Analysis of the Development Path of Decentralization Platform

Decentralization games have always been a hot topic in the crypto market. Recently, the Magic platform on Arbitrum has become extremely popular, sparking discussions about the development path of decentralized gaming platforms. This article will analyze the development history of traditional gaming platforms and explore the development direction of blockchain gaming platforms.

Development Model of Traditional Gaming Platforms

There are three main development models for traditional game industry platforms:

1. Studio Model: Starting from a single game studio, gradually developing into a large company with multiple game IPs. Representative companies such as Blizzard Entertainment, which started with World of Warcraft, gradually evolved into a gaming giant with several well-known IPs.

2. Development Engine Model: Provides game development tools and platform, allowing users to create and share games independently. Roblox is a typical example, offering users creation tools and a sharing platform, forming a large game ecosystem.

3. Distribution platform model: represented by Steam, starting with its own games and gradually developing into a game publishing and distribution platform. It provides developers with distribution channels and offers players a convenient way to purchase and manage games.

Development Path of Blockchain Gaming Platforms

1. Game studio model and public chain ecology

Some successful blockchain game projects choose to issue their own public chain or Layer 2 network, such as:

• Dapper Labs(CryptoKitties) issues Flow blockchain
• Sky Mavis(Axie Infinity) issues Ronin sidechain
• Immutable(Gods Unchained) issues ImmutableX

This model relies on the influence of a single game, requiring the launch product to ignite the market. However, there are also risks, such as the impact of the Ronin theft incident on the Axie ecosystem.

2. Development Engine Mode

Decentralization game development engines provide developers with more freedom and creativity. Representative projects include:

• Fragnova(Fragcolor): Provides a secure environment for developers to freely create and share games.
• Cocos-CBX: A blockchain-based game development engine

The advantage of the Decentralization engine lies in better protection of game data and user assets, providing developers with more autonomy. However, it still struggles to compete with traditional engines like Unity and Unreal in terms of maturity and ecological completeness.

3. Distribution platform model

This is the mainstream model of decentralized platforms, representative projects include:

• TreasureDAO: Starting from the Loot ecosystem, it has developed into the largest platform on Arbitrum.
• Gala Games: Incentivizing the community through tokens to build a Decentralization node network

The advantage of the distribution platform model lies in light asset operation, which allows for rapid accumulation of game quantity. However, there is still a significant gap in both game quality and quantity compared to traditional platforms.

Future Development Space

Decentralization platform still has huge development space:

1. Vertical Public Chain: With the development of modular blockchain and Layer 3 technology, it will become possible to build a dedicated Appchain for a single game.

2. Develop an engine and distribution platform: The urgent priority is to attract more developers and enhance the quantity and quality of games.

3. Competing with traditional platforms: catching up with traditional platforms in terms of user experience, security, and other aspects.

In the coming years, decentralized platforms need to continuously innovate in areas such as technology improvement, blockbuster creation, and user attraction to stand out in the fierce market competition.