Square Enix Is Bringing Its NFT Game to Sony’s Ethereum Network

Gaming large Sq. Enix, the agency behind Ultimate Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts, introduced this week that it’s increasing its blockchain recreation Symbiogenesis to Sony’s Ethereum layer-2 community, Soneium.

Symbiogenesis initially launched on Ethereum scaling community Polygon, and is at the moment wrapping up what’s slated to be its ultimate season of content material. However that imminent conclusion isn’t stopping Sq. Enix from an extra affiliation with Sony on the blockchain.

The initiative connects Symbiogenesis with two different video games on Soneium: sleep-to-earn app Evermoon and team-based aggressive battler Sleepagotchi. Gamers who full limited-time quests in Symbiogenesis will obtain commemorative NFT collectibles that unlock advantages throughout all three video games.

“This is not nearly unlocking digital stickers,” the press launch states. “The NFT you earn from finishing a Symbiogenesis quest grants unique neighborhood mission perks,” in addition to in-game advantages.

The marketing campaign is now obtainable, and gamers should full the primary story epilogues from chapters 1-4 in Symbiogenesis by Could 31 to qualify for rewards.

Soneium was developed by Sony Block Options Labs, a three way partnership between Sony Group Company and blockchain agency Startale Group. As a result of it’s a decentralized community that any staff can construct on, this transfer isn’t being framed as a direct collaboration between Sq. Enix and Sony, nor does it have any affiliation with Sony’s PlayStation gaming model.

However there may be loads of shared historical past there, as Sq. Enix famously launched the influential Ultimate Fantasy VII on the unique PlayStation again in 1997, and has continued to work intently with the tech large’s PlayStation ecosystem over time.



As for Symbiogenesis, the sport continues to be slated to conclude in July—at the very least for now.

“At current, this marks their ultimate season,” a Soneium spokesperson instructed Decrypt. “We proceed to have interaction in discussions with Sq. Enix about potential future collaboration, however [from] Soneium’s perspective, we’re unable to share additional particulars.”