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The makers of Ethereum-based combat arena game Moonray announced that they will release the free-to-play title on PlayStation 5 next year. However, citing Sony’s policies, the game will be launching on the console without Web3 features. On PC via the Epic Games Store, the game has already run a play-to-airdrop campaign, which saw gamers complete challenges to earn a chunk of its soon-to-launch MNRY token—and those who own the project’s NFT got an extra bonus. A similar system will be put into place with the mobile auto-battler that Moonray is set to release early next year.  But this will not be the case for the PS5 version of the arena combat game, at least from the outset. “We make sure to comply with the rules and conditions put forth by each platform we are working with. These rules differ between them, especially when it comes to Web3 elements,” a Moonray spokesperson told Decrypt. “The PS5 version of the game will not feature any Web3 elements at this stage.” Moonray originally launched as a metaverse role-playing game, which was being built on Bitcoin layer-2 network Stacks. The project soon rebranded to a multiplayer competitive battler built on Ethereum, while remaining set in the same “post-human” world. Players are dropped into an arena equipped with swords, weapons, and powers to defeat their opponents in a range of game modes. Launching on Sony’s console will offer Moonray another opportunity to reach players, but without the core crypto features that have helped define its launch thus far. “For Web3 to reach broad adoption. there really has to be a serious conversation about where you find your users,” a Moonray spokesperson told Decrypt. “For gaming, consoles are incredibly important platforms to reach a broad gaming audience.” Last week, the Avalanche-based battle royale shooter Off the…

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