Hi guys, it's mark.
So many people are saying crypto gaming is the investment
opportunity of a lifetime.
With it even being compared to when
Bitcoin was as low as a
hundred dollars a coin.
So I thought I'd do some research
and find out what's going on.
And I have to admit I was pretty blown away.
By now we've probably all heard the stories
of teams making millions from NFTs and personally,
I think it's safe to say I was a little bit skeptical of
people selling these pointless
JPEG images for such high prices.
I mean like those crypto punks have been selling for up to
$11 million dollars each, however,
by looking into crypto gaming
this is really started to make sense
as it could be the use case for an NFT.
So we've all been looking for.
Maybe they finally make sense.
As I learned about crypto gaming,
the more I could see it being the next logical progression
for the gaming industry,
which is currently worth $180 billion dollars
to think my mum used to say not to spend all my time
down the arcades as I was just wasting all my money.
So today let's discuss this new investing opportunity,
how to get in on the ground floor.
And I'll round up everything with my thoughts as a
traditional investor.
That is a kind way of saying I'm a bit old.
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attitudes towards video games all over the world!
How amazing would it be to log onto your favorite game and
actually our money while you're playing it?
I'm not talking about being a professional gamer or
streamer.
All you'd have to do is have fun
playing the game.
At first, this sounds a little bit crazy,
but crypto games we'll have this play to earn feature
integrated into them,
which makes it easy to see why they would quickly become
very popular.
But Mark, gaming offers no value to society,
how could you possibly be paid for doing it?
Well, let me explain,
The game. Fortnite is generated nearly $10 billion dollars
with in-game purchases over the last few years,
they do this by selling rare skins and items,
which are all stuck within the game itself.
So those items have no value unless you're playing Fortnite.
The introduction of the battle pass
helped achieve these crazy revenue numbers.
You buy the battle pass, and then as you progress,
you unlock skins and other exclusive content.
But what if you could actually take those items
and sell them in the real world and even make a profit?
Well, that's going to be possible in crypto games.
As the items will be all NFT's and the gold you collect
will be its own cryptocurrency with real world value.
By having creative uses for these digital assets
inside the games, it creates the demand for the items
and an in-game economy.
Just imagine the possibilities you could be playing Sims and
buy an NFT of a sofa to put in your digital house
or playing World of Warcraft and earning real money
for every gold coin you collect.
This is a long way off from happening with the big games.
However, you may start seeing this concept
popping up in many indie
games, but not all of them
are going to be successful in my opinion.
First and foremost,
the game has to be fun to play.
It's all very well having this play to earn feature.
But if the game isn't enjoyable,
then a demand for the coins and the NFTs will of course be a
lot lower. On the other hand,
a game could lay dormant for a while,
but if it's extremely addictive,
then it might get adopted on a huge scale,
which will cause the value of its crypto coins
and NFTs to go, you've guessed it, to the moon.
It's a bit like when people first started to get interested
in Bitcoin, as there was more demand,
the price starts to increase dramatically.
By the way, if you want to pick up $10 worth
of free Bitcoin from Coinbase
then I'll leave the link in the description below and you
don't even need to play a game to get this reward.
The creation of crypto games is so exciting.
It's there's an estimated 3.24 billion gamers.
Just imagine if they all wanted crypto and NFTs without even
knowing it, but I'm an investor, not a gamer.
Why does any of this matter to me?
Well now we understand how crypto games work.
Imagine you were able to spot them before they became
popular and invested in their NFTs and coins.
That kind of explosive growth could make you a lot of money
like with anything.
It's usually the people that get in at the start of these
things that make the real profits.
So now the question is,
how do you actually find these up and coming games
before it's too late?
Well, I actually believe
this is where the younger generation has
an advantage over boomers like me.
Most of them are growing up playing games
and can sense whether a game will be popular or not.
But having this intuition only gets you so far.
It's also important to do your research.
My favorite game as a kid was Space Invaders.
Well that's until Defender came out,
which was the first horizontal game that I ever played.
These are both very iconic now,
but it just proves how far things have progressed
in such a short amount of time.
It's such a fast moving industry.
During my research, I've actually found,
there are three key areas that if looked into can give
you a huge advantage over other investors.
Number one is the people behind the game.
Who would you rather have on your football team,
Cristiano Ronaldo, or Steve from the local club?
Of course,
Steve would be great for a beer down the bar afterwards,
but Ronaldo would much more likely help you win the game.
When it comes to crypto games, it's the exact same idea.
You want a team that has extensive experience
and has worked
on big games in the past.
This way you know,
they're able to follow through on their promises
as they've got a proven skillset.
The last thing you want to do is invest your money only to
find out the game developers are clueless
and faking it until they make it.
