bit of extra cash.
Many players have accused the game, spread across both Warzone and Vanguard right now, of trying to tap into the Fortnite fountain of youth that is its pop culture cosmetics, bringing Scream, Attack on Titan and even Snoop Dogg to the game as operators.
It rubs some fans the wrong way, especially as many are already paying AAA prices for the full game, and with the way Call of Duty peddles it, you'd think they were fighting to keep the lights on.
But, it looks like the series could bring in a new money-making scheme. Emphasis on the word "scheme".
Call of Duty Could Introduce NFTs
Right as we were getting thankful that NFTs as a fad were beginning to dissipate, it looks like Activision is considering bringing them to the biggest gaming franchise in the world. Wicked.
While video games have tried to incorporate non-fungible tokens in the past (with, ahem, varying effectiveness), it looks like the type of NFTs that Activision is looking at incorporating into the series is the kind that we recognise - basically just pictures of monkeys.
According to Call of Duty leaker RalphsValve, Activision is planning on giving players a lot more freedom when it comes to personalising their accounts, making it so players could be able to attach calling cards, emblems, avatars, and statistics to a wider Activision account. "NFT Inclusion is reportedly being considered by Activision," he tacks on to the end of his tweet. Interesting.
What Could Call Of Duty NFTs Look Like?
It'd be an interesting application for NFTs in-game, and frankly, it could yet prove a success for Call of Duty - restricting it to a profile-picture aesthetic would help to keep it internalised and keep dorks in their own little bubble.
Plus, it might even work in the opposite direction and prove that NFTs don't have any actual value beyond the owner's ability to flex on other dorks - so it could actually have some hilarious side effects.
Either way, NFTs coming to Call of Duty will be controversial, though the series has dealt with worse dramas in the past. It may be stupid, but it's gonna make Activision a lot of money. And that's all they're after, really.
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Joseph Kime is the Senior Trending News Journalist for GGRecon from Devon, UK. Before graduating from MarJon University with a degree in Journalism, he started writing music reviews for his own website before writing for the likes of FANDOM, Zavvi and The Digital Fix. He is host of the Big Screen Book Club podcast, and author of Building A Universe, a book that chronicles the history of superhero movies. His favourite games include DOOM (2016), Celeste and Pokemon Emerald.
