Key facts:
GameShift offers solutions for network-based gaming, such as wallets and payment systems.
Google Cloud aims to leverage GameShift’s non-custodial invisible wallets.
The technology giant Google announced Google Cloud’s partnership with Solana Labs, the Solana (SOL)-based product development company, with the aim of boosting the video game industry on this network.
According to the statement, the collaboration will allow the infrastructure of Google Cloud integrates GameShiftthe platform created by Solana Labs in May 2024, intended for the development of Web3 games.
For its part, GameShift is a platform that provides Web3 toolssuch as digital wallets, tokenized assets, payment and withdrawal systems, rewards programs and marketplaces on-chainThese are essential solutions for network-based games, as they allow users to interact with digital assets within video games.
As of this announcement, GameShift solutions will be available on Google Cloud Marketplacemaking it easier for game developers to access and integrate the web3 tools mentioned in the previous paragraph into their products.
Regarding the utility that Google Cloud would find in GameShift, Jack Buser, director of Games at Google Cloud, said that in the Currently the Web3 gaming industry suffers from technical complexities that could prevent new developers and users from coming forward.
“Game studios are already overstretched and need solutions like GameShift that provide simplified technical and cultural interfaces for Web3. Users are often put off by the apparent complexity of the Web3 technology and community.”
Jack Buser, Director of Games at Google Cloud.
However, this initiative is not their first collaboration, as there is a precedent that unites Google Cloud and Solana. As reported by CriptoNoticias on November 1, 2023, Google integrated Solana into its analytics tool on-chain BigQuery. This is a Google cloud storage service specialized in analyzing large data sets.
Google Cloud wants to reduce the risks of hacks and attacks on-line with GameShift
One of the concerns expressed in the Google Cloud statement was linked to the fight against attacks on-line and scams that occur in the cryptocurrency environment in general.
To deal with this problem, one quality of the GameShift platform was highlighted. It is the implementation of wallets invisible without custody. This technology, also used by other platforms such as MetaMask or Trust Wallet, allows users to interact with decentralized applications (dApps) with an individual wallet backed by independent cryptographic keys.
This feature segments player assets, significantly reducing the risk of a mass attack, where a hacker could access all assets at once.
Key management is performed independently of the user, eliminating the risk of key loss or seed phrases poorly managed by the users themselves, a common concern in wallets traditional cryptocurrencies.
Additionally, before approving a transactionthe GameShift system simulates its chain effect and alerts the user to any changes in the information of that operationincreasing visibility and protection against potential fraud.
Google Cloud’s collaboration with Solana Labs focused on GameShift aims to increase security and control of assets for both developers and users, minimizing the risks associated with key management.
Finally, it is also worth noting that, at the time of writing, the announcement made by Google regarding the collaboration with Solana Labs has not had any impact on the price of SOL. Sometimes, positive news linked to a cryptocurrency can generate upward movements in it, however, this has not yet happened with Solana’s native token.
