(ANSA) – MILAN, 05 JUL – Following the current trend, a group of videogame enthusiasts, founders of the Polium company, announced the arrival of Polium One in 2024. The console, as described by the proponents, will be the first in the world based on NFT and on a blockchain network. For this, integrated on the gamepad there will be a fingerprint reader, similar to the one used on smartphones, to authorize the purchase of goods and digital works in NFT, to be used in video games and with which to “furnish” one’s virtual space. . The console can only be pre-ordered by those who purchase a “Polium Pass”, that is an NFT hosted on the Ethereum network, of which only 10,000 copies will be minted. No technical information on the product except that it will be able to play games in 8K Hdr at 120 fps and ray tracing, that is, on a par with competitors from Microsoft and Sony. The announcement was met with much criticism and skepticism from a number of online enthusiasts who are not yet convinced of the potential of blockchain in the gaming arena. Some also pointed out that the console logo appears to be an inverted version of the GameCube branding, produced by Nintendo in 2000. “We have experience in hardware and software development. We are currently working on the power supply for the console card. We should have a prototype. functional by November or earlier. We will show it live on YouTube and demonstrate that the console can run blockchain games made with different programming languages. Once we have a functional prototype, we will start mass production “explained from Polium. (HANDLE).
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