In a shock transfer, multi-element PC shooter MetalCore has introduced it’s ditching Immutable and shifting to Solana.
Presently reside with the primary of three seasons as a part of its open beta, the sport will probably be reside on Solana when it launches its second season known as Gearbreakers in November.
At that stage, gamers will be capable of migrate all their present belongings over to Solana. MetalCore launched its first NFTs – a set of 10,000 genesis infantry characters – on Ethereum in July 2022. They at present have a ground worth of round $90.
The sport’s historical past highlights the shifting developments on the subject of selecting a blockchain. It initially introduced it will deploy on the ImmutableX blockchain, earlier than switching to Polygon after which returning to Immutable to make use of its Immutable zkEVM know-how in March 2023.
Its transfer to Solana is a shock, nevertheless, provided that Polygon and Immutable are each Ethereum-compatible blockchains, and whereas Solana does now have the flexibility to be EVM suitable, it doesn’t natively assist Ethereum belongings.
One of many causes for the change is Solana Labs’ GameShift platform, which MetalCore developer Studio369 says will considerably scale back friction for web2 and web3 gamers, making it simpler to make in-app purchases because of its streamlined fee system and built-in storefront.
“We’re thrilled to deliver MetalCore to Solana, leveraging its infrastructure to reinforce the on-chain consumer expertise and unlock Solana’s distinctive benefits,” mentioned Studio369’s CEO Matt Candler.
“MetalCore has repeatedly received finest web3 sport awards, and we wish to deliver the most effective infrastructure to our gamers to allow them to benefit from the sport in probably the most handy and frictionless method attainable.”
Discover out extra on the MetalCore web site.
