In a shock transfer, multi-element PC shooter MetalCore has introduced it’s ditching Immutable and shifting to Solana.
At present stay with the primary of three seasons as a part of its open beta, the sport will probably be stay on Solana when it launches its second season referred to as Gearbreakers in November.
At that stage, gamers will be capable to migrate all their present belongings over to Solana. MetalCore launched its first NFTs – a group of 10,000 genesis infantry characters – on Ethereum in July 2022. They presently have a ground value of round $90.
The sport’s historical past highlights the shifting developments in the case 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, nonetheless, provided that Polygon and Immutable are each Ethereum-compatible blockchains, and whereas Solana does now have the power to be EVM appropriate, it doesn’t natively assist Ethereum belongings.
One of many causes for the swap 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 cost system and built-in storefront.
“We’re thrilled to deliver MetalCore to Solana, leveraging its infrastructure to boost 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 need to deliver the perfect infrastructure to our gamers to allow them to benefit from the sport in essentially the most handy and frictionless method doable.”
Discover out extra on the MetalCore web site.
