“Having the right to own your in-game assets and making real-world currency from them is the future of gaming”: João Borges and Matt Rutledge of BAYZ

sportskeeda.com:

There are still a lot of misconceptions around NFT games and titles that champion the play-to-earn mode. With debates surrounding them often leading to a great deal of controversy, industry leaders who see promise in the model wish to set the record straight and cement NFT titles as the future of the video game market.

In a conversation with Abhishek Mallick of Sportskeeda Esports, João Borges and Matt Rutledge, founders of the leading blockchain gaming guild BAYZ, talked in-depth about some of the misconceptions that the gaming community has towards play-to-earn titles.

They opened up about the vision that went behind the founding of their guild, their recent partnership with League of Legends superstars, Tockers and Revolta, and Free Fire legends, Nobru and Cerol, and what that means for the future of the organization.

Here is an excerpt of the conversation.

Q. João and Matt, over the recent years, there has been a lot of conversation around cryptocurrency and video games that champion the “play-to-earn” model. What are some of your thoughts on NFT gaming and where they stand today with respect to the global esports and video games industry?

João and Matt: We believe that NFT gaming and play-to-earn will only continue to grow as the public interest in blockchain technology continues to expand. We find that games like Axie Infinity and The Sandbox are growing at astronomical rates, especially in regions that have a history in mobile esports like Brazil, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and others.

Founded by us, BAYZ is aiming to remove potential barriers to entry and introduce play-to-earn gaming to more people worldwide, starting with Brazil. In terms of competition, BAYZ has invested in leading teams in both Axie Infinity