Solana Labs announced a partnership with Google Cloud on Thursday to make this possible blockchain game development platform GameShift to the Google Cloud ecosystem, with the aim of driving mainstream adoption of blockchain technology in gaming.
GameShift removes the complexity of blockchain by providing game developers with an easy-to-use API for seamless user onboarding to Solana, along with in-game digital asset mining, in-game branded NFT marketplaces, credit card payments and payouts, and more.
With Google Cloud integration, Solana developers can more easily use GameShift to deploy their blockchain games using the tech giant’s cloud infrastructure. A Google Cloud representative confirmed this Declutter‘s GG that Solana GameShift is “now part of the Google Cloud partner network.”
“Many game studios built on Google Cloud want to leverage the creative potential of Web3 technology, but the inherent technical complexity is a major barrier to broader adoption,” Google Cloud Director of Games Jack Buser said in a release.
“By bringing GameShift into the Google Cloud living games ecosystem,” he continued, “we are giving developers a streamlined path to build immersive blockchain experiences without struggling with the underlying technology.”
Google has been connected to the Solana ecosystem since 2022, when the companies announced that Google Cloud would use a validator to support the network, and add Solana to its service that allows users to launch their own blockchain nodes.
Editor’s note: This article was written with the help of AI. Edited and fact-checked by Andrew Hayward.