Square Enix is ​​investing in the Web3 and NFT gaming platform HyperPlay

• Square Enix made a strategic investment in the Web3-native game platform HyperPlay.
• Hyperplay will use the financing to enlarge his game shop.

Square Enix, the gaming giant behind titles such as Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts, has invested hyperplay in the Web3 native game shop.

Hyperplay on March 19, 2024 announced news about the strategic investment with.

Today we are pleased to tell you that HyperPlay has received a strategic investment of none other than Square Enix. "This partnership marks the start of an exciting journey on which we work together to revolutionize the sales models for games," wrote HyperPlay on X.

The partnership also brings symbiogenesis to hyperplay

The investment amount was not announced, but HyperPlay shared with Press material Style = "Font-Weight: 400"> that it will use the financing for the expansion of his game shop

All 10,000 NFT characters have a unique design with different breeds and professions as well as bust-up pictures that can be used as PFP. They are sold as soon as each chapter (from 6) is unveiled.

- Hyperplay (@hyperplaygaming) 19. March 2024

to invested Hideaki Uehara, General Manager of Investments at Square Enix:

"Square Enix is ​​very happy about the investment and partnership with hyperplay. We believe that the hyperplay team has developed an extraordinary product to improve games and create new business models that are more advantageous for game developers."

The hyperplay game store also acts as an aggregator and brings titles from other storage fronts such as the Epic Games Store. This enables access to a uniform hub with the latest games that are available to the players free of charge.