Ronin Blasts Through All-Time-High!🚀 INTERVIEW🔥 Sky Mavis

Summary

The video discusses web3 gaming, focusing on the Ronin Network and Axie Infinity game. It analyzes Ronin's growth, including Pixelmon's migration from Polygon, and Sky Mavis's plans to open up Ronin for more developers in 2024. There is discussion around mobile gaming limitations, Axie's origins gameplay, and potential partnerships with Netflix and VR platforms. Overall, it aims to provide an in-depth look into Ronin and Axie's ecosystem, roadmap, and future in the evolving web3 gaming landscape.

Takeaways

• 😊 Ronin Network saw strong growth in daily active users after PixelMon migration
• 💡 Ronin plans to open up network for any developers to build games in 2024
• 😎 Axie Infinity still ranks #1 in key web3 gaming metrics like active community and marketplace volume
• 📱 Mobile integration remains a priority but challenges getting Axie fully on app stores
• 🔗 Interoperability with third party games still needs to be proven for Axie & Ronin
• 👾 Axie focusing on growing Axie-specific interconnected games before opening up IP partnerships
• 🌉 Ronin open to bridging with chains like Solana in future as it opens up network
• 💰Onboarding with fiat remains an issue with high fees, working on solutions
• 🎮 Sees future of web3 games as digital nations with gaming as core activity
• 📺Open to IP partnerships (e.g. Netflix) to expand distribution platforms

Q & A

What is the Ronin Network and how does it relate to Axie Infinity?

The Ronin Network is an Ethereum sidechain developed by Sky Mavis specifically for Axie Infinity to provide faster transactions and lower gas fees. It allows Axie Infinity to scale while still benefiting from Ethereum's security.

Why did the game Pixels migrate from Polygon to the Ronin Network?

Pixels migrated because the Ronin Network provided better support and attention from Sky Mavis, allowing Pixels to grow its user base from 10,000 to over 100,000 daily active users.

How does the Ronin Network compare to other gaming blockchains?

While other gaming chains may have more games launching, Ronin has real mainstream traction with over 2 million monthly active users between Axie Infinity and Pixels. The user base makes Ronin undervalued.

What interoperability plans does Sky Mavis have for the Axie universe?

Sky Mavis plans interoperability between different Axie games first before expanding to partnerships with major web2 IP. The goal is to make the Axie universe bigger before adding in external IPs.

What scaling solutions is Sky Mavis exploring for the Ronin Network?

In Q1 2023, Sky Mavis plans to announce Ronin scaling solutions to support hundreds or thousands of games, including potential parallel EVM sidechains.

How will Sky Mavis monetize the Ronin Network?

Sky Mavis will monetize Ronin similarly to MetaMask - through fees on wallet swaps and their NFT marketplace revenue whenever users interact with Ronin-based apps.

When will the Ronin Network be opened up to any developer?

Sky Mavis plans to open up Ronin Network deployment to any developer in 2024, while still curating top teams in their Mavis Hub.

What is Sky Mavis's perspective on VR/AR gaming?

Sky Mavis is not focused on VR/AR yet as the market is still nascent. They want to demonstrate real web3 benefits before adopting cutting edge technologies.

How does Sky Mavis plan to achieve mass onboarding to Ronin?

Sky Mavis is using solutions like direct fiat onboarding through Binance to avoid high gas fees faced when buying crypto. They aim to be the place where billions first create crypto wallets.

What does Sky Mavis envision for the future of blockchain gaming?

Sky Mavis believes future blockchain games will be digital nations with complex interconnected economies and jobs - entire worlds beyond just playing games and spending tokens.