2025-12-30 01:27:09

The GameFi market in 2025 is a bit cold. According to industry data, the funding scale in this sector has declined by over 55% year-on-year. Projects that once carried a halo of hype have not made much splash after launching, and player enthusiasm has clearly waned.

However, the story is not that simple. While traditional GameFi is suffering, a new form of gaming is quietly gaining momentum—some call it "Web2.5 games." The logic behind these projects is quite interesting: they treat blockchain as an infrastructure, and some even choose not to issue tokens at all, instead competing through solid game revenue and user experience.

In other words, the market is diverging. On one side, the traditional GameFi model is falling behind; on the other, more pragmatic Web3 games are exploring new approaches. Native Web3 game developers are rethinking—whether token economics are more important or if making the game itself better is the key. This shift may be quietly rewriting the survival rules of GameFi.

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CodeSmellHunter

· 17h ago

Hi, I saw this shift coming early. The token economy model has already been played out. The term Web2.5 is a bit fancy; frankly, it means someone finally realizes that the core of the game must be solid. Funding has plummeted by 55%. Let the ones that should fail, fail. Eliminating a batch of trash projects is actually a good thing. Old project teams are still in a daze, while new ideas are already emerging. The gap will only get bigger. Not issuing tokens might actually be the way for Web3 to go.

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SerLiquidated

· 17h ago

Hmm... a Web3 game that doesn't issue tokens? That logic is a bit more sensible, much more reliable than those that want to cash in immediately after launch.

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ServantOfSatoshi

· 17h ago

Someone finally said it: the token economy system has long been dead. The only ones that can truly survive are the games themselves with solid quality.

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ShibaSunglasses

· 17h ago

Finally, someone is telling the truth. Traditional gamefi is just hot potato; no one is taking over anymore. Web2.5 still feels the same; real gaming experience is the true king. Not issuing tokens might actually lead to a longer lifespan? This reverse thinking is quite brilliant.

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MevHunter

· 17h ago

Funding drops by 55%? I already said that the token economy model is no longer workable, and you still insist on all-in on the token price. Web2.5 is the right path; finally, someone understands that the game has to be fun. This wave of market differentiation is just eliminating those pure arbitrage trash projects. Nice!

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