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Web3 gaming firm Immutable is set to revolutionize the gaming industry by eliminating gas fee payments for gamers. Their proprietary zero-knowledge proof-based scaling platform, called Immutable zkEVM, will provide blockchain-based game developers with the technology to remove transaction fees from end users. This move is expected to create a seamless and frictionless onboarding experience for gamers.
Traditionally, web3 games built on blockchain protocols required gamers to pay gas fees to network validators for processing transactions. However, with the advent of layer-2 scaling protocols, Ethereum-based decentralized applications (DApps) and services have been able to reduce reliance on validators and miners. Despite the importance of gas fees in the decentralization and operation of the blockchain, they have remained a barrier for conventional gamers who are accustomed to transaction-free gaming experiences.
Immutable CTO Alex Connolly recognizes the need for a familiar and streamlined user experience in web3 games. He acknowledges that gas fees are a norm in the blockchain space that mainstream players simply won’t accept. By offering the zkEVM technology, Immutable aims to make gas fees unnoticeable and integrate digital asset ownership seamlessly into games.
Game developers will have the ability to sponsor gas fee payments through the Immutable zkEVM, effectively canceling out these transactions for Immutable Passport users. Additionally, Immutable plans to sponsor gas fees for all of its ecosystem games during its mainnet launch for a limited time frame. This sponsorship is expected to increase player adoption and revenues for game studios, potentially becoming an expense similar to infrastructure or server costs.
Immutable’s zkEVM offers game developers access to lower development costs, as well as the security and network effects associated with the Ethereum ecosystem. Over 20 gaming studios, including GameStop, TokenTrove marketplace, Kongregate, and iLogos, have pledged their support for the beta launch of this innovative platform.