Crypto Games Keep Dying—Here’s What the Pros Say About the Bloodbath
Crypto gaming’s hype train keeps derailing. Another week, another batch of play-to-earn projects biting the dust—but why? We grilled the experts.
The Ponzi mechanics finally caught up
Turns out, ‘earn’ was always the operative word. When token rewards dry up faster than VC funding rounds, guess what happens? Spoiler: Not sustainable growth.
Web3’s dirty little secret: Most games suck
Blockchain can’t magically fix terrible gameplay. Who knew? (Besides everyone who’s ever held a controller.) The few survivors? Actual fun first, crypto second.
VCs moved on to shinier toys
AI gets the big checks now. Crypto gaming? Left choking on algorithmic stablecoin dust. Funny how quickly ‘the future of entertainment’ becomes last quarter’s bagholder problem.
The brutal truth? This was always the endgame for projects that confused speculative trading with player retention. But hey—at least the hedge funds got their exit liquidity.
