Wider adoption of nonfungible tokens (NFT) and play-to-earn games may be on the way, as one of the world’s largest gaming companies sees them as the future of the industry.

Square Enix’s CEO Yosuke Miatsuda revealed the company’s intentions for blockchain and NFT spheres in his new year’s message on Saturday. Matsuda opens his letter by discussing the metaverse and then noting that Facebook’s renaming to Meta is proof that the concept isn’t a passing fad. He believes that 2022 will become a major year in the metaverse, as people embrace virtual worlds.