Sony Ethereum Grid sizing Soneium officially launched on Monday, and the network's creators describe it as a potential way to introduce cryptocurrencies to the masses. But will that include games, specifically, Sony's giant PlayStation brand and many of its popular franchises?

Sony Block Solutions Labs Director, Sota Watanabe previously stated Decryption That Soneium can bring “ordinary people” into the world of cryptocurrencies, working in the background as a technical backbone while enhancing expertise in areas such as film, music and games.

On sonium Websitevisitors can filter for apps currently being built on Soneium, with “Games” listed under the “Consumer” category.

This inclusion begs the question of whether massive PlayStation franchises like God of War, Uncharted, Gran Turismo, and many other games could one day join the Soneium ecosystem.

While PlayStation could theoretically leverage Soneium as a way to integrate digital assets into its games, the network team doesn't have any input at the moment, a company spokesperson said. Decryption.

“Regarding potential integrations with PlayStation, we are excited about the possibilities that blockchain technology brings to gaming, but we do not have any specific updates to share on this front at this time,” a Sony BLS spokesperson said.

Decryption GG reached out to PlayStation representatives for comment, but did not immediately receive a response regarding Soneium's potential use for blockchain gaming.

Soneium is being developed by Sony BLS, a Singapore-based subsidiary of the Japanese multinational company. The company was founded in 2023 as a joint venture between Sony Group Corporation and Startale Labs.

But this isn't the first time Sony has thought about the potential of blockchain technology, even when it comes to games.

Sony filed patent applications linking blockchain and gaming before forming the Soneium:One team I was focused On tracking in-game assets using NFTs, the other decided “Fungible Tokens,” which are actually a collection of in-game NFT items.

Currently, users have access to about a dozen Soneium-based games, most of which appear to be in early development. Include those Derby racea “pick to win” horse racing game that takes the form of an applet on the messaging platform Telegram, and Overtripa Battle Royale shooter “where the thrill of competition meets the world of staking” using meme coins and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

However, none of these games are made by Sony or its partner Startale Labs. Soneium is an unauthorized network that anyone can build on, as is the case with other chains like it Solana and Open networkdevelopers released games built on minted assets on Soneium.

A PlayStation title leveraging Soneium would represent a major shift in blockchain-based gaming. As of this writing, no games on the PlayStation console have front-end coding elements that players can interact with.

Off the grida popular battle royale shooter available in early access on PlayStation 5, tracks user-owned items and other items on Avalanche An L1 blockchain test network called GUNZ, with a full mainnet launch and token drop planned for sometime this quarter.

But Web3's Gunzilla game director Theodor Agranat admitted to Decryption That the encryption elements in the PS5 version of the game should be "handled differently" than those on PC. More details on this front are expected as the launch of the GUNZ mainnet approaches. Other crypto games destined for PS5 are likewise to cut or repair Their blockchain elements.

Rockstar Games has also been rumored for over a year may support Digital assets in Grand Theft Auto 6, which is scheduled for release this fall. However, there has been no official word from the video game maker, which is the case Forbidden Using cryptocurrencies and NFTs from Grand Theft Auto 5 servers operated by players.

Rockstar games He said Prohibiting “commercial exploitation” through the use of cryptocurrencies is consistent with protecting trademarks and intellectual property. Earlier this week, Sony BLS did much the same thing to Soneium, "blacklisting" at least one meme coin named after a PlayStation character.

Modified by Andrew Hayward