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According to a recent survey, investors in GameFi are placing a higher value on having fun than making money.

 

According to a recent survey, investors in GameFi are placing a higher value on having fun than making money.

In spite of the fact that approximately half of the investors initially entered the GameFi space with the intention of making profits, 89% of GameFi investors lost money in the Crypto Winter of 2022.

GameFi, the combination of gaming and decentralized finance (DeFi), appeals to a group of investors who select projects more frequently on the basis of the use case they serve as opposed to the projects' potential to generate revenue.

The GameFi ecosystem is popular among gamers and investors in the millennial generation.

As a consequence of this, it serves as a point of entry for a great number of first-time investors.

According to the results of a survey that was conducted by ChainPlay and in which 2428 GameFi investors took part, 75% of respondents entered the cryptocurrency space solely because of GameFi.

In spite of the fact that profits were the primary motivation for roughly half of the investors who initially entered the GameFi space, 89% of GameFi investors were unable to weather Crypto Winter 2022, and 62% of those investors lost more than 50% of their profits.

Investors, on the other hand, are of the opinion that a poorly designed in-game economy was the primary cause of their financial losses.

In line with this sentiment, the results of the survey showed that investors all over the world spent an average of 2.5 hours per day participating in GameFi in 2022. This represents a decrease of 43% when compared to the previous year's total of 4.4 hours.

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The worry of being taken advantage of by "rug pulls" and "Ponzi schemes," combined with subpar graphics, is one of the most significant factors that discourages investments in new GameFi projects.

As a consequence of this, 44 percent of investors think that the participation of traditional gaming firms can be essential to the expansion of GameFi.

In addition, when it comes to future GameFi projects, 81% of GameFi investors are shifting away from the conventional way of thinking and placing a higher value on having a good time than on making a profit. This is because they are looking for positive in-game experiences.

According to a report by DappRadar, blockchain gaming and the Metaverse were the ecosystems that were least negatively impacted by the Terra (LUNA) fiasco.

In addition, there has been a consistent institutional investment seen in both blockchain gaming and the Metaverse. This highlights the fact that many leading companies see the potential for strong economic growth in both of these sectors moving forward.

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