Ex-Facebook Gaming Head Calls Out Apple For Limiting Crypto Gambling

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Despite Apple’s current relationship with crypto gaming, O’Donoghue is confident the tech giant will eventually come back.

Former Facebook gaming director Owen O’Donoghue blames Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) for the difficulty crypto games face in gaining traction. O’Donoghue worked in Facebook’s games division for over 10 years and is about to roll out his crypto-based game. However, the former Facebook executive faces some challenges and has Apple to blame.

According to O’Donoghue, Apple is holding back the rise of crypto gaming through its App Store. He explained that strict market rules restrict the adoption of blockchain-enabled games. Former Facebook staff also mentioned the 30% fee charged by Apple on all in-app transactions, saying it hinders adoption of crypto gambling. In his own words, “a lot of games today wouldn’t be App Store compliant and they’re unable to really scale.”

The blockchain enthusiast did not fail to note that the tech company has improved its policies somewhat. However, O’Donoghue said that Apple still has a huge impact on the crypto gaming industry with its power over iOS users. This is because iOS users are not allowed to access mobile games that include the use of digital assets, such as NFTs. Apple updated its rules in October that prohibit apps from using NFTs that include “buttons, external links, or other calls to action that direct customers to purchase mechanisms other than ‘in-app purchase’.

How Apple is hampering crypto gambling

As for O’Donoghue, crypto gambling is a major way to draw people into the web3 world and would have exploded if Apple weren’t limited to consumers. Many prominent names in the industry also believe that gaming has the ability to drive widespread adoption among people in the web3 space, especially with the recent drop in the crypto market. For now, only Android users have access to the crypto game, while Apple hinders iOS users. Meanwhile, segregation is impacting the mobile gaming market, estimated at $153 billion.

Despite Apple’s current relationship with crypto gaming, O’Donoghue is confident the tech giant will eventually come back. If or when that happens, its new gaming ecosystem, InfiniGods will have room to flourish and be compliant. If Apple refuses to make changes, however, the former Facebook employee said game studio Web3 and games will continue to struggle.

Over time, many developers have dedicated their time, creativity, and funds to blockchain games. The Block Research revealed that nearly $4 billion was invested in game studios and Web3 games in 2022. Yet the industry can only boast about 1 million daily users. By comparison, mobile game users were around 2.7 billion last year. This led O’Donoghue to call the blockchain gaming market “absolutely tiny”.

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Ibukun is a crypto/finance writer interested in conveying relevant information, using non-complex words to reach all kinds of audiences. Besides writing, she enjoys watching movies, cooking and exploring restaurants in the city of Lagos, where she resides.

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