Xai Play Launches on Arbitrum, Linking Steam Achievements to Blockchain
Xai Play Launches on Arbitrum, Linking Steam Achievements to Blockchain
🎮 Steam Meets Blockchain
Xai Games has launched Xai Play, a new platform that connects traditional gaming with blockchain technology. The system integrates with Steam achievements, allowing players to earn rewards on the Xai Arbitrum chain based on their in-game accomplishments.
Key features:
- Direct integration with Steam achievement system
- Rewards based on achievement rarity
- Built on Arbitrum blockchain technology
Players can now bridge their gaming experiences across traditional and web3 platforms, creating new opportunities for achievement-based rewards.
Introducing Xai Play by @XAI_GAMES With this, players’ gameplay is linked to Xai’s Arbitrum chain through their Steam achievements and can be rewarded based on achievement rarity Link, Earn, Play 🎮
40,000 Steam games are coming to Xai. Proof-of-Skill: Innovative rewards protocol that brings Web3 rewards to Web2 games. The 100,000,000 gamers on Steam just received a big incentive to get onboarded into Xai. Xai Play is the first and only dApp utilizing Proof-of-Skill and
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