Sony has just revealed the development of Soneium, an all-new blockchain that aims to create ‘a world where Web3 use cases are a part of daily life.’ It’s not yet open to the public, but the plan is to flesh out an ecosystem that’ll one day facilitate Web3 game creation, interactions with NFT marketplaces, and ‘entertainment-related services’.
The tech titan said an extensive array of tools and environments will be provided to developers leaning on Soneium. They’ll be accessible, cost-effective, and user-friendly, and soon, a test environment will be set up for those eager to piece together applications that rely on the Soneium blockchain.
‘Very Significant’ Developments
In a statement, Sony’s Jun Watanabe spoke positively about the future of Web3 on Soneium, despite many naysayers claiming the company is getting involved far too late to gain traction:
I think the development of a comprehensive Web3 solution based on blockchain is very significant to the Sony Group, which has developed a wide variety of businesses under its purpose of “Fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology.” We will work to create diverse businesses and new use cases with the aim of delivering customer value that can only be enjoyed through Web3 technology to as many users as possible and making people’s lives richer and more colorful.
At the end of August, Sony will take to the stage at WebX in Tokyo, presenting further information about Soneium, an innovation from Sony Block Solutions Labs.
A press release published by Sony explained that other businesses within the Sony Group will be explored for ways to link them to the Soneium platform. It wasn’t explicitly mentioned, but it’s assumed that this would include PlayStation.
It came down to dollars and cents towards the end of the press release, with Sony addressing the ‘new value’ streams that Soneium will open up, particularly in the crypto asset trading space.
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