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Was browsing Twitter earlier this morning when I came across this.
https://twitter.com/stalker_thegame/status/1471148058708791308

STALKER 2 Twitter account notes there will be a metaverse that's optional and not blockchain based. At first I wondered how that was NFT since it didn't have a blockchain like those terrible jpegs of apes and lions but then they admit it to being an NFT. And from there I find out you don't need blockchains to make an NFT.
https://twitter.com/stalker_thegame/status/1471159866316271626

As a fan of STALKER, this is pretty disappointing even if GSC Gameworld is somehow not able to hurt the environment compared to those crappy jpegs of lions and apes. I'm still buying the game, assuming gameplay doesn't turn out to be a steaming pile down the line as soon as we get footage from gamers and reviewers but the game's taking a far back seat compared to titles like Elden Ring.

Links to sites covering it, for those that want more info and coverage on this
https://wccftech.com/stalker-2-is-getting-a-metaverse-of-blockchain-nfts-and-weve-asked-the-developers-why/
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-15-s-t-a-l-k-e-r-2-to-include-metaverse-of-nfts
https://www.pcgamer.com/stalker-2-jumps-on-the-nft-bandwagon-will-make-3-players-metahuman-npcs-whatever-that-is/

Poor marketing, but I'm going to hope this is not affecting the work the devs are putting into the game. My biggest concern is this might seriously sour the IP for non-fans, because if STALKER 2 is good then of course I want it to sell well, but doing NFTs is not a good marketing strategy.

Same. I just hope that outside of this whole NFT BS and any greed from whoever greenlighted it that the game comes out good. Even then with it having NFT stuff, iirc Steam won't allow NFT games so in this instance, there goes a chunk of sales on PC.

Excuse the double post but the STALKER Twitter account has announced GSC is not going for anything NFT related.
https://twitter.com/stalker_thegame/status/1471620399997886472

Now all there is left is waiting and seeing in how the game itself turns out.