Samsung has built-in blockchain recreation developer Illuvium’s non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into its newest good TVs.
This integration permits customers to view in-game property resembling weapons, Illuvials, and fits from Illuvium’s three interconnected video games — Overworld, Area, and Zero — instantly on their Samsung TVs.
Illuvium shared the information on X (Twitter), stating, “With Samsung’s attain, Illuvium shall be delivered to tens of millions of latest gamers worldwide, mixing gaming and digital artwork in a approach that’s by no means been accomplished earlier than.”
Samsung and Illuvium’s collaboration may also be showcased at Gamescom, a serious online game commerce honest that can happen later this month in Cologne, Germany. Attendees can have the prospect to discover Illuvium’s video games and purchase one in all ten unique GEN3RATOR NFTs, that are a part of Samsung’s newest digital innovation efforts.
The collaboration with Illuvium is a part of Samsung’s broader push into the Web3 house, which it has been exploring since early 2022. The corporate’s enterprise into this space started with the launch of an NFT platform for its good TVs, which permits customers to browse, purchase, and commerce NFTs.
Since then, Samsung has continued to increase its presence within the metaverse and Web3 applied sciences.
In January 2022, the corporate launched a digital retailer referred to as “837X” on Decentraland, marking its entry into the metaverse. Later that yr, in July, Samsung launched “Area Tycoon,” a digital atmosphere the place customers may create, play, and share video games and experiences utilizing Samsung merchandise.
Samsung has just lately elevated its give attention to the Web3 gaming sector. Past its work with Illuvium, the corporate additionally partnered with the NFT recreation Wilder World in April, bringing the sport’s immersive expertise to its Sensible TVs and different units.
