Although blockchain technology and the introduction of cryptocurrencies in gaming have been around us for quite some time, we’ve still haven’t seen their full potential. Most of the blockchain-based games we now have a simple 2D or deck building games, and we are yet to see a big triple-A title that includes blockchain technology.
One thing is for sure, the blockchain technology can bring a lot of good things to the world of video games.
First of all, the ownership of digital items will change, and all the skins and cosmetics you buy in the game will be owned by you, and you can resell them or trade them. Next, tokenomics and blockchain technology will allow you to earn real money while playing games, which is a big gamechanger.
There are rumors that the much anticipated GTA 6 will have some form of token utilizing blockchain technology, which proves that this is the latest trend in the industry.
But let’s dive deeper into all the things that are expected to come in the blockchain video gaming world.
True Ownership
We touched on this in the beginning of the article, but we have to emphasize the importance of digital ownership. Right now, games are simple – you buy or work hard to get a legendary item, and even though you own it in the game, this digital item isn’t really yours.
In other words, the item is stored in the developer’s database, and if whatever reason they decide to pull the plug, your item will be gone. In other words, with regular games all the items you own are stuck in the game’s ecosystem.
With cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, things are different. You get to own digital assets that can be transferred out of the game and straight to your digital wallet. Games like Axie Infinity, allows you to own Axie creatures in a form of NFTs, that you can take away from the game and sell them on the open market like OpenSea.
Parallel’s TCG cards—say, a $200 “Masterpiece” Earthen unit—carry the same weight; you can sell it for 0.07 ETH (at $2,800/ETH) or gift it to a buddy, no studio gatekeeper needed.
This isn’t hypothetical—NFT gaming sales hit $8.8 billion in 2024, with platforms reporting 10,000 daily trades by 2025. It’s a power shift: your $10 The Sandbox land plot or $5 Gods Unchained card isn’t rented—it’s yours, logged on-chain, immune to server wipes.
Developers still drop free gear, but NFTs mean your haul’s a real asset, not a fleeting perk.
Play-to-Earn (Finally You Can Earn While Playing Your Favorite Game)
Gaming used to be a time sink—hours spent, nothing tangible gained. Play-to-earn (P2E) flips that, letting you cash out for playing. Axie Infinity pioneered it: battle cartoon critters, breed ‘em, and earn AXS or SLP tokens—$50-$200 monthly for a casual grinder in 2025, down from 2021’s $1,000 peak due to market dips.
Star Atlas ups the ante; pilot ships in a sci-fi MMO, mine ATLAS, and pocket $20-$100 weekly if you’re savvy (0.5-2 ATLAS at $0.04 each). Even Parallel sprinkles PRIME—win a $1 tourney, snag 0.12 PRIME ($1 at $8/PRIME).
By 2025, P2E’s dished out $2.8 billion globally small per-player cuts (think $0.10-$5 per session), but it adds up.
It’s not a get-rich-quick gig—entry costs like $150 for an Axie trio sting—but it’s real income, especially in low-wage regions. Developers take a slice (5-10% on trades), funding more content, while players turn sweat into crypto, they can swap for fiat or reinvest.
Plus, we are not talking only about play-to-earn games, we also have online casinos using cryptocurrencies where you can play Bitcoin live baccarat using your crypto wallet.
Faster Chains: Blockchain That Keeps Up
Crypto’s early gaming days were a slog—Bitcoin’s 10-minute blocks or Ethereum’s $10-$50 gas fees in 2021 choked real-time play. Today’s chains are turbocharged. Solana’s 65,000 transactions per second (TPS) powers Star Atlas’s ship battles—buy a $5 upgrade (0.03 SOL at $160/SOL), and it’s yours in a heartbeat, fees at $0.00025.
Polygon, Ethereum’s Layer-2 sidekick, slashes costs to $0.01-$0.10—mint a $20 Aavegotchi ghost, no wallet bleed. Base, Coinbase’s 2023 rollout, runs Parallel’s card swaps at 10 TPS with pennies in overhead.
These upgrades mean no lag—trade a $50 skin mid-match, cash a $100 pot, all seamless. Developers ditch clunky magnets for these sidechains, syncing blockchain’s promise with gaming’s need for speed. It’s not just tech—it’s a play that feels fluid, not fractured.
Decentralized Worlds: Players in the Driver’s Seat
Traditional games are top-down—studios dictate rules, updates, and shutdowns. Crypto’s decentralized push hands the wheel to players via blockchain governance.
Decentraland’s Ethereum-based metaverse lets you buy a $1,000 plot (300 MANA at $3/MANA), build a poker den, and charge 10 MANA ($30) monthly rent—your rules, your profit.
The Sandbox mirrors it; a $500 land NFT hosts your mini game, earning SAND from visitors. DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) take it further—Aavegotchi’s community votes on events with GHST tokens, while Parallel’s players greenlight $2 million tourney pots via PRIME.
By 2025, 50+ games run DAO-style, with $500 million in player-held tokens steering direction. It’s messy—votes can stall, whales sway—but it’s a shift: you’re not just playing, you’re co-running the show, a co-op vibe studio can’t ignore.
Tournaments on Chain
Esports thrives on big pots, but crypto’s blockchain edge makes it cleaner. Parallel’s March 2025 Vegas showdown dealt $250,000 on Base—every win, loss, and payout etched on-chain, provably fair.
Crypto Space Commander’s $50,000 ship-battle pot in January 2025 used Ethereum—0.5 ETH entry ($1,400), $10 fees, instant wallet drops. Tokens like ENJ (Enjin) or CHZ (Chiliz) fuel these—$1 million pledged for Parallel Season 2 starts March 7, with NFT trophies minted for champs.
Fees are lean—$5-$20 in gas covers a tourney run, versus fiat’s $50-$100 bank cuts—and payouts hit fast, no week-long waits. Players see the math live—no rigged odds or skimmed prizes—building trust that pulls pros and sponsors in droves.
One thing is for sure, the video gaming world is about to go crazy and we will definitely see new things from big game developers in the near future.
