Web3 company Polium has just announced its upcoming gaming console, Polium One, and it’s aimed at NFT gaming. Unfortunately, some players met it with resistance.
Polium claims this console will be able to run games from different blockchains. It’s said to be powerful enough such that it can run high-performance games, but will also be easy to use even for traditional players.
By “traditional,” we mean those who don’t understand Web3 or blockchain games.
The company is planning to release the console in Q3 2024. Only those players who buy a Polium Pass will be able to make pre-orders. The Polium Pass is a non-fungible token (NFT) on the Ethereum network. There will be 10,000 of these passes.
Polium One will include a fingerprint scanner
To give added security, Polium One will include a fingerprint scanner plus a “wallet” button. These features should be able to give the user quick access to the multi-chain wallet in the console. Plus, the wallet will enable “trading, swapping, staking, and receiving cryptocurrency.”
Interestingly, Polium has admitted that only four people are working on this console’s hardware. But, it has also claimed that it will feature 8K HDR at 120 fps, plus ray tracing.
Skeptics have expressed their concerns
Unfortunately, some have not received the announcement well. Among these are players who do not yet believe in blockchain gaming.
In Polium’s Discord server, some users have expressed that “this entire project” was a scam. Polium responded as follows:
“We have been receiving FUD and criticism regarding our ability to execute. To clarify, it’s four of us that are building the functional prototype for the console and controller.
“We have experience in hardware and software development. We are currently doing the power tree for the console’s board. We should have a functional prototype by November or before.
“We will show the prototype live on YouTube or have a well-trusted influencer show you all. The prototype will prove that the console can run games that are on different blockchains and built with different programming languages.
“We will not take any pre-orders/funding until we show the prototype and if the community is interested. Once we have a functional prototype, we will build the console for manufacturing.”
By the way, ‘FUD’ is an acronym meaning ‘fear, uncertainty, and doubt.’ And many gamers seem to see the Polium One project with much FUD.
All that said, will you be interested in following this project? In any case…
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