Solana-based MMO, Star Atlas, is finally surviving the storm through its much-awaited release by the end of 2025. This advancement is a remarkable step forward after facing development backlash years and financial crises. This ambitious game, built by ATMTA, aims to explore space by introducing a wide range of open-world metaverse.
In this land of metaverse games, the players can leverage digital assets to trade them as spacecraft along with crew members, developing intergalactic factions. The company had faced severe losses during the 2022 FTX collapse. Despite this, the company has struggled to stay ahead in the market via sales of digital assets. By doing this, the company aims to cement the vision of Star Atlas.
Despite Backlashes, Star Atlas Pushes Forward
Star Atlas was founded in 2020, aiming to redefine blockchain gaming by leveraging its experience of AAA-quality backed by Unreal Engine 5. Nevertheless, its development was hindered by the financial setbacks it had experienced, including $15M lost in the FTX downfall.
Michael Wagner, ATMTA CEO, underscores optimism, saying that the platform, in revenue, has created more than $220 million. This was done by leveraging sales and tokens of the in-game asset, realizing its venture capital independence. The game’s community has experienced setbacks, from 20,000 in 2020 to 1,500 for today. Despite this, the Discord server is still having more than 177,000 members, which highlights the much-crucial enthusiasm for its vision of the future.
AAA-Blockchain Gaming Outbreak Awaited by Solana Community
Much skepticism is faced by the blockchain gaming industry, including several participants wary of Web3-driven projects. Wanger, by emphasizing optimism, says that the Star Atlas is a long-term endeavor instead of just a little time spam experiment. The game aims to allow the ecosystem of Solana to leverage AAA-quality gaming. ATMTA’s investment in Shaga also shows positivity. Shaga is a decentralized platform based on cloud gaming, aiming to mitigate latency by enhancing gameplay.
The test version of the game, Shaga, is already available on the Epic Games Store. With this advancement, Star Atlas is optimistic about its full-scale launch which will ignite both the player base and the expanded gaming community of Solana. Besides this, the success of the game depends upon a high-quality and engaging MMO. Through this, the game will stay firm even during the test time in the rapidly growing landscape of gaming.
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