Game development company Studio369 has announced that it will be transferring its mech shooter game MetalCore to the Solana blockchain. The move is aimed at enhancing the gaming experience by offering faster onchain transactions. Currently, the Solana blockchain is capable of processing an average of 3,000 transactions per second, making it a highly performant network.
As part of the migration, MetalCore will also utilize Solana Labs’ GameShift platform, which provides a storefront and payment systems for in-game purchases. The game itself is an open world, free-to-play title that features player-versus-player (PvP) and player-versus-environment (PvE) battles. Players will have the opportunity to obtain assets from defeated opponents and convert them into Web3 assets, which can then be traded.
Studio369 expressed its confidence in Solana’s high throughput, stating that it will ensure near-instantaneous blockchain interactions for in-game actions. The company’s portfolio includes other titles such as Rune II.
Solana has been attracting a growing number of protocols aiming to improve scalability while reducing costs. This includes gaming and decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) protocols migrating to the Solana blockchain. In April, MetaBlox’s Roam network, which focuses on decentralized proof-of-location and WiFi access points, announced its migration to Solana due to the network’s faster transaction speeds and scalability. In 2023, the decentralized wireless communications protocol Helium also made the move to Solana.
According to blockchain data platform Artemis Terminal, Solana achieved over 100 million monthly active addresses in early October, setting a new record for the network. This represents a significant increase from the 509,000 addresses tracked at the beginning of 2024.
While Solana has experienced periods of downtime in the past, raising concerns about its reliability, the Solana Foundation has plans to release a full version of the Firedancer upgrade in 2025. In the meantime, “pared-down versions” will be rolled out to accommodate the network’s growing activity.