Blockchain gamers see playing NFT games as a potential full-time job, says new survey

Despite the fall of nonfungible token (NFT) prices, play-to-earn NFT gaming carries connected arsenic much radical spot it arsenic a imaginable mode to marque a living. 

In a survey conducted successful the Philippines, 32 percent of the respondents said they would discontinue oregon see quitting if NFT games allowed them to spell full-time. John Stefanidis, the CEO of NFT gaming level Balthazar, said that he’s “not amazed by the findings.” 

“Many are acceptable to discontinue their different jobs to play NFT games instead, arsenic they could perchance beryllium earning the same, if not much from playing NFT games.” 

Jesus Dawal Jr., a Filipino gamer, told Cointelegraph that astatine the moment, the net successful NFT games are not enough. “There is nary uncertainty that blockchain gaming is simply a revolutionary concept, but astatine the moment, I don't deliberation it volition beryllium capable to enactment maine financially by itself,” said Dawal. However, helium besides notes that he’s acceptable to leap successful erstwhile the ecosystem develops more.

“I deliberation I volition person capable courageousness to permission my occupation to prosecute blockchain gaming erstwhile the P2E ecosystem has go mature and sustainable.”

Blockchain gaming enactment YGG Pilipinas' state manager Luis Buenaventura besides thinks that there’s decidedly a inclination of radical quitting to spell afloat time. When asked astir the topic, helium told Cointelegraph that “for amended oregon for worse, the inclination of radical quitting their jobs for P2E is decidedly picking up.”

However, the blockchain gaming enforcement notes that it’s not conscionable blockchain gaming that is picking up but besides crypto opportunities. “It’s arsenic apt that radical are uncovering alternate income opportunities successful crypto successful general, and not conscionable P2E specifically,” helium said.

“Earning from games and earning from output farming are not mutually exclusive activities, and we spot galore of our astir palmy members doing both.”

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Back successful 2021, a study from the Blockchain Gaming Alliance (BGA) showed that NFT gaming generated implicit $2 billion successful gross successful the 3rd 4th of 2021. This accounts for 22% of NFT trading measurement according to the BGA.

Apart from generating revenue, the blockchain gaming assemblage has besides shown a philanthropic side. Last year, erstwhile a ace typhoon deed the Philippines and affected 4 cardinal individuals, blockchain gamers led by YGG organized a donation thrust that raised much than $1.4 cardinal to assistance the victims.