And what happens if the game shuts down?
If the general public losses interest in it, people aren't going to play it anymore. It's the same for blockchain or traditional games. I am not sure what exactly you mean with shut down.
Doesn't that mean that the developer has to use the same kind of character properties? Also, what's the need for a blockchain if that's all you want? Export your character in a .chr format and import it wherever and whenever you want.
Yes, an action game developed by company X could have the same type of characters as one developed by company Y if the two entities made such agreements. Or the same characters as a newer version of the game. You could than use a character you already developed in the past or sell it if you no longer have a need for it. You really don't need a blockchain for it, you are right. You don't need a blockchain to make payments either, but we have it. My grandparents and parents don't understand why I need and want Bitcoin because they have lived their entire life without it and did just fine. And so did their parents. Blockchain games allow players to monetize their time, and if that's what people want, I don't mind it. Traditional games could do that as well and there wouldn't be a need for blockchain games. Instead, they prefer to fill their own pockets by forcing people to purchase in-game items and what not. None of that goes to the community of players.
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This is the first time I hear that Steam is censoring and banning blockchain-based games. Like I mentioned before, I am not a gamer so I don't know the story behind it. At a first glance, I find it pretty pathetic and not that much different from what banks were or are still trying to do with Bitcoin and crypto. Or how YouTube censors things it doesn't like and doesn't suit them. I guess their is a certain fear there.
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You owned that character since you had paid for it and you could transfer it to another game.
No NFT needed.
I am sure there were such games, and there probably are a few right now. But that's maybe not a standard and a direction the gaming world is heading towards. Maybe gamers want more control, like we do when we use Bitcoin.
My point is that you can't say the same thing for NFTs or tokens in general.
You don't have to sell me on Bitcoin, I understand and appreciate it already. The thing is, you and me don't get to choose what others think. If a big enough community decides that's the correct path forward for various reasons, I wish them luck. It doesn't affect me the slightest if NFT gaming becomes a thing or the whole movement dies like the rest of the hype. Maybe this gaming thing will be the only thing still breathing a few years from now because people like to play games.