Ubisoft ends making NFTs and other updates for Ghost Recon: Breakpoint

Ubisoft said it is no longer making updates or non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for Ghost Recon: Breakpoint.

The company confirmed that the March launch of its NFT-based Digit item for Breakpoint was the final update. Ubisosft said servers will remain available for Breakpoint and the earlier Ghost Recon: Wildlands.

Ubisoft stirred an uproar among fans when it announced the NFTs late last year. Ubisoft positioned it as a way to reward players who had put 600 hours or more into the game, and it enabled them to buy limited numbers of the NFTs and sell them as well. But it had a lot of restrictions on it, and gamers reacted negatively to the plan as a scheme to milk gamers, rather than providing NFTs with actual gameplay utility to players.

In that sense, the reaction to NFTs stirred a wave of negative reactions to blockchain-based projects at GSC Game World, Team17, voice actor Troy Baker, and various esports companies. In other places such as Asia and among crypto enthusiasts, however, NFTs are getting a much warmer reception as an opportunity for players to own digital goods and make money off them.

Ubisoft didn’t say whether it would drop NFTs altogether or pursue it with other brands that it owns. Ubisoft said Digits would continue with other platforms and projects. Ars Technica reported that there were just 96 successful resales from the thousands of Digits minted by Ubisoft.

We asked Ubisoft for comment and they issued this statement: