29 Blockchain Gaming Companies Pen Open Letter to Valve: ‘Don’t Ban Web3 Games’

29 家区块链游戏公司致信维尔福软件公司（Valve）：“请勿封禁 Web3 游戏”

A big handful of blockchain companies wrote an open letter Tuesday to Valve, creator of the gaming platform Steam, in a bid to reverse a decision to boot blockchain-based video games from its platform last month.

周二，众多区块链公司向游戏平台 Steam 的开发商维尔福软件公司（Valve）发出了一封公开信，呼吁撤销上月禁止区块链游戏登陆其平台的决定。

Fight for the Future, Enjin, and The Blockchain Game Alliance, along with 26 blockchain game companies, are calling on Valve to lift the ban on Web3 technologies including non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

“为未来而战” 组织（Fight for the Future）、恩金公司（Enjin）、区块链游戏联盟（The Blockchain Game Alliance）以及 26 家区块链游戏公司，共同呼吁维尔福软件公司解除对包括非同质化代币（NFT）在内的 Web3 技术的禁令。

“Games that utilize blockchain technology and web3 token-based technologies like DAOs and NFTs can positively enhance the user experience of games, and create new economic opportunities for users and creators,” the companies said.

信中写道："运用区块链技术和Web3代币技术（如DAO和NFT）的游戏，不仅能提升用户体验，更能为玩家和创作者开辟全新经济机遇。"

Brought to market as a standalone client in 2003, Steam is the largest digital distribution platform for PC games with around 17-24 million concurrent users daily.

作为2003年推出的独立客户端，Steam是目前全球最大的PC游戏数字发行平台，日均同时在线用户达1700万至2400万。

A ban from the Steam platform effectively stymies a lucrative venue upon which to market blockchain games to the public.

Steam平台的禁令，实质上封堵了区块链游戏面向主流市场的重要推广渠道。

Last month, Steam banned blockchain-based games from its platform stating its view was items with value, such as NFTs, are not allowed because they possess real-world value, potentially landing the company in regulatory hot water.

上月，Steam以"具有现实价值的物品（如NFT）可能使平台陷入监管风险"为由，全面下架区块链游戏。

“Valve, Web3 games are a fast-moving and exciting category of games that have a place within the Steam ecosystem,” the companies said. “Please consider changing your stance on this issue and permit tokens and, more broadly, the use of blockchain tech on the Steam platform.”

联名企业强调："Valve，Web3游戏是游戏产业快速发展的创新领域，在 Steam 生态系统中理应占有一席之地。恳请重新评估立场，允许代币及更广泛的区块链技术在平台应用。"

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