Opinion
Despite billions in investment, Web3 gaming has failed to capture mainstream attention or solve gaming’s core issues — instead recreating the same problems it aimed to fix.
The author is an independent contributor writing an opinion or expert take. Views expressed are the author’s own and may not reflect Cointelegraph’s editorial position. Daryl Xu is the Co-Founder and CEO of NPC Labs, the team behind open gaming ecosystem B3 and onchain game discovery platform BSMNT. At Coinbase, Daryl was a key member of the Crypto Native team where he was responsible for bringing game developers onto Base, building a critical foundation that contributed to the massive success of the L2.
Despite billions in investment, Web3 gaming has failed to capture mainstream attention or solve gaming’s core issues — instead recreating the same problems it aimed to fix.