Quote from: Dafar on January 10, 2014, 03:15:54 PM

Quote from: dg2010 on January 10, 2014, 03:00:55 PM

Why would a company want to integrate BTC to their game when they can just use their own currency?

Xbox Points, Fifa Coins, WoW GOLD etc... They take your money and convert it into a currency which you can NEVER SPEND ANYWHERE ELSE. That is the most important factor. They don't want you spending that money anywhere else. Using BTC would be the exact opposite of what they are trying to achieve. If you think any company is gonna allow you to withdraw in-game currency to pay for your car you are mad. That is exactly what they fight against.

Now 'Gaming' on the other hand (I mean gambling), Yes BTC could be huge. Right now many companies are struggling with anti-gambling regulation around the world. Using Bitcoin they can subvert that process.

aka take your money (bitcoin) and convert it into their own in-game 'currency', what's the difference?

The distinction dg2010 is trying to make is that contrary to what the OP suggested, BTC is unlikely to be an in-game currency as developers are not incentivized to incorporate it with the current system in place. Whether or not you turn fiat or btc into in-game currency is a different issue and beside the point in this case.