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Epic Games Store "definitely won't" Restrict Games with NFTs

Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games, says that the Epic Games store "definitely won't" restrict the sales of games that include NFTs. Sweeney's statement follows an announcement by Minecraft developer Mojang, which outlined the company's position to not permit blockchain technologies or NFTs in Minecraft.

One fan contacted Sweeney via Twitter to inquire if Epic Games would adopt a similar position to Mojang. However, Sweeney replied in the negative.

"Developers should be able to decide how to build their games, and you're free to decide whether you want to play them," he says. "I believe that stores and operating system manufacturers shouldn't attempt to dictate their opinions on other people. We shouldn't.
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Another user reacted to Sweeney's post, asking what the difference is from the Epic Games policy against discriminatory and hateful content. Sweeney explained that this distinction is due to "editorial and brand judgements" and believes that Epic decides "to draw the line at acceptable to mainstream norms."

Some users on the PC gaming subreddit have expressed displeasure with Sweeney's decision, pointing out how the Epic CEO has previously spoken out strongly against NFTs. In September 2021, Sweeney publicly posted a version of an email in a Twitter reply, which states "We aren't touching NFTs as the whole field is currently tangled up with an intractable mixture of scams, intriguing foundations for decentralised technology, and frauds."

Now Sweeney is open about his belief that developers who use the Epic Game store should have the option of exploring such integrations if they wish, however. In a follow-up tweet, Sweeney said that cryptography is complex.