If you pick the Ronaldo scenario,
these types of teams know exactly what goes
into create an a good game
and how long it takes to get everything up and running.
This means they usually have much more achievable aims
and a one to two year launch strategy,
which allows them to get player feedback much faster.
The problem I often find with new business owners is that
they're trying to do too much too soon.
As they don't realize their limits.
I've seen many of my friends go into business.
And most of them don't last very long as they take this
approach, which leads to burnout.
They were unable to hit
the high targets they set themselves
on such harsh deadlines.
I can imagine this being very similar to new game developers
trying to create a game that has everything.
These kinds of projects are very unlikely to get completed,
or if they do, then everything is just mediocre.
Even big companies take years to produce games
like Grand Theft Auto.
So it just isn't possible with teams
as small, as 10 to 30 people in a reasonable timeframe.
It seems to me that the most successful indie games
Are the ones that have
a very basic journey a lot like the game rocket league,
The concept is simple. It's soccer but for cars.
You drive around on your own or with your
friends on the soccer pitch and use boosts to
hyper accelerate the car to ultimately score a goal.
The journey is simple, yet very addictive
loading a game up
with no idea what opponent you'll be facing next
and trying as hard as you can to possibly
secure the win is brilliant fun.
The second area to look into is the graphic design.
This is easy to forget when you're looking at games
from an investor's point of view at the end of the day,
it doesn't matter if the game is actually any good,
because first of all,
people have to be intrigued to try it out.
This means the marketing is extremely important.
You could have the best product in the world,
but if no one knows you've got it, you won't sell anything.
Even investing apps now need to compete
and look appealing for people to use them.
Public.coms app is actually
a world-class example of this and they're currently
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your first impression of any app
is formed based on screenshots, gifts,
or the opening seconds of a trailer.
This is a lot like the thumbnail on YouTube.
It's your first impression of the video
and it's meant to intrigue, but not mislead.
I'm personally really intrigued by the art staff and the
crypto game. Big time.
The truth is people really do judge a book by its cover.
So in order for a game to really take off,
the visuals need to be really beautiful.
Especially when considering these indie games don't have a
huge marketing budget and are relying on word of mouth
and social media to spread the message for them.
When I was in school
art was seen as a subject taken by lazy people.
The teacher even used to say,
you needed to be dead to make any real money.
Now art graphic designer, huge industries.
You don't have to be an art major to appreciate the great
talent these people have and the role
they play in game creation.
The third area to consider is potential scams as this is a
very new industry and these are everywhere.
It reminds me very much of the dawn of the internet and
the .com bubble.
Everyone was so excited as they thought the internet
was the future.
And of course, as it turned out they were correct.
However, there were a lot of poor investments
mixed in with the good ones.
I remember when the.com bubble burst
and people realize most of the companies
they were investing in were worthless
and nothing more than a fancy to name name.
There has to be more to a game than just a name
and a few NFTs.
That's why, even if you do believe crypto gaming
isn't the next big thing.
You should always be aware that where there are
opportunities. There are always scams.
It's a bit like the story of the emperor's new clothes.
A swindler tells the emperor that he can make him some
magical clothes that will appear invisible
to anyone who is stupid or incompetent.
The emperor pays the man a huge amount of money
to make the clothes and the swindler pretends
to weave without any needles or threads.
No one wants to admit they can't see the clothes,
not even the emperor himself,
as it would mean admitting to looking silly.
So he wears them on a parade around his kingdom.
It's not until the child pointed out that everyone realizes
they've been tricked,
now being an emperor sounds nice,
but you certainly want to avoid being like this emperor
at all costs by understanding as much as possible
about the industry before you part
with your hard earned money.
As crypto gaming is so new,
it's easy for scammers to pretend to be making a game
When actually all they're doing is buying a demo pack,
copying any existing game and selling their NFTs for
thousands based on nothing but hype.
All it takes is for some kid to come along and notice how
bad the game is.
And then the party's over, the illusion is broken.
I've always only invested in things that I understand.
And it's been a great strategy over the years,
but that's not to say I'm not open to new ideas
With any new frontier. You have to be extra careful.
It's navigating the pitfalls and summit in
the mountains can be much harder.
However, the rewards can be much greater.
After doing my research.
I believe the next shot at huge returns
will come from crypto games.
And that's what I'm having a dabble myself.
I'm going to be joining various discord groups
and scanning Twitter for the next big gains.
But these are risky investments so I won't be investing more
than I'm willing to lose.
This is an opportunity that I just can't ignore.
As I'll end up being one of those people
that FOMOs their money in at the last minute.
And they're the ones that usually end up losing it all.
If you want me to make an update video about my investment
journey into crypto games,
or you'd just like to share your thoughts on crypto gaming
